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> I had a paper route for a couple years when I was 12 and got a job at McDonalds when I was 14. Flipping burgers has always been legal, and remains legal. >
by triceratops 3y ago
> I had a paper route for a couple years when I was 12 and got a job at McDonalds when I was 14.
Flipping burgers has always been legal, and remains legal.
> Of course I'm not suggesting kids should be working in the coal mines
From the article, Iowa now allows minors to work in "industrial laundries, light manufacturing, demolition, and roofing". Roofing consistently ranks among the top 10 most dangerous professions in the US, according to the BLS. Industrial laundries deal with heavy machinery and nasty chemicals.