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Mon May 28, 2012
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Controversy Rages Over Farm Safety Rules For Teens

Originally published on Mon May 28, 2012 6:25 am

Farm worker advocates and top Obama administration officials have been pushing hard for new regulations that would improve safety for teenagers working on farms. But facing fierce opposition from the agriculture industry and its allies in Congress, the Department of Labor abruptly withdrew a set of rules that advocates said could save dozens of lives every year.

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