Ohio lawmakers advance bill to allow teenagers to work longer hours

COLUMBUS, Ohio —

Ohio lawmakers have advanced a bill that would roll back long-standing restrictions on how late the state's youngest workers can clock out.

Senate Bill 50 would allow Ohio employers to extend work hours for 14-year-olds and 15-year-olds from 7-9 p.m. at any time of the year. Teenagers would need permission from their parents to work those later hours. Advertisement

The proposal has the support of business groups like the Ohio Restaurant and Hospitality Alliance , which represents nearly 25,000 restaurants and more than 564,000 employees across the state.

"And we support it because we know from our industry that people who start working and learn those life skills and problem solving, and probably the most important skill you get working in our industry is customer