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In the discussion thread: Dept of Labor: Kids can't work on family farms.... [View all]

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 08:32 PM

cynatnite (27,156 posts)

31. Here is what the Dept. of Labor has to say about this...

The Labor Department says the regulations would not apply to partially owned and operated family farms while emphasizing that the rules are intended to protect all children equally.

“Children employed in agriculture are some of the most vulnerable workers in America. Ensuring their welfare is a priority of the department, and this proposal is another element of our comprehensive approach,” Solis said in a statement when the proposal was announced.

The Labor Department notes that the fatality rate for child farm workers is four times higher than that of non-agricultural child workers.

http://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/200895-senators-ask-labor-secretary-to-withdraw-misguided-farming-regulations

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107 replies	Author	Time	Post
Dept of Labor: Kids can't work on family farms.... [View all]	Bennyboy	Apr 2012	OP
From what I have read I would have to support those restrictions.	LiberalFighter	Apr 2012	#1
I think it's ridiculous.	cali	Apr 2012	#6
There are child labor laws for everything else	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#12
are children truly endangered by working on family farms?	cali	Apr 2012	#16
Do most family businesses have the injury rate farm work does?	JoeyT	Apr 2012	#41
"City people don't know shit about it"	NCTraveler	Apr 2012	#79
"City people don't know shit about it" ...bwahhahahahaa	spanone	Apr 2012	#103
This is a bad bill	Warpy	Apr 2012	#2
This is perhaps the single most ignorant proposal I have heard in a long, long time.	jtuck004	Apr 2012	#3
Why oh why do people consistently fall for the right wing frame over and over again.	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#47
You know what has the highest rate of death?	TheCruces	Apr 2012	#62
Or riding in a car without a seat belt...?	LanternWaste	Apr 2012	#74
Dumb idea	kctim	Apr 2012	#4
Once had a High-larious argument with a DUer who swore this didn't happen to begin with.	Romulox	Apr 2012	#5
That what didn't happen?	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#13
Legal child labor in the United States, and not just of the "family farm" variety.	Romulox	Apr 2012	#14
They can only work as school janitors...	smirkymonkey	Apr 2012	#7
That is patently untrue...	cynatnite	Apr 2012	#8
Protected from planting garlic? Kids need to be encouraged, not protected.	jtuck004	Apr 2012	#19
Kids don't need protected? Seriously?	cynatnite	Apr 2012	#25
Minor injuries are inconsequential to the learning that happens.	jtuck004	Apr 2012	#37
Can you justify doing nothing with over 16,000 injured children on farms?	cynatnite	Apr 2012	#40
How many are injured playing sports?	dkf	Apr 2012	#54
So, you are advocating FOR kid injuries?	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#55
Oh for goodness sakes.	dkf	Apr 2012	#57
The sports that require padding?	LanternWaste	Apr 2012	#75
But still allow them to play?	joeglow3	Apr 2012	#102
You need regulations to keep from killing a kid?	jtuck004	Apr 2012	#83
Having a few kids get hurt every year on a farm is more acceptable	snooper2	Apr 2012	#71
maybe they should have a child-labor, or child-apprentice licensing program	Voice for Peace	Apr 2012	#9
If you grow up on a farm, you work	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#11
I bet $1000	Dokkie	Apr 2012	#15
If it puts a kid's life at risk...damn straight...	cynatnite	Apr 2012	#17
Farming is consistently listed in the "top 10 most dangerous jobs"	etherealtruth	Apr 2012	#29
You can't just say "farming" and hope to be accurate	ag_dude	Apr 2012	#66
That's kind of the point of the legislation. Feed chickens - yes. Drive a dangerous machine - no.	Hassin Bin Sober	Apr 2012	#77
the kids should be thrown into a for-profit prison	Voice for Peace	Apr 2012	#42
Does this mean my kid doesn't have to mow the lawn?	Bake	Apr 2012	#73
The most gruesome	Dokkie	Apr 2012	#91
My son is now 24.	Bake	Apr 2012	#97
everything is dangerous... but this fear of danger brings with it a new set of problems	belcffub	Apr 2012	#101
Good	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#10
Can we get a source other than the Daily Caller?	sadbear	Apr 2012	#18
My two daughters have grown up on our farm doing chores	riderinthestorm	Apr 2012	#20
