Louisiana House advances bill to strip required food breaks from teen workers
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — The Louisiana House of Representatives advanced a controversial bill that would take away required meal breaks for child workers.
HB156 removes the state’s requirement for minors to take a 30-minute meal break if they work for at least five hours.
The bill was introduced by state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs. He owns a number of Smoothie King franchises and says the breaks cause a lot of issues for businesses.
He said kids want to have the choice to take a break or to work more.
Other legislators questioned how many kids wanted this bill.
The bill was advanced 61-37 and can now be considered by the Senate.
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