High school senior Auxmary Valdez, 17, worries that if HB 49 becomes law she might have to work more hours and cut back on school activities. "It's education or money," she said. *This story has been ...

Florida has come up with a bold new strategy to tackle its labor shortage: roll back child labor laws to pick up the slack. In a plot twist that feels ripped straight from a dystopian satire, Florida ...

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. As President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented ...

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Florida Democrats have joined Republican state lawmakers in supporting a bill that would weaken the state’s child labor protections, relying on changes made by the Republican bill sponsor to water it ...

A Florida lawmaker who is co-sponsoring legislation that would allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work on residential construction projects is himself the owner of a roofing company that’s been found ...

Labor Day, on the first Monday of September, honors the American workforce's vital contributions. For those who get an extra day off, it's a chance to relax and celebrate.Central Florida offers a ...