GET ME REWRITE: Wisconsin Assembly Republicans vote to allow employers to exploit younger teens

 

Photo credits:  Wisconsin State Assembly

Headline:  Wisconsin Examiner, 2/14/2024

“I think this is something good to instill the work ethic in some of our youth that have kind of gotten away from it with their cell phones and their tablets,” said Rep. Patrick Snyder (R-Schofield). 

Democrats warned the measure would undermine child labor laws.\ 

“This is not about creating opportunities for kids to build work ethics,” said Rep. Kristina Shelton (D-Green Bay), adding that it was demeaning and inaccurate to “talk about our kids as if they’re lazy and looking at their phones all the time.” 

Work permits “ensure that we have oversight of our kids,” Shelton said. [emphasis added]

Rep. Katrina Shankland (D-Stevens Point) noted notorious Wisconsin cases involving child labor violations, including a wood processing plant death last year.

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