Stop Child Labor Act

This bill would change the Fair Labor Standards Act to raise penalties for breaking federal child labor rules. It would let affected employees sue employers for compensatory and punitive damages of up to $250,000 per employee, set minimum and higher maximum civil fines that rise each year with inflation, and allow a fine of up to $50,000, up to 1 year in prison, or both for repeated or willful violations. It would let the Secretary of Labor give grants to nonprofits, employer associations, labor-management partnerships, and labor unions to help employers avoid child labor violations. It would also create a 12-member National Advisory Committee on Child Labor to advise the Secretaries of Labor and Health and Human Services, with $3,000,000 authorized for fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsors

• Brian Schatz Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors