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Luetkemeyer Seeks to Prohibit Funding for Department’s Assault on Youth Ag Employment
Washington,
March 20, 2012
Continuing his national role opposing proposed government rules restricting the ability of young Missourians to consider agricultural-related careers and limit farmers’ options when hiring young people, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is calling on a congressional committee to prohibit funding for those rules.
Continuing his national role opposing proposed government rules restricting the ability of young Missourians to consider agricultural-related careers and limit farmers’ options when hiring young people, U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) is calling on a congressional committee to prohibit funding for those rules. After hearing significant objections from Luetkemeyer and other members of Congress, the Labor Department in February agreed to revisit the parental exemption regulation. The Labor Department proposal now will have broader exemptions for children whose parents own or operate farms, or have a substantial interest in a farm partnership or corporation. |