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A Times investigation finds few legal safeguards for kids on reality TV shows
Show TrackerAfter a month-long public records investigation, Times staff writers Matea Gold and Richard Verrier found that dozens of children are appearing on reality television shows without legal safeguards because of widespread confusion among state regulators... -
But what about the children?
Opinion L.A.Just how real is reality TV, anyways? Its producers say very real -- and for that reason, they say, child labor laws shouldn't apply to them and their shows. According to a June 26 L.A. Times article, "[D]ozens of kids are appearing on reality programs... -
Officials: Taping of Octuplets Violated Child Labor Laws
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- California authorities say videotaping two of Nadya Suleman's octupets violated state labor laws. Radar Online put the newborns at risk by failing to get required state permits and videotaping the infants for hours and for periods of...Tags: Labor Legislation, Children, KTLA, Documentary (genre), Health
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"Octomom" Wants Child Labor Suit Tossed Out
KTLA NewsSANTA ANA -- The mother of the world's most famous octuplets, Nadya Suleman, wants a judge to throw out a lawsuit filed by a child labor activist. In documents filed in Orange County Superior Court Friday, Suleman asked for dismissal of the case filed by...Tags: Children, KTLA, Labor Legislation, Justice System, Czech Republic
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Pa. probing 'Jon & Kate' complaint on Child Labor Laws
Associated Press WriterJon, Kate and their eight children have attracted a huge TV audience, screaming tabloid headlines and, now,a state labor investigation. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor says it's looking into whether the hit reality show "Jon & Kate Plus 8" is...Tags: Jon and Kate Plus 8 (tv program), Jon Gosselin, Kate Gosselin, Labor Legislation, Entertainment
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CBS Addresses 'Kid Nation' Controversies
Zap2It.comOn Tuesday, the brewing controversy over CBS' "Kid Nation," the forthcoming reality television series that placed 40 children, ages 8 to 15, in the New Mexico desert to build a society without contact with their parents for 40 days, became even more...Tags: Children, Health and Safety at School, New Mexico, Carlos Castaneda, Arts and Culture
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Berkshire wealth clashes with Gates mission in Sudan
Times Staff WriterOmaha — THE janjaweed militia charged into Hayffa Ahmed's village in Darfur on horseback — rifles raised, swords glinting, kicking up clouds of dust. First they killed her grandfather, the village chief. Janjaweed warriors, said to be...Tags: Beijing Games, Juvenile Delinquency, Energy Resources, Finance, AIDS
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Money clashes with mission
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWhen the cold call came from Ameriquest Mortgage Co., a top lender, Jeff and Cheryl Busby were intrigued. They had been wanting to renovate the garage of their small bungalow, a stone's throw from picturesque Green Lake. The agent, they said, promised...Tags: Global Change, Elections, Los Angeles Times, Finance, Conservation
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Firestone: Helping or hurting Liberians?
Firestone chief defends Liberian operations The company doesn't tolerate child labor and pays a fair wage. By Dan Adomitis While I'm sure Dave Zirin's concern for the people of Liberia is sincere, his recent opinion piece regarding Firestone Natural...Tags: Liberia, Children, Employees, Elections, Local Government
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Firestone chief fires back
With regard to Dave Zirin's latest comments, let me respond directly and succinctly. We do not tolerate child labor at our Liberian farm. If an employee even brings their child to the work site, they risk losing their job. No one, anywhere, in any...Tags: Liberia, Children, Entertainment, Water Pollution, Employees
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Questions and Answers on Retirement
Times Staff WriterQ: I am changing jobs to a company with no 401(k) plan and a $1,500 yearly contribution to a SEP-IRA. My previous employer had a 401(k) with a 3% matching contribution. Are there any choices out there with pretax benefits to save for my retirement? A:...Tags: Internal Revenue Service, Punishment, Los Angeles Times, Finance, Legal Services
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Young laborers toil in Pakistan to help families
Tribune foreign correspondentBehind the high walls and padlocked iron gates of the AsiaTic carpet-weaving factory live 800 Afghan children whose miserable existence as bonded laborers is a piece of Afghanistan's present plight. Inside the compound skinny, round-eyed boys tie...Tags: Children, Disasters and Accidents, Employees, Metal and Mineral, Death
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