Sarah Huckleberry Sanders just made it easier to hire kids under 16 without age verification

[Miles Archer]

Arkansas Gov. Sanders signs law loosening child labor protections

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/08/huckabee-sanders-arkansas-child-labor/

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R) signed into law this week legislation that rolls back significant portions of the state’s child labor protections.

The law eliminates requirements for the state to verify the age of children younger than 16 before they can take a job.

Sanders believes the provision was “burdensome and obsolete,” spokeswoman Alexa Henning said in an emailed statement. Remaining state and federal regulations are still in effect, she said. Sanders signed the Republican-backed bill on Tuesday.

Federal officials have pledged to crack down on child labor law offenses after regulators discovered hundreds of violations in meatpacking plants and after press reports emerged of children working in hazardous occupations around the country.