Republicans continue effort to erode US child labor rules despite teen deaths

Violations have soared but legislative effort to strengthen protection for young workers have received little supportChild labor violations have been soaring in the US, but efforts to render solutions through legislation have received little support, and Republicans at the state level continue pushing bills that would roll back current child labor protections.In most recent fiscal year, the US Department of Labor wage and hour division reported 835 cases of child labor violations affecting 3,876