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This website provide statistics on labor laws throughout the USA. It also gives information on pay rates for each state as well as FMLA rights.

This article breaks down the difference between Arizona child labor laws and the federal child labor laws.

This website explains the child labor laws in India. This website explains the difference between making children work in harsh conditions and being pushed under the law if they are caught and helping out around the farm after school.

As Americans break for Labor Day and celebrate their hard work and the freedom to provide a life for their families, let's hope they don't spoil the holiday by pausing to consider whether governme

Even though child labor laws were passed decades ago prohibiting employment of underage youngsters, pockets of oppressive child labor exist, literally, on American soil; child farm laborers work long hours in squalid conditions and often receive half the standard minimum wage.

This is a very strong topic. Mostly because children can't really speak up, and we are the ones that need to do it for them. You're childhood should be something you enjoy and not have to struggle through. And the fact that they are always taken advantage of, with low wages and horrible working conditions, makes it an extreme priority in social justice issues.

This article gives an overview of child labor laws, historical background, and why this topic is one that is not easy to solve. For families who struggle to make ends meet, it is necessary to have everyone contribute. However, this keeps the children from being able to focus on education and have an opportunity to socialize and grow, possibly ending the cycle for that family of never being able to get ahead.

The number of employers whom use social media to not only hire candidates but also to monitor employees is on a rise. According to the Sunshine the National Labor Relations Board has now approved the use of social network findings to terminate or reprimand an employee. Fortunately, some employers hire employees from there findings however the majority of findings are used to omit the candidate.

As a general rule employers are allowed to choose not not hire a candidate if in there pre-screening they screen for such toxins as nicotine. The employer has the right to choose who they hire but in most cases can not fire you for later becoming a smoker. American Civil Rights activists continue to argue that this can be and is a potential discrimination issue.