Iowa governor signs bill to loosen child labor laws

Under the newly signed law, 14- and 15-year-olds are allowed to work two additional hours per day when school is in session, from four to six hours. They are also able to work until 9 p.m. during most of the year and until 11 p.m. from June 1 to Labor Day, two hours later than previously allowed. Sixteen- and 17-year-olds are now permitted to work the same hours as an adult. The law also allows teens as young as 16 to serve alcohol in restaurants during the hours food is being served.

Among the expanded employment opportunities outlined under the new law, 14- and 15-year-olds would be able to do certain types of work in industrial laundry services and in freezers and meat coolers – areas that were previously prohibited.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/26/politics/iowa-child-labor-law-kim-reynolds/index.html