The death of a 16-year-old in a Mississippi poultry plant earlier this month offered another reminder that children remain vulnerable to exploitation in the workplace in the United States, senior Labor Department officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, lawmakers in several states have pushed in recent years to let children work in more hazardous occupations and for longer hours. A panel joins NewsNation to discuss changing child labor laws. #ChildLabor #LaborLaws Watch #NewsNationNow: newsnationnow.com/joinus "NewsNation Now" is a no fluff, no filler newscast hosted by Nichole Berlie featuring up-to-the-minute news drawing from a network of journalists across the U.S. Weekdays starting at 1p/12C. NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. More from NewsNation: newsnationnow.com Get our app: trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on cable: trib.al/YDOpGyG How to watch on TV or streaming: trib.al/Vu0Ikij