S. 509, titled the "Future Logging Careers Act," is a bill introduced in the Senate to allow 16- and 17-year-olds to work in certain logging operations that are generally restricted under child labor laws. It amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to define what a...
Simple Explanation
The Future Logging Careers Act is a plan to let teenagers who are 16 or 17 years old work in some parts of logging, which is cutting down trees, as long as it's safe and not the really dangerous parts, like using big chainsaws, unless they are working with their family.