Claim: Mitt Romney claims the Obama administration is telling farmers "what their 15-year-old sons and daughters can and can't do on the family farm." That's not true. If anything, the Labor Department was considering telling farmers what their children can and cannot do on farms that others own or operate. And the department has since promised to weaken that language. In an effort to strengthen child labor regulations, the Labor Department proposed controversial new language that would have allowed children under 16 to work only on farms owned or operated by their parents.
Fact-check: Romney Flubs Farmers Claim - FactCheck.org
Verdict: mitt romney claims the obama administration is telling farmers "what their 15-year-old sons and daughters can and can't do on the family farm." that's not true. if anything, the labor department was considering telling farmers what their children can and cannot do on farms that others own or operate. and the department has since promised to weaken that language. in an effort to strengthen child labor regulations, the labor department proposed controversial new language that would have allowed children under 16 to work only on farms owned or operated by their parents.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Ben Finley
Date published: 2012-03-21T23:47:16