The Department of Labor today announced that it is withdrawing the proposed farm youth labor regulations that have raised such a tremendous uproar over the past few months.
It will instead work with 4-H, Farm Bureau, the National Farmers Union and FFA to develop a safety education program to reduce farm accidents.
This is great news indeed. It is thanks to the thousands of farmers, folks who understand the value of farm families, and some legislators, including Senators Grassley, Thune and a number of others who wrote, called, made posters and worked very hard indeed, that this decision was made.
Now excuse me for a minute while I do a happy dance. (HT Ray Bowman on FB)
From the Dept. of Labor: "The decision to withdraw this rule – including provisions to define the 'parental exemption' – was made in response to thousands of comments expressing concerns about the effect of the proposed rules on small family-owned farms. To be clear, this regulation will not be pursued for the duration of the Obama administration."
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