A Proposal From The Obama Administration

[BearCat204]

Some of the best lessons in life and my appreciation for earned money came from working each summer in a hay field slinging bales of hay all day. Wonder if they will try to pass a bill preventing parents from letting kids sit in front of the tv all day, training them for their future of not working and collecting a hand out from the gov

 

[hog88]

Grew up on a dairy farm, no way my dad would have survived the 70's without me and my brother working. If you look at who is backing this you'll probably find some major corporate farm companies.

 

[GAVol]

If you’re working your own parent’s farm, the new rules don’t apply at all, and the act also contains many exemptions for programs, like 4-H, aimed at giving youth experience working on farms.

But it would have applied to me growing up when I worked on my Grandparent's and Uncle's farm. You haven't lived until your Grandad hands you some goggles and a mask and puts you inside a grain bin to clean it out.

 

[volinbham]

Proposal nixed:

Obama administration scraps child labor restrictions for farms - TheHill.com

Classic Washington double talk

In nixing the proposal, the Labor Department cited the need to protect "the rural way of life." "The Obama administration is firmly committed to promoting family farmers and respecting the rural way of life, especially the role that parents and other family members play in passing those traditions down through the generations," the Labor Department said in a statement announcing the withdrawal of the rule.

That's why we proposed it in the first place then withdrew it when it became a political hot potato.

Why was it there in the first place?

Others in Congress supported the rule, and unions argued it was needed to make farm work safer for young adults.

No way. A another union-based move by the DoLabor? I'm shocked.