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Bipartisan bill allowing more teen labor on construction sites nears finish line

The bill cleared the Florida Senate on Friday with unanimous support.

by McKenna Schueler March 1, 2024April 4, 2025

The bill cleared the Florida Senate on Friday with unanimous support.

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Florida House votes to allow more teen labor on construction sites

The bill passed the Republican-dominated House in a 84-30 vote, with several Democrats joining Republicans in support.

by McKenna Schueler February 29, 2024July 23, 2025

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Industry-backed Florida child labor bill allowing older teens to work longer hours clears first Senate committee

Bill sponsor Danny Burgess has been in talks with the think tank behind child labor rollbacks in other states

by McKenna Schueler January 30, 2024September 12, 2024

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Florida Republican co-sponsor of child labor bill owns company with history of wage theft

Sen. Keith Perry is a co-sponsor on legislation that would loosen hazardous work requirements in construction for children as young as 16

by McKenna Schueler January 18, 2024May 24, 2025

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Florida bill weakening child labor law gets OK from Republican-dominated House panel

Florida Republicans want to ‘let kids be kids,’ unless those kids can serve as cheap labor.

by McKenna Schueler January 11, 2024July 30, 2025

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Who enforces child labor law in Florida? Just 7 state employees, plus the feds

As Florida Republicans seek to roll back child labor law, critics argue the state is failing to protect children on the job as it is

by McKenna Schueler January 5, 2024August 3, 2025

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Powerful lobbying groups wrote new Florida bill that would allow teens to work dangerous jobs

Public records obtained by Orlando Weekly show the Associated Builders and Contractors and Florida Home Builders Association drafted legislation that was later filed by Republican state Sen. Corey Simon.

by McKenna Schueler December 1, 2023May 28, 2025

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Bipartisan bill allowing more teen labor on construction sites nears finish line

Florida House votes to allow more teen labor on construction sites

Industry-backed Florida child labor bill allowing older teens to work longer hours clears first Senate committee

Florida Republican co-sponsor of child labor bill owns company with history of wage theft

Florida bill weakening child labor law gets OK from Republican-dominated House panel

Who enforces child labor law in Florida? Just 7 state employees, plus the feds

Powerful lobbying groups wrote new Florida bill that would allow teens to work dangerous jobs