Indiana lawmaker who employs hundreds of minors at ski resport seeks to eliminate state child labor
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana lawmaker’s efforts to eliminate the state’s child labor laws have raised conflict of interest concerns because he employs hundreds of minors at a ski resort.
Republican Sen. Chip Perfect’s bill would remove work permit requirements for minors and remove restrictions on hours that 16- and 17-year-olds can work, The Indianapolis Star reported. Perfect is also the CEO of Perfect North Slopes, which employees 300 to 400 minors.
Indiana Senate rules say a lawmaker should consider if a bill has a “unique, direct and material effect” before voting on it.
Perfect’s business interests means his involvement in the bill should be scrutinized, said Julia Vaughn, the policy director for political watchdog group Common Cause Indiana.
Perfect said the bill focuses on small businesses and that there’s no conflict of interest.
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