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Save The Children: The Legal Abondonment Of American Youth In The Workplace, Seymour Moskowitz
Save The Children: The Legal Abondonment Of American Youth In The Workplace, Seymour Moskowitz
Akron Law Review
Part II of the Article sets out the basic facts regarding children in the contemporary American economy. These youths labor in a wide variety of work settings but are concentrated in the retail, restaurant, and service sectors. The existing protective statutes exclude large blocks of working children and provide few effective deterrents for violations. The results are as tragic as they are predictable. Working youths, particularly those working more than twenty hours per week, suffer numerous academic, physical, and other detriments. An additional problem particular to young workers is sexual harassment on the job. Part III analyzes the legal rules …
Jon & Kate Plus The State: Why Congress Should Protect Children In Reality Programming, Dayna B. Royal
Jon & Kate Plus The State: Why Congress Should Protect Children In Reality Programming, Dayna B. Royal
Akron Law Review
One is forced to wonder whether any laws exist to protect minors whose personal lives are laid bare as their own parents thrust them into the paparazzi’s spotlight. This article addresses this question, considering the best legal regime for regulating employment of children in reality programming, and suggesting an alternative to the status quo. To that end, Part II begins by identifying the various harms reality programming causes, arguing that participating in reality programming is detrimental both to the individual children who participate and to society in general. Part III surveys the current legal landscape, addressing first the federal law …