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The Des Moines Register reports:
Iowa children would be allowed to work longer hours, including in jobs that are currently prohibited such as serving alcohol, under a bill passed by the Iowa Senate early Tuesday morning after a marathon session.
The Senate voted 32-17 just before 5 a.m. Tuesday to pass Senate File 542. Two Republicans, Sens. Charlie McClintock, R-Alburnett, and Jeff Taylor, R-Sioux Center, broke with their colleagues to join every Democrat in opposition.
Democrats argued the bill will increase the risk of workplace accidents by exposing inexperienced kids to more dangerous work environments. They tried unsuccessfully to amend the bill to offer additional workers compensation benefits for teenagers who get injured on the job.
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Iowa teenagers would be allowed to work longer hours, including in jobs that are currently prohibited such as serving alcohol, under a bill passed by the Iowa Senate early Tuesday morning after a marathon session. #ialegis https://t.co/M4zWrwIJU4
— Stephen Gruber-Miller (@sgrubermiller) April 18, 2023
At 5 am this morning, the Iowa Senate passed a child labor bill that “allows 14-year-olds to work six-hour night shifts, allows 15-year-olds to work in plants on assembly lines” and more
All Democrats voted against it as well as two Republicanshttps://t.co/SSR636rHNT
— philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) April 18, 2023
At 4am, Republicans in the Iowa Senate passed a bill allowing 14-year-olds to work nightshifts, 15-year-olds to work assembly lines, and 16-year-olds to serve alcohol.
They’re trying to use child labor to fix their labor shortage. pic.twitter.com/Jl0uD6Ydlt
— Sawyer Hackett (@SawyerHackett) April 18, 2023
“SF 542 will allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work in … the operation of saws and guillotine shears, and in demolition … No Iowa teenagers should be working in America’s deadliest jobs.”
— Iowa Senate Democratic Leader @ZachWahls rails against GOP bill loosening child labor laws pic.twitter.com/JOMnsB3zq8
— The Recount (@therecount) April 18, 2023
It’s 2am —
In an unprecedented move, Senate Republicans are refusing to answer questions about their proposal to roll back protections against child labor in Iowa. pic.twitter.com/bOnKxKd05P
— Zach Wahls (@ZachWahls) April 18, 2023