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LiberalArkie

(15,720 posts) Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:46 PM Mar 2023

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a law allowing for children under the age of 16 to g

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed a measure this week loosening child labor protections in the state.

Under the law, the Youth Hiring Act of 2023, children under 16 do not have to obtain permission from the Division of Labor to get a job. They will no longer need to get an employment certificate, which verified their age, described their work and work schedule, and included written consent from a parent or guardian. Sanders signed the bill into law on Tuesday.

Alexa Henning, Sanders' communication director, said that the permit requirement had placed an "arbitrary burden on parents" who needed government permission for their child to get a job.

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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has signed a law allowing for children under the age of 16 to g (Original Post) LiberalArkie Mar 2023 OP

ArkLaMiss J_William_Ryan Mar 2023 #1

It's funny how they twist things TheRealNorth Mar 2023 #2

Qpukes love exploiting the vulnerable. It's why they love the uneduxated. SheltieLover Mar 2023 #3

Yes, cuz regulations that protect children are "burdensome". louis-t Mar 2023 #4

Correct me if I'm wrong, please. So, this means that any child can work at any job whether it LoisB Mar 2023 #5

The part about schools is already being handled. LiberalArkie Mar 2023 #6

Oh, yes. Silly me. I despise these "people". LoisB Mar 2023 #7

J_William_Ryan

(1,755 posts)

1. ArkLaMiss

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Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:51 PM

Mar 2023

America’s third world country.

TheRealNorth

(9,481 posts)

2. It's funny how they twist things

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:52 PM

Mar 2023

The consent ensures the parent knows and consents to the work the kid is doing.

Lying SOB's.

SheltieLover

(57,073 posts)

3. Qpukes love exploiting the vulnerable. It's why they love the uneduxated.

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Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:54 PM

Mar 2023

louis-t

(23,295 posts)

4. Yes, cuz regulations that protect children are "burdensome".

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Fri Mar 10, 2023, 07:58 PM

Mar 2023

LoisB

(7,212 posts)

5. Correct me if I'm wrong, please. So, this means that any child can work at any job whether it

Reply to LiberalArkie (Original post)

Fri Mar 10, 2023, 09:09 PM

Mar 2023

is age, height, weight appropriate or not? 10 year-old fry cooks, 8 year-old miners, 6 year-old tree trimmers? Yeah, that sure is an arbitrary burden for parents. I just know there will be (I should say 'are') companies that will take advantage of this, fire the Dad who is making $20/hour in the auto parts plant and hire his 14 year-old son at $7/hour. So the kid loses a finger or two or a couple toes...the auto parts plant's bottom line skyrockets. What about the kid going to school?

LiberalArkie

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6. The part about schools is already being handled.

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Fri Mar 10, 2023, 09:12 PM

Mar 2023

LoisB

(7,212 posts)

7. Oh, yes. Silly me. I despise these "people".

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Fri Mar 10, 2023, 09:22 PM

Mar 2023

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