H.R. 5327 · 113th Congress
To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit work by children in tobacco-related agriculture as particularly hazardous oppressive child labor.
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- David Cicilline
- Introduced
- 2014-07-31
- Latest action
- 2014-11-17 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.
Summary
Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to require any employment in which children under the age of 18 come into direct contact with tobacco plants or dried tobacco leaves to be considered particularly hazardous oppressive child labor, which is prohibited under such Act.