A Kentucky Senate committee has rejected legislation aimed at modifying Kentucky’s child labor law. The measure would open the door to 16-and 17-year-olds working many more hours outside of school. Committee Chair Max Wise indicated the already House-approved bill could be taken up again in a special meeting. GOP Bill Sponsor Phillip Pratt believes laws are unintentionally being broken because state wage and hour laws are confusing.
“14 15 year olds, we follow the federal word for word. 16-17 year olds they start getting more restrictive, so again we’re just trying to keep small business who don’t have the resources of large businesses out of trouble with the Kentucky Wage and Hour Law,” said Pratt.
