Commentary: Why does Utah make it illegal to work in a kitchen while under 21?

In April of this year, I decided to move from Minnesota to Utah immediately following my high school graduation. I had many motives for taking a gap year before college, the primary ones being money, the development of my work ethic and gaining perspective on life outside the classroom.Before I moved to Salt Lake City I was badgered constantly, by classmates and adults alike, about living alongside Utah’s prominent Mormon population. This talk normally consisted of offensive stereotyping a