So much for just letting kids be kids. First Missouri began floating rescinding child labor laws, stating that the family should always be the one to decide if a child should work or not. Now Maine wants to get in on the act, too.
Via Huffington Post:
[U]nder a new piece of legislation introduced in the state's House of Representatives, employers would be able to pay anyone under the age of 20 as little as $5.25 an hour for their first 180 days on the job.
The bill, LD 1346, also eliminates the maximum number of hours a minor 16 years of age or older can work on a school day and allows a minor under the age of 16 to work up to four hours on a school day during hours when school is not in session.
http://www.care2.com/causes/civil-rights/blog/now-maine-wants-to-defang-child-labor-laws/
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Comments: 15
If parents have there own business and want to involve all the kids, I think it should be up to them.
There are lots of drop outs. A 16 yr old that isn't in school ... I'm not sure but I think parents should be able to release a 16 yr old to handle a mans job at a mans pay if they feel that is best.
One group of men in DC calling the shots for 350,000,000 people is always going to be inefficient. I'm glad for those decisions to be on a state level. And even then, I think they should leave much of it to the parents. But I understand that there are some who don't handle the responsibility well.