DES MOINES, Iowa — The annual Labor Day Parade marched it’s way down Grand Avenue in Des Moines on Monday. This holiday, union members and lawmakers are calling for changes to Iowa’s child labor laws; after a bill passed by Iowa Republicans last session lifted a lot of restrictions. The U.S. Department of Labor sent […]
DES MOINES, Iowa Steve Sarcone owns southside Des Moines’ Dairy Queen restaurants and estimates a third of his employees are minors. He’s hopeful a proposed change to child labor laws passes so that his employees can stay on the clock a little longer. “I think it would help all of us in the restaurant […]