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Proposed changes to [ME] child labor law spark concern
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Mar 24, 2011 11:31am |
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| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| Author | Steve Mistler |
| News Date | Thursday, March 10, 2011 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The legislation is sponsored by Sen. Debra Plowman, R-Hampden, and backed by Gov. Paul LePage. Both believe high school-age students should be allowed to work longer hours and more often during the school year.
Opponents said the proposal would dial back child-labor protections enacted in 1991 to prevent employers from pressuring minors into working longer hours. They also worried the proposal would shift emphasis from education and school-sponsored, extra-curricular activities.
Plowman originally proposed reverting to federal law by removing the limits altogether. That proposal was supported by LePage, but Plowman changed it amid pressure from worker advocates.
Matt Schlobohm of the Maine AFL-CIO said Plowman's proposal rolled back protections that were established when educators were complaining that children were falling asleep in class after working too many hours.
"Gutting child labor laws does nothing to increase jobs," she wrote. |
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