MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Monday vetoed a Republican bill that would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds in Wisconsin to work without getting consent from their parents or a state permit.
Evers vetoed the bill that passed the Legislature with all Republicans in support and Democrats against it.
The proposal came amid a wider push by state lawmakers to roll back child labor laws and despite the efforts of federal investigators to crack down on a surge in child labor violations nationally.
“Asking more kids to work is not a serious plan or solution to address our statewide workforce issues,” Evers said in his veto message.
Evers vetoes a Republican bill that would have allowed teens to work without parental consent
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Source:
The Killeen Daily Herald
