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Thursday, March 31, 2011

Maine GOP Lawmakers Push to Loosen State's Child Labor Laws

Maine GOP Lawmakers Push to Loosen State's Child Labor Laws

Some Republican lawmakers in Augusta are intensifying their push to loosen laws covering minors in the workplace. A new measure, introduced this week, would let kids 16 and older work as many hours a day as they want while school is in session. It would also require employers to pay kids a trial wage during their first six months on the job--a wage that's $2 less than the federal minimum.

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