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States are loosening child labor protections as the summer hiring season approaches, while lawmakers simultaneously push reforms like Michigan's elimination of work permits for minors and Tennessee's new protections for child influencers. The tension reflects ongoing debates over youth employment standards and digital exploitation.
what's happening
·House votes to eliminate Michigan's work permit system for minors
·States easing child labor laws ahead of summer hiring season
·Tennessee enacts law protecting child influencers online
·Roblox lawsuit raises concerns about digital child labor
·Free education highlighted as key strategy to reduce child labor
drawn from Michigan Public, Smithsonian Magazine, PassBlue, Stateline · updated 10h ago