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Arkansas bill to remove work permit requirement for children under 16 goes to Sanders’ desk

BY: - March 2, 2023

A proposed Arkansas law that would remove the requirement for children under 16 to prove their age to get a job will head to Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ desk for approval. House Bill 1410, or the Youth Hiring Act, would delete the portion of existing law that requires an employment certificate “accessible to the Division […]

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg (left) and Democratic Sen. Pat Leahy of Vermont at the U.S. Capitol head to lunch with Senate Democrats prior to a vote on an agreement to avert a looming rail strike on Dec. 1, 2022. (Ariana Figueroa/States Newsroom)

U.S. Senate averts freight rail strike, but bid to include worker sick leave fails

BY: - December 1, 2022

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to codify an agreement the White House brokered between rail unions and freight companies in order to avoid a catastrophic rail strike, but fell short of enough votes to include paid sick leave for workers. The Senate backed the rail deal on an 80-15 vote and rejected […]