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The Forgotten History of the Child Labor Amendment
Time via Yahoo News· 4 days agoA young girl tends the spinning machine at a cotton mill in North Carolina. Children worked adult hours for pennies in mills and factories all over the...
Biden Labor Department Moves to Give 3.6 Million Workers Overtime Pay
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe Labor Department on Wednesday proposed to extend overtime protection to 3.6 million salaried...
10 Fascinating Facts You Probably Didn't Know About the History of Labor Day
Parade via AOL· 8 months agoThere's more to Labor Day than what often seems to only amount to the final barbecues and three-day...
Biden Just Saved the 40-Hour Work Week
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoApril 23 marked a defining moment for the Biden administration, a watershed of multiple significant actions to protect the interests of working people....
A North Carolina Chick-fil-A Wanted To Pay Volunteers In Chicken
Delish via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFans of Chick-fil-A were left scratching their heads after a peculiar Facebook post from a location...
Florida's minimum wage is about to increase. Here's what workers should know
Pensacola News Journal via Yahoo News· 9 months agoFlorida's hourly minimum wage is scheduled to be $12 starting at the end of next month and is...
Fast-food chains are the worst offenders when it comes to child-labor violations—and it’s not even...
Fortune via Yahoo Finance· 3 months agoWhile most people aren’t looking, state politicians are debating how young the youngest in our...
Gig Workers Face New Rules
The Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFrom the The Morning Dispatch on The Dispatch Lawrence Thomas—a delivery driver for Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub—pictured in his car at his home in...
Umm, GOP: When Did You Become the Pro–Child Labor Party?
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 7 months ago“It’s a disgrace,” former President Donald Trump said, “that child labor violations have more than...
The Pitiful Penalties for Violating Labor Law
The New Republic via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoThe United States is experiencing an invisible crime spree—by employers. Since 2014, the number of children employed in violation of labor law has...
