Core Provisions: The CARE Act would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (”FLSA”) to (1) narrow the exemption for agricultural work to the employment of children working on their families’ farms; (2) increase civil penalties for child labor violations; (3) impose special criminal penalties for aggravated child labor violations; (4) require the Secretary of Labor to gather and analyze data on work-related injuries to children employed in agriculture; (5) impose additional employer reporting requirements for work-related injuries for employees who are minors; and (6) incorporate a pesticide-related worker protection standard.

Status: Rep. Roybal-Allard (D-CA) introduced H.R. 2674 on June 12, 2007, and it was referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.  The legislation was referred to the Workforce Protections Subcommittee on July 24, 2007.