COLUMBUS, Ohio – Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed legislation that would have allowed employers to expand use of child workers, who can be paid less than Ohio’s full minimum wage.

DeWine, late Wednesday evening , rejected Senate Bill 50 , which cleared the Republican-dominated General Assembly on Nov. 10, saying it wasn’t in the public interest.

The bill would have allowed 14- and 15-year-olds to work between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on school nights with parent permission. Currently they can only work those hours in the summer.

“Our child work rules have been in place, across this country, for many years,” DeWine said in a statement. “They have provided that 14- and 15-year-olds can work after school up to 7 p.m. This bill would extend that time to 9 p.m. I believe it unwise to provide for 14- a

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