Child labor violations on rise, but several states, Ohio included, have looked to relax work laws

Since the pandemic, it’s now easier in many states for employers to hire children or schedule them for longer hours.
The Statehouse News Bureau

Ohio House sends Gov. DeWine two measures to change child labor laws

The state can’t make the change without the federal government rolling back an almost 90-year-old law, the Fair Labor ...

Ohio child care workers, business leaders push for pilot program to subsidize care

The leaders of multiple child care businesses in Ohio urged state lawmakers once again to support measures to boost child care, Ohio Capital Journal reports.
Richland Source

Here’s how Kentucky is tackling the issue of child care worker turnover

In 2022, Kentucky became the first state in the country to cover the cost of child care for child care workers.
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Daycare worker accused of fracturing child’s leg | Victim was 'inconsolable,' police say

A Lancaster County daycare worker faces charges after investigators said she fractured a baby's leg.Video above: Headlines ...

Artists shine a light on child labor in New York streets

Children's faces appear locked in the jaws of a sinister factory robot or warily peeping out behind New York landmarks in an ...

Former worker at Lancaster County child care center accused of breaking infant girl's leg

Kathryn Taska, 27, allegedly broke the child's leg while placing her in a safety seat, Quarryville Police claim.
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Two Jamestown daycare workers charged with child abuse and neglect

Karen Schempp and Kaylee Cumber are each charged with two counts of felony child abuse or neglect. Investigators started ...

Discovery Ranch workers physically neglected teen who died by suicide, Utah child welfare investigation found

Biruk Silver's mother has been pushing for Utah agencies to take a closer look at her son's death. "Why is it up to the ...