{"id":2073448,"date":"2023-10-19T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-strengthen-penalties-for-child-labor-violations\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T18:35:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T22:35:11","slug":"bipartisan-bill-aims-to-strengthen-penalties-for-child-labor-violations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-strengthen-penalties-for-child-labor-violations\/","title":{"rendered":"New Bill Seeks to Toughen Child Labor Penalties"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbipartisan-bill-aims-to-strengthen-penalties-for-child-labor-violations%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2073448&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">(Photo\u2064 by Al Drago-Pool\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Stephanie Stahl<\/h2>\n<p>    <\/p>\n<h3>3:30 PM \u2013\u2062 Thursday, October \u200c19, \u200c2023<\/h3>\n<p>A new Senate bill has been formally introduced to strengthen child labor \u200claws\u2062 in the United \u200cStates, following a recent surge in child labor violations.\u2062 This bipartisan \u2063proposal aims to increase penalties\u200b for violations,\u200d establish new criminal penalties, \u2064and \u2064provide victims with the ability to file civil\u2063 lawsuits and seek compensation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 bill, spearheaded by\u200c Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and \u200cSen. Todd Young \u200b(R-Ind.), comes in \u2063response to a significant \u200b69% increase in child labor violations reported by the Labor Department.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cRecent data shows that child labor \u200dexploitation is not a thing of the past\u200d or\u200c a problem limited \u200cto the \u200bdeveloping world. This bipartisan bill \u200bwould strengthen our nation\u2019s labor laws to\u2064 better protect our children,\u201d\u200d Young said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If approved, the bill will impose new consequences for habitual employment of minors, including a potential monetary penalty\u2062 of up to \u2063$50,000 \u2064and a maximum \u200cimprisonment term of one year.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation also seeks to raise child labor fines from a maximum of $15,000 \u2064to $132,270. \u200dIn cases of serious injuries or death, companies could\u200c face fines of up to $601,150 per violation. The current maximum fine is $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>Schatz expressed his\u2062 motivation to act when\u200d he discovered\u200c that the fines for child labor violations were &#8220;miniscule,&#8221;\u2062 with some industry representatives \u200cpreferring to keep the fines low indefinitely.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cYou know, a 16-year-old is \u2062killed in a sawmill and multiple other kids are \u200cinjured and the penalty is so small as to constitute the cost of doing business,\u201d Schatz\u2064 said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Department of \u2063Labor has found child labor infractions in various industries,\u2064 including fast-food establishments, slaughterhouses, factories, and construction sites.<\/p>\n<p>Under federal \u2062regulations, individuals\u2064 under 18 are generally prohibited from working \u200bin most manufacturing facilities due to workplace hazards.<\/p>\n<p>Employers often face challenges in verifying a worker&#8217;s \u200cage, as some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bipartisan-bill-aims-to-strengthen-penalties-for-child-labor-violations\/\" title=\"New Bill Seeks to Toughen Child Labor Penalties\">individuals \u2064present fake identification documents claiming<\/a>\u200c they are over 18.<\/p>\n<p>Over the \u200cpast year and a half, several tragic \u200dincidents have\u200d highlighted the dangers faced by underage and illegally-employed\u200b children. In one instance, a\u200d 16-year-old boy was \u200dkilled in a Wisconsin sawmill facility, where \u200cthe company had hired\u200c nine children, aged 14 to 17, to operate dangerous machinery.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for \u200bfree.\u200d Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Noel Fritsch<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Daniel Horowitz<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Dr. Pierre \u2063Kory<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Amy Peikoff<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta and TikTok have\u200c been\u2064 given a week to provide details on\u2064 measures\u2063 taken to counter\u200b the \u2062spread of terrorist, violent content and hate speech on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix increased subscription prices for some streaming plans as it shattered expectations for new customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>While stripping China\u2019s access to\u200c key U.S.\u200c artificial intelligence chips, the Biden administration\u2019s sweeping new rules also\u2064 quietly threw Nvidia, Intel and AMD a potential lifeline.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Stanford researchers issued a report measuring the transparency of artificial intelligence\u200d foundation models from companies like OpenAI and Google.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What industries have been found to have child labor infractions, \u2064and what challenges do employers face in verifying a \u2063worker&#8217;s age<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Workers in the United States. In response to\u2063 these incidents,\u200c a new bipartisan Senate bill has \u200dbeen introduced to strengthen child labor laws and ensure better protection for children.<\/p>\n<p>The bill, spearheaded by\u2063 Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)\u200c and Senator Todd\u200b Young (R-Ind.), comes as a response to a significant increase of 69% in child labor violations reported by \u200bthe Labor Department. The data shows that child labor exploitation is not limited to the developing world but \u200cexists within the United States \u2064as well.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Young, one of the key proponents of the bill, \u2064stated, &#8220;This bipartisan bill\u2062 would strengthen our nation&#8217;s\u200c labor laws to better protect our children.&#8221; The aim is to \u2064increase\u2064 penalties for violations, establish new criminal penalties, \u2062and provide victims\u2062 with the ability\u2064 to file civil lawsuits \u2062and seek compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Under the proposed legislation, habitual employment of minors will result \u2064in\u200b potential monetary penalties of up to $50,000 and a maximum imprisonment term of one year. Additionally, child labor fines will \u2062be raised from \u2064the current maximum of $15,000 to $132,270. In \u200bcases of serious injuries or death, companies could face fines of up to\u200d $601,150 per violation, compared to \u200bthe\u2063 existing maximum fine \u2064of $25,000.<\/p>\n<p>The motivation behind the bill stems from the realization that fines for child labor violations were incredibly low, which \u200csome \u2064industry representatives found preferable. Senator Schatz expressed\u200b his \u2062concern, highlighting how &#8220;a 16-year-old is killed in\u2062 a sawmill and multiple other kids are injured, and the penalty \u200bis so small as to constitute the cost of doing \u200bbusiness.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Child labor infractions have been\u200c found in various industries, including fast-food establishments, slaughterhouses, \u200dfactories, and construction sites. \u200dFederal \u2062regulations prohibit individuals \u200dunder 18 from working in manufacturing facilities due to\u200c workplace\u200d hazards. However, employers often face challenges in verifying a worker&#8217;s \u200bage, as some individuals present\u2063 fake identification documents claiming to be over 18.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200c introduction \u2064of the bill signals a commitment to address\u2062 the dangers faced \u200cby underage and illegal \u200cworkers. \u2063By imposing stricter penalties and increasing fines, the legislation\u200d aims to discourage the employment of\u2062 minors and improve the overall\u2064 safety\u2064 standards for workers, particularly children.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the bipartisan Senate bill introduced to strengthen child labor laws in the United States is a \u2064response to the alarming increase in child labor violations.\u2064 If approved, it will have far-reaching consequences for\u2064 companies and individuals who\u200c exploit \u200bunderage workers. By raising penalties and fines,\u200b the legislation aims to protect children\u2062 and ensure that child\u200b labor violations \u200care taken seriously and \u200bappropriately punished.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Senate bill to enhance child labor laws in the US has been introduced, following a rise in violations. 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