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H.R. 2870 (109th)

Youth Worker Protection Act

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Introduced

13 June 2005

Last action

25 July 2005 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

Sponsors

Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-11], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], LUIS GUTIERREZ, Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7], Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Raúl Grijalva, James McGovern, Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-9], CAROLYN MALONEY, Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Solis, Hilda L. [D-CA-32], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Tierney, John F. [D-MA-6], Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD, Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rosa DeLauro, Rep. Dingell, John D. [D-MI-16], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Schwartz, Allyson Y. [D-PA-13], Brad Sherman, Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Barbara Lee, JOSE SERRANO, Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23]

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Summary

Youth Worker Protection Act - Amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) to revise requirements relating to child labor and to set forth new requirements for the employment of minors. Establishes FLSA requirements for employment of minors, including those for: (1) work permits; (2) working-hour restrictions for minors in specified age groups, and in relation to school attendance; (3) notification of serious work-related injuries; (4) data compilation, retention, and reporting by state agencies; (5) prohibition of youth peddling; (6) civil actions for bodily injury, illness, or death; (7) public disclosure of violations; and (8) civil penalties. Revises FLSA child labor requirements to: (1) set the same minimum age for children in agricultural employment as for those in nonagricultural employment; (2) impose a uniform minimum age for employment in all hazardous occupations; (3) eliminate the Secretary of Labor's authority to issue waivers with respect to certain hand harvest labor by children; (4) eliminate an exception for scrap paper balers and paper box compactors; and (5) declare that youth peddling affects commerce (and thus is subject to Federal regulation). Directs the Secretary of Labor to promulgate: (1) a rule relating to particularly hazardous occupations for children between the ages of 16 and 18, based on a specified report and recommendations of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH); and (2) a rule prohibiting employment of minors in seafood processing or in jobs requiring them to handle or dispose of oil or other liquids from fryers. Requires the Secretary to review: (1) restricted occupation and hazardous occupation orders at least once every five years; and (2) health and safety data on employment of minors in activities involving certain repetitive motions, or lifting, or working alone or late at night in retail establishments with public contact and cash handling, or entertainment industry work detrimental to them, and report with appropriate rules to Congress.

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Timeline

  1. 13 June 2005

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 June 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 June 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 14 June 2005

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1215-1217)

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 25 July 2005

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

    Source: Committee

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