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- Michigan passed a law tightening work restrictions for 14- to 17-year-olds, limiting 14- and 15-year-olds to 7 a.m.–7 p.m. on school weeks and capping daily three hours and weekly eighteen hours.
- The law shifts work-permit oversight to a centralized online system run by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, effective March 31, to strengthen enforcement.
- Some community members have expressed concerns about increased government involvement in the permit process.
