Workforce Commission accepts staff recommendations on multiple docket 14 items, remands several UI cases after divided votes The Workforce Commission handled docket 14: it agreed with staff on a tax-liability recommendation, accepted a child-labor and most wage-claim recommendations, and after debate remanded several unemployment-insurance cases for more merits testimony with recorded dissents.

The Texas Workforce Commission made significant decisions on docket 14, remanding several contentious unemployment-insurance cases after heated debates among commissioners.

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House committee advances measure asking Congress to loosen teen work-hour limits; advocates warn of educational and safety risks The House Commerce and Labor Committee voted to favorably report Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 and Senate Bill 50, which would ask Congress to change federal limits allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work later on school nights. Child-advocacy groups and worker centers told the committee the change risks students' education, safety and increased exploitation.

Ohio's House committee is pushing to allow 14- and 15-year-olds to work later on school nights, raising serious concerns about the impact on education and safety.

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Jack Kelly evades Officer Snyder while engaging with theater owner Medda Larkin Jack Kelly seeks refuge in Medda Larkin's theater after being pursued by Officer Snyder.

A bold proposal to raise newspaper prices could turn the lives of New York's Newsies upside down, forcing them to sell even more just to survive.

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