A new law under consideration in the state Legislature would roll back child labor laws to make up for a dwindling labor pool. By Ja'han Jones As Florida officials enable Trump’s mass ...

In late March 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that the state of Florida was debating lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs formerly held by immigrants. However, while it is true ...

A year after Florida lawmakers loosened the state’s child labor laws, another measure seeks to further roll back work restrictions for kids as young as 14. The controversial Senate bill has ...

A year after loosening child labor laws and two years after penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida is now looking at removing all work restrictions on 16- and 17-year ...

A new bill, SB 918, shows that child labor is their answer. “Yes, we had people that left because of those rules, but you’ve also been able to hire other people,” DeSantis said during a ...

Florida lawmakers are considering major changes to state child labor laws that would loosen restrictions on when and how long teens can work, as the state braces for a shortage of migrant workers ...

A Florida bill that would lift certain child labor laws is making its way through the House and Senate. The bill under consideration would allow children as young as 14 to work overnight shifts on ...

Florida Republicans revisit controversial bill to ease child labor protections The bill was introduced last session but was significantly scaled back from its original version. In a familiar move ...

Child labor protections could soon be rolled back in Florida as lawmakers advance a controversial bill. This comes a year after lawmakers relaxed the state's child labor laws.On Tuesday ...