States Look to Ease Some Child-Labor Laws Amid Tight Market

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed off on a law loosening child-labor restrictions in the state. A new Arkansas law that makes it easier for minors as young as 14 to work without a permit is part of a nationwide effort by states to loosen child-labor restrictions. The Youth Hiring Act, enacted this week, ended a requirement that businesses obtain a work permit from the Department of Labor and Licensing if they want to employ a child under 16 years old. For a child to receive the permit, a parent...