Kansas Senator Jerry Moran is leading an effort to head off onerous new Department of Labor rules which spell out what young people can and cannot do while working on farms and farm-related businesses. While the DOL says the rules do not apply to young people engaged in working on their own family farms - Moran doesn't buy it.
 
Now - Moran says lawmakers and farm groups have launched a major effort to have the department drop the proposal all together.
 
[audio:moranchildlabor.mp3]A Word From Sen. Moran[/audio]
 
A public comment period on the new Department of Labor rules ended December first. Moran also expressed disappointment with Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack - who recently endorsed the new rules.