Proposed Florida child labor bill removes restrictions on hours some minors can work

FILE - Members of the Florida House of Representatives work during a legislative session at the Florida State Capitol, March 8, 2022, in Tallahassee, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) (Wilfredo Lee, Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

A new proposal would remove restrictions for working 16 and 17-year-olds in the state of Florida.

House Republican Linda Chaney, R-St. Pete Beach, filed HB 49 this week.

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The proposed bill would target employment restrictions for minors between the ages of 16 and 17, allowing them to work the same number of hours as a person who is 18 or older.

The bill also addresses how and when minors ages 15 or younger can work. Read about it here.

Read HB 49:


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