Gov. Mike DeWine has legislation on his desk that should not be difficult to reject. State Senate Bill 50 would allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work until 9 p.m. during the school year.

According to a report by the Cincinnati Enquirer, the law would require permission from a parent or legal guardian and a work permit from a school, but it would allow students (some of whom could be in the eighth grade, based on their age) to work 18 hours a week or three hours a day during the school year, and 40 hours a week when school is not in session.

The most surface-level reason to reject the bill is that it is a violation of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. For good reason, the federal standard is for students in that age group to be prohibited from working before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m.

But t

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