OH SCR14

Urges Congress to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to permit employment of persons under 16 years of age between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. during the school year with parental or legal guardian approval.

Cites labor shortage context including 22 million jobs lost during COVID-19 pandemic in April 2020 with 14.8% national unemployment rate and 16.4% unemployment in Ohio.

Notes teenage unemployment rate of 9.6% in May 2021 represents the lowest rate since November 1953, indicating increased teenage workforce participation.

States Fair Labor Standards Act and Ohio law already permit persons under 16 to work until 9 p.m. during summer months and school holidays.

Directs Senate Clerk to transmit resolution copies to U.S. Senate leadership, House leadership, Ohio Congressional delegation, and Ohio news media.