How did child labor laws affect children's employment levels during the progressive era?

During the period from 1902 to 1915, child labor committees emphasized reform through state legislatures. Many laws restricting child labor were passed as part of the progressive reform movement of this period. ... In effect, the employment of children under sixteen years of age was prohibited in manufacturing and mining.

Explanation:

The steps that  included in the ethical reasoning process are: 
- Develop and evaluate COAs. In this case, COA stands for Course of Action. We need to know what options are available to us before we took an action.
-Define the problem, so we can match it with the COAs that available for us.
-know the rules