The Ohio House has sent Gov. Mike DeWine two measures that encourage extending the hours 14-year-olds and 15-year-olds in the state can work.

Senate Bill 50 , introduced in January by Sen. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster), would tweak Ohio law to allow them to work after 7 p.m. and until 9 p.m. more frequently with permission from a parent or a legal guardian.

The state can’t make the change without the federal government rolling back an almost 90-year-old law, the Fair Labor Standards Act, which is why Schaffer also introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 3 that asks Congress to do so. Under the FLSA, kids younger than 16 can only work after 7 p.m. on holiday and summer breaks.

The proponents of SB 50 and SCR 3 said adding the two hours could ease workforce woes.

“To stay an extra hour t

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