Children were viewed as an inexpensive source of labor. In this bell ringer, students will learn how child labor impacted businesses and families.

Florida SB 918 is the latest bill lawmakers have put forward targeting child labor laws in the state. If passed, it would ...

States competed for capital and labor by keeping their taxes and regulations light and efficient. As a result, America became ...

The Labor Department is canceling $500 million allocated to programs that combat child labor, forced labor, human trafficking and abusive practices in more than 40 countries.

The average annual cost of infant care in Nebraska is $14,106, or $1,175 a month. The average annual cost of child care for a ...

In South Dakota, infant care costs nearly as much as in-state tuition for a four-year public college, a report by the ...

In his first general audience of the year, Pope Francis called on the global community to eradicate child labor, urging that we "cannot remain indifferent, cannot accept that little sisters and ...

If the state’s child labor laws are changed, the risk is that young workers will have fewer protections and will have a harder time saying no to employers, said Nina Mast, an analyst with the ...

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been pushing for a loosening of child labor laws in the Sunshine State to replace immigrant workers. (AFP via Getty Images) Florida has been loosening child labor ...

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 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 North Dakota, infant care costs more than the average rent, a report by the Economic Policy Institute says.