According to federal data analyzed by the Florida Policy Institute, child labor violations in Florida have trended upward ...

Labor unions representing government ... he would drop an executive order he signed against the law firm Paul Weiss. Credit...Andrew Kelly/Reuters Some lawyers said the deal was driven by profit.

Presently making its way through Florida’s Senate is Bill 918, which is aimed at loosening the state’s child labor laws in significant ways.

In late March 2025, claims (archived) circulated online that the state of Florida was debating lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs formerly held by immigrants. However, while it is true ...

Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill ...

A year after loosening child labor laws and two years after penalizing businesses that hired undocumented immigrants, Florida is now looking at removing all work restrictions on 16- and 17-year ...

The state’s legislature on Tuesday is set to debate a bill that would loosen child labor laws Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers who hire undocumented immigrants.

Frank Cerabino: Save us, sophomores: Florida's answer to worker shortage? Easing child labor laws Critics say all of that legislation is a step backward for education in Florida, where student ...

Now, Florida lawmakers will discuss yet another bill, which is titled Employment of Minors and aimed at rolling back child labor laws in the Sunshine State. Here is what to know about the proposed ...

Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state legislature have a potential solution: children. The state’s legislature on Tuesday advanced a bill that would loosen child labor laws ...

A new law under consideration in the state Legislature would roll back child labor laws to make up for a dwindling labor pool. By Ja'han Jones As Florida officials enable Trump’s mass ...