Iowa Passes Bill Easing Child Labor Law After Toning It Down (2)

Iowa would loosen its child labor laws to extend the hours that minors can work, limit business liability for an underage worker’s injuries, and let teenage apprentices into previously off-limits jobs under legislation heading to Gov. Kim Reynolds’ desk.

The bill (SF 542), which cleared the state legislature Wednesday, is a pared-down version of legislation introduced earlier this year that would have let state officials waive nearly any of Iowa’s work restrictions for 14- to 17-year-olds as part of a training or apprenticeship. The latest version limits those apprenticeships to 16- and 17-year-olds and prevents them from doing ...