How much of this is lies, how much spin, how much pulled out of their asses?	joeybee12	Apr 2012	#21
Link to a website that links to the proposed changes.	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#22
Specifically EXEMPTS kids on their own family farms--see link inside	Maeve	Apr 2012	#69
This is a crock of shit and guess who is behind it.	lpbk2713	Apr 2012	#23
Thank you. I heard this on RW radio on the drive home and knew there was something missing	underpants	Apr 2012	#26
A post above tipped me off.	lpbk2713	Apr 2012	#38
You just beat me to it. I just finished a google search debunking this	riderinthestorm	Apr 2012	#27
this would have still affected me...	belcffub	Apr 2012	#36
Nope...	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#61
ok... so what is a "such person standing in the place of a parent"	belcffub	Apr 2012	#63
Do you own a farm?	joeglow3	Apr 2012	#105
30 years too late!	DefenseLawyer	Apr 2012	#24
Yay, drive out more family farmers! Big Ag will love this!!!	Odin2005	Apr 2012	#28
That was my first thought as well.	bluedigger	Apr 2012	#34
You do know, don't you that the source is right-wing?	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#44
ridiculous. not the government's job to regulate what chores kids do within their own families.	HiPointDem	Apr 2012	#30
Nope	EthclCtzn	Apr 2012	#32
Could you please provide evidence from a source other the right wing one in the OP	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#46
Here is what the Dept. of Labor has to say about this...	cynatnite	Apr 2012	#31
Thankfully.	Saving Hawaii	Apr 2012	#49
Is no one else reporting on this?	Ruby the Liberal	Apr 2012	#33
What else is there to use it for?	Saving Hawaii	Apr 2012	#50
You should really delete this post	mythology	Apr 2012	#35
Organic farming is a civil rights issue..	EmeraldCityGrl	Apr 2012	#39
I think before you assert that the new child labor protections would affect family farms,	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#43
Your source is blatantly right-wing.	Tunkamerica	Apr 2012	#45
I agree with everything in the article.	EmeraldCityGrl	Apr 2012	#48
Really? Because I actually read the new regulations and they don't do what the OPs right wing	Luminous Animal	Apr 2012	#51
I at least disagree with their decision to spell Buies Creek "Buis Creek". Just shows	Tunkamerica	Apr 2012	#56
self delete nt	steve2470	Apr 2012	#52
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend the Child Labor in Agriculture Regulations	steve2470	Apr 2012	#53
That's the same Daily Caller story posted in the OP	pinboy3niner	Apr 2012	#58
ah ok, i'll delete it then, thanks nt	steve2470	Apr 2012	#59
no offense but....	steve2470	Apr 2012	#60
Well,	ProSense	Apr 2012	#67
Farm work is dangerous and underpaid.	Remmah2	Apr 2012	#64
Oh please. Are you actually asserting that most kids born on farms	cali	Apr 2012	#65
No bullshit.	Remmah2	Apr 2012	#72
Sorry, mine is not theoretical	cali	Apr 2012	#92
Probably imaginary then. nt	Remmah2	Apr 2012	#98
Yes	obamanut2012	Apr 2012	#81
It's possible to get hurt on a farm and not be found for hours/days.	Remmah2	Apr 2012	#99
This is a HOAX--another faux outrage moment--read the facts, people!	Maeve	Apr 2012	#68
This story is all Repub lies	Taitertots	Apr 2012	#70
Harumph harumph harumph!	progressoid	Apr 2012	#76
Total RW BS	tilsammans	Apr 2012	#78
Awesome.....	Bennyboy	Apr 2012	#80
As other have rightly pointed out, this is right-wing propaganda	Hugabear	Apr 2012	#82
Apparently the Labor Dept. is right wing too.	former9thward	Apr 2012	#86
No,	ProSense	Apr 2012	#87
if it is not "something it's not" what is it :)	belcffub	Apr 2012	#93
No they withdrew the rule because it was over the top.	former9thward	Apr 2012	#106
Update: Labor department widthdraws proposed rule dealing with children who work in agricultural...	PoliticAverse	Apr 2012	#84
This law would not stop kids from working on the family farm.	Curmudgeoness	Apr 2012	#85
Too late	ProSense	Apr 2012	#88
It seems to me that most people who support this have never worked on a farm. I grow up working on a	Synicus Maximus	Apr 2012	#89
Farm girl here - that is as stupid as it gets. How else do we learn farming. This is not something	jwirr	Apr 2012	#90
At 12 years old I worked...	meaculpa2011	Apr 2012	#94
The admin has withdrawn the proposal	cali	Apr 2012	#95
I guess they've withdrawn it..	Upton	Apr 2012	#96
If you read up thread	Capt. Obvious	Apr 2012	#100
this has been repeated several times	belcffub	Apr 2012	#107
This is stupid -- I started driving tractor when I was 6 years old	FarCenter	Apr 2012	#104

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