Camel cigarettes, manufactured by Reynolds American, are displayed at a tobacco shop in San Francisco in July 2014. Reynolds was one of the tobacco companies to voluntarily adopt child labor policies that exceed the requirements of U.S. law. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption
Child labor violations had been declining for years. They started creeping up again after 2015, a trend that troubles experts. Kaitlyn Radde/NPR hide caption
A colored X-ray of the lungs of a patient with silicosis, a type of pneumoconiosis. The yellow grainy masses in the lungs are areas of scarred tissue and inflammation. CNRI/Science Photo Library/Getty Images hide caption
Attorneys, from left, David Seligman, Nina DiSalvo and Alexander Hood of Denver's Towards Justice, which filed a lawsuit on behalf of au pairs for higher pay. David Zalubowski/AP hide caption
Andrew Puzder, chief executive of CKE Restaurants, exits after his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., last year. Drew Angerer/Getty Images hide caption
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, pictured earlier this year, says $5 million will be distributed to job programs for people recently released from jail. Andrew Harnik/AP hide caption
Labor Secretary Thomas Perez says proposed rules for financial advisers are meant to protect consumers. Nick Ut/AP hide caption