# @dmregister on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C8sfbEZu21e
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- **Posted:** 2024-06-26T22:10:19.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Des Moines Register (@DMRegister) — https://gondola.cc/DMRegister

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Some restaurant owners are facing fines ranging from $50,000 to $180,000 for following state rather than federal regulations regarding how late 14- and 15-year-olds can work, Iowa Restaurant Association President and CEO Jessica Dunker says.

At issue is a 2023 Iowa law that loosened state rules for child labor. It is at odds with federal regulations in a number of areas, including a provision allowing 14- and 15-year-olds to work as late as 9 p.m. on school nights and as late as 11 p.m. during the summer.

As reported June 12 by the Register, the difference between the state and federal requirements has spawned costly violations for some restaurants in Iowa from the labor department. One Subway owner in Maquoketa who employed 14- and 15-year-olds said she dreads going to her mailbox as she awaits notification of the fines she may face after a federal inspection in February.

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