What are the parameters for workers under 16 years of age?
I've heard that it's illigal under FLSA for a worker under 16 years old to work more than 3 hours a day on school days, to work past 7pm except for between June 1st and labor day when the time is extended to 9pm, and for them to work more than 8 hours a day. Is this all true? I have a family member who's under 16 years old and has worked under all three of these conditions in the past few months. Can we take any legal action? If so, what is the process and possible outcome?
1 answer | asked Aug 28, 2019 8:01 PM [EST] | applies to Georgia
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Here is the United States Code governing child labor:
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/212
This law generally prohibits "oppressive child labor" and authorizes the US Department of Labor to define what it is. The DOL has done so. Here a DOL fact sheet on child labor.
https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs43.pdf
The DOL Child Labor regulations are at
29 CFR Part 570, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/part-570
posted by Neil Klingshirn | Aug 29, 2019 08:55 AM [EST]
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/29/212
This law generally prohibits "oppressive child labor" and authorizes the US Department of Labor to define what it is. The DOL has done so. Here a DOL fact sheet on child labor.
https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs43.pdf
The DOL Child Labor regulations are at
29 CFR Part 570, https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/29/part-570
posted by Neil Klingshirn | Aug 29, 2019 08:55 AM [EST]
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