Amish In New York May Be Violating Labor Laws

Agape Press today reports that Amish families in the western New York town of Lyndonville have been told that they are violating state labor laws in employing their 14 to 17 year old children as apprentices in sawmilling, metalwork and construction businesses. Old Order Amish tradition is to send children to formal schools only through the eighth grade and then to start them working with their parents. New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedom is talking with legislative leaders about resolving the problem. Apparently labor unions oppose any change in the law.