SCR 3: Urge Fair Labor Standards Act changes for employees under 16
the resolution urges congress to make changes to the fair labor standards act to allow minors under 16 years of age to work between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the school year with parental consent. this change is intended to help business owners hire necessary staff to meet their operating needs, ultimately contributing to local economic growth. by allowing more minors to work, employers can resume their usual hours of operation, and local economies can benefit from increased employment and spending.
| Nov. 05, 2025 | Adopted |
| Nov. 05, 2025 | Reported: Commerce and Labor |
| Apr. 30, 2025 | Introduced and Referred to Committee: Commerce and Labor |
| Apr. 15, 2025 | Offered |
| Apr. 09, 2025 | Adopted |
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
To urge Congress to make changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow a person under 16 years of age to be employed between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the school year.
Be it resolved by the Senate of the State of Ohio (The House of Representatives concurring):
WHEREAS, The United States lost over 22 million jobs and had an unemployment rate of 14.8% in April 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the highest observed unemployment rate since data collection began in 1948; and
WHEREAS, Employers are still experiencing a shortage of workers to fill the eight million currently available positions, despite the economy recovering jobs that were lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, Teenage workers are becoming a larger portion of the United States workforce, with an unemployment rate of 13.2% in November 2024; and
WHEREAS, Business owners have had to adjust their operations in response to the ongoing labor shortage, including decreasing their open hours; and
WHEREAS, Business owners could more quickly return to regular operations, including resuming their usual open hours, by being able to hire the necessary staff to meet their operating needs; and
WHEREAS, The Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio law permits a person under 16 years of age to work until 9 p.m. during summer months or other school holidays; and
WHEREAS, Extending the hours which a person under 16 years of age may work during the school year allows business owners to hire the staff required for the business to resume operating during its usual hours of operation; and
WHEREAS, Local economic growth results when more people are employed and earn wages to spend on goods and services produced by businesses within the local area, which in turn requires businesses to hire more workers to meet the increased demand; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That we, the members of the 136th General Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the Congress of the United States to make changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act to allow a person under 16 years of age to be employed between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the school year if the person has approval to do so from the person's parent or legal guardian; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly authenticated copies of this resolution to the President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, the Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, the members of the Ohio Congressional delegation, and the news media of Ohio.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
President of the Senate.
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