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Iowa proposes child labor rule changes including penalty adjustments; labor group warns of weakened enforcement
Summary
Department of Inspections and Appeals presented red-tape revisions to child-labor rules that change the parental-exemption definition and reduce certain civil penalties; the Iowa Federation of Labor warned the changes would lower deterrence and increase risk to working minors.
The Department of Inspections, Appeals and Licensing presented proposed red-tape updates to child labor rules in Chapter 32, including changes to the parental-exemption definition and adjustments to civil penalties.
Mitchell Mahan, an attorney with the department, said the rulemaking follows Executive Order 10 and highlighted three significant changes: a modification to the parental-exemption definition; a cap on certain civil penalties for violations ("going…
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