MADISON, WI (WTAQ-WRN) — Governor Tony Evers vetoes a bill that would have allowed younger teens to work without permits.
The Republican-authored measure would’ve eliminated a requirement for 14-and-15 year olds to obtain work permits.
In Madison on Monday Evers told the Wisconsin State Council of Machinists that it would have rolled back child labor protections, removed parental notifications, and undermined child labor law enforcement.
He said it wasn’t a serious proposal to address Wisconsin’s workforce challenges as Republicans had maintained.
This is the 189th bill the Democratic governor has vetoed. That’s 22 more than any other governor in state history.
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