The first step is admitting there is a problem, and child labor is a growing one in the United States.

In the past, child labor violations might have appeared as a distant concern—something that happens overseas, elsewhere, away. Or, it was considered to be at low risk of occurring in the United States.

Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:...