Rules for Child Labor on farms affected by House Act



WASHINGTON —

The House on Tuesday barred the labor secretary from imposing new safety rules for children working on farms, putting a legal stamp on a Labor Department decision to put off action on the rules.

The Labor Department announced last April that it would not go ahead with the proposed rules, saying the decision was made "in response to thousands of comments" expressing concerns about their effect on small family-owned farms.

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