This week, Keep Track takes a look at a selection of bills under consideration by the Florida legislature. The Sunshine State, controlled by an increasingly extreme Republican trifecta, has been a testing ground for legislation that chips away at constitutional and civil rights. Bills that become law and survive subsequent legal challenges are often copied by other red states—like the “Don’t Say Gay” law, which was duplicated and
  • HuddaBudda@kbin.social
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    7 months ago

    When you look at the bill and the amendments they are trying to make, it truly is evil that someone wrote this on paper.

    The amendments remove a lot of verbiage and instead of solidifying protections, puts them into a gray area.

    Minors 16 and 17 years of age may Shall not be employed, permitted, or suffered to work the same number of hours as a
    person who is 18 years of age or older.

    18 year olds can work 72 hours in a week, how does a child go to school with that schedule?

    Minors 15 years of age or younger may shall not be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any gainful
    occupation for more than 6 consecutive days in any one week.

    No days off

    Minors 16 and 17 years of age may shall not be employed, permitted, or suffered to work before 6:00 6:30a.m. Or after 11:00 p.m. or for more than 8 hours in any one day when school is scheduled the following day.

    These guys are insane if they think kids are going to be able to work overtime and go to school the next day.

    • bartolomeo@suppo.fi
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      7 months ago

      This comment is innacurate. The text does not change from “shall not” to “may”, it changes from “shall not” to “may not”, staying in the negative.

      What is the difference between “shall not” and “may not” in this context?