House Bill 1785
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Future in Logging Careers Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Mar 14, 2019
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Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1785
Congress
116
Policy Area
Labor and Employment
Labor and Employment
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting hiring and composition of the workforce, wages and benefits, labor-management relations; occupational safety, personnel management, unemployment compensation. Measures concerning public-sector employment may fall under Government Operations and Politics policy area.
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Summary
Future in Logging Careers Act
This bill exempts from child labor laws an employee between the ages of 16 and 18 years who is employed in an occupation that the Department of Labor finds to be particularly hazardous for the employment of children between such ages by a person who is a parent, or standing in the place of a parent of such employee, or by a timber harvesting employer or a mechanized timber harvesting employer owned or operated by such person.
March 14, 2019
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03/14/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
03/14/2019
Introduced in House
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Nov 1, 2022 6:02:36 PM