According to lawyer Gloria Allred, "Every state does regulate to protect the health, the safety and welfare of little child performers [...] And these little ones are only eight years old and five years old, they can't protect themselves, so the state has to be sure that they are safe in their workplace."
Lawyer Gloria Allred asserts that every state has regulations in place to protect the health, safety, and well-being of young child performers, who are unable to fend for themselves at such a tender age.