Policy experts Nina Mast and Reed Shaw are calling on the U.S. Department of Labor to issue new regulations on child labor in order to address higher rates of violations, injuries and school absenteeism, particularly in light of state efforts to roll

Child labor violations are increasing, and over two dozen states have made moves that are exacerbating the issue, a recent report by Governing for Impact, the Economic Policy Institute and Child Labor Coalition says. 

A number of mostly Republican-controlled states have weakened child labor protections in recent years and a second Trump administration would likely escalate the deregulatory push, as per plans laid out in Project 2025, according to a report released Wednesday.

State governments across the US are taking steps to eliminate protections for minors as rates of child labor violations, injuries and chronic school absenteeism rise, according to a report released on Wednesday. The report by Governing for Impact, the Economic

A 150-year-old law governing the U.S. Postal Service could be used by a conservative presidential administration to ban abortion nationwide, and a new study suggests that thousands of Wisconsin women would lose reproductive health care in the process. The study

Regulatory policy group highlights the implications and consequences of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Chevron v. NRDC WASHINGTON, DC — Governing for Impact Executive Director Rachael Klarman released the following statement: “The Supreme Court’s decision is the latest in