Ohio lawmakers have moved to allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. during the school year.

State Senate Bill 50 , sponsored by Senator Tim Schaffer, is set to change Ohio's child labor laws and adjust the Revised Code to allow teens to work later on school-nights with the signature of a parent or legal guardian.

Under current law, 14- and 15-year-olds cannot legally work past 7 p.m. during the school year; 16- and 17-year-olds are prohibited from working past 11 p.m. on school-nights in Ohio.

Ohio's Senate Bill 50 does, however, conflict significantly with the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which bars 14- and 15-year-olds from working after 7 p.m. and before 7 a.m. during the school-year. In recognition of the conflict, the Ohio House of Representatives has passed Senate

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