6/24/2023 0 Comments Home Work by Kaje HarperThose jobs could potentially mean the teens would operate power saws or join in demolition. The new law would let 16- and 17-year-olds work in areas such as manufacturing as long as it was in a work-based learning program given an exemption by the Iowa Department of Education or Iowa Workforce Development. Some potentially dangerous work such as mining and meatpacking also would be off limits to those younger than 18. Legislators removed language in earlier versions of the bill that would have let state officials allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work in jobs now banned for minors. “With this legislation Iowa joins 20 other states in providing tailored, common sense labor provisions that allow young adults to develop their skills in the workforce,” Reynolds said in a statement.Ĭhild welfare advocates worry the measures represent a coordinated push to scale back hard-won protections for minors. Several states are embracing a rollback of child labor laws in response to complaints from business owners that they can’t find enough workers. The Republican governor signed the law after it was approved by the Legislature earlier in May with only Republican support. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.ĭES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov.
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