We know that the pandemic has had an impact on many areas of life and business.
One of the most interesting aspects of the post-pandemic economy has been the so-called “labor shortage,” which some experts have referred to as more of a general strike where workers who previously accepted certain wage and job conditions are holding out for better pay, safer work, and a more secure way to support their families.
Some private companies have stepped into the negotiation by offering higher wages, paying tuition, and paths to six-figure work at places like Chipotle and CVS. Unfortunately, the federal government has not yet stepped in to do stuff like raise the minimum wage — which has been at $7.25 an hour since 2009. In the absence of a federal mandate, some states have made choices that are a little bit surprising.
Like Wisconsin. The Wisconsin state senate decided to decrease that gap … by allowing children to work longer hours.
According to Business Insider, Wisconsin Senate approved Senate Bill 322, a bill that if passed would allow 14 and 15-year-olds to work until 11 p.m. on some days. This is much later than the current laws allow and “supporters of the bill say it could help plug the state’s labor shortage.”
(Not mentioned was raising the minimum wage. The state’s minimum wage is $7.25/an hour, and hasn’t been raised since the federal minimum wage was raised to that rate in 2009.)
Currently, Wisconsin follows federal child-labor laws which state that kids under 16 years...
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