You're absolutely right, it's not a report. It's a press release. I did dig and found another news article about the anecdote included. https://www.wkrn.com/n

You're absolutely right, it's not a report. It's a press release. I did dig and found another news article about the anecdote included. https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville-family-advocating-for-construction-safety-year-after-teen-fell-to-his-death-at-construction-site/ https://www.wkrn.com/news/local-news/nashville-family-advoca... It looks like there is a discrepancy between State and Federal law, so the employers may indeed be acting in a twisted version of good faith. Despite the fact that Federal law supersedes state law. [2] https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/all-things-work/child-labor-growing-problem https://www.shrm.org/topics-tools/news/all-things-work/child... I'm not implying regulations are the fix, I just think it's a little fucked up.