#1yrago Trump's Labor Department is planning a rollback of teen labor laws, allowing kids to work in "hazardous" jobs
Under a leaked draft plan from Trump’s Department of Labor, 16- and 17-year-olds would be permitted to work for extended periods in “Hazardous Occupations” as apprentices; at present, these apprentices are only allowed to train on machines like chainsaws and meat-slicers for short periods under close supervision.
The business world has not asked for these reforms, which will allow employers to assign teenagers to work for full shifts operating equipment classed as “extremely hazardous.”