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Please
note:
If you are younger than 18
years of age, you are not allowed to work in
certain jobs that are considered hazardous. For
additional information on this requirement, see
29 CFR 570.120, Eighteen-year minimum.
14
and 15 year olds
have limited hours they are allowed to work.
The age of the young worker typically
determines which child labor rules apply. In
particular, the age of the young worker determines
how many hours in a day or week, or what hours in
the day they may work. In addition to restrictions
on hours, the Secretary of Labor has found that
certain jobs are too hazardous for anyone under 16
years of age to perform. The section on
Prohibited
Occupations explains what jobs are considered
hazardous for youth.
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Non-agricultural youth workers:
Hours
permitted:
14 years old is the minimum age for non-agricultural employment
covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The
basic
rules for when and where a youth may work are:
- Youth 18 years or older may perform any job,
whether hazardous or not, for unlimited hours.
- Youth
14
and 15 years old may work outside school hours in
various non-manufacturing, non-mining, non-hazardous jobs. They
cannot work:
- More than 3 hours a day on school days;
- More than 18 hours per week in school weeks;
- More than 8 hours a day on non-school days;
- More than 40 hours per week when school is not in session.
Also, 14- and 15-year-olds may not work before 7:00 a.m., nor after
7:00 p.m., except from June 1 through Labor Day, when their permissible
hours are extended to 9:00 p.m. Under a special provision, youth 14 and
15 years old who are enrolled in an approved
Work
Experience and Career Exploration Program may be employed for
up to 23 hours during school weeks and 3 hours on school days (including
during school hours).
Jobs Permitted:
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29 CFR 570.51, Occupations in or about
plants or establishments manufacturing or storing explosives or
articles containing explosive components (Order 1)
[HO 1 - Manufacturing and storing of explosives]
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| HO- 2 |
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29 CFR 570.52, Occupations of
motor-vehicle driver and outside helper (Order 2)
[HO 2 - Driving a motor vehicle and being an outside helper on a
motor vehicle]
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| HO- 3 |
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29 CFR 570.53, Coal-mine occupations
(Order 3)
[HO 3 - Coal mining]
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29 CFR 570.54, Logging occupations and
occupations in the operation of any sawmill, lath mill, shingle
mill, or cooperage stock mill (Order 4)
[HO 4 - Logging and sawmilling]
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| HO- 5 |
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29 CFR 570.55, Occupations involved in
the operation of power-driven woodworking machines (Order 5)
[HO 5 - Power-driven woodworking machines]
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29 CFR 570.57, Exposure to radioactive
substances and to ionizing radiations (Order 6)
[HO 6 - Exposure to radioactive substances]
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| HO- 7 |
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29 CFR 570.58, Occupations involved in
the operation of power-driven hoisting apparatus (Order 7)
[HO 7 - Power-driven hoisting apparatus]
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29 CFR 570.59, Occupations involved in
the operations of power-driven metal forming, punching, and
shearing machines (Order 8)
[HO 8 - Power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing
machines]
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| HO- 9 |
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29 CFR 570.60, Occupations in
connection with mining, other than coal (Order 9)
[HO 9 - Mining, other than coal mining]
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| HO- 10 |
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29
CFR 570.61, Occupations in the
operation of power-driven meat-processing machines and occupations
involving slaughtering, meat packing or processing, or rendering
(Order 10)
[HO 10 - Meat packing or processing (including the use of
power-driven meat slicing machines)].
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| HO- 11 |
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29 CFR 570.62, Occupations involved in
the operation of bakery machines (Order 11)
[HO 11 - Power-driven bakery machines]
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| HO- 12 |
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29 CFR 570.63, Occupations involved in
the operation of paper-products machines (Order 12) **Child
Labor Law Change
[HO 12 - Power-driven paper product machines, including scrap
paper balers and paper box compactors]
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| HO- 13 |
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29 CFR 570.64, Occupations involved in
the manufacture of brick, tile, and kindred products (Order 13)
[HO 13 - Manufacturing brick, tile, and related products]
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29 CFR 570.65, Occupations involved in
the operations of circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears
(Order 14)
[HO 14 - Power-driven circular saws, band saws, and
guillotine shears]
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| HO- 15 |
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29 CFR 570.66, Occupations involved in
wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations (Order 15)
[HO 15 - Wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations]
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| HO- 16 |
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29 CFR 570.67, Occupations in roofing
operations (Order 16)
[HO 16 - Roofing operations and all work on or about a
roof]
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| HO- 17 |
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29 CFR 570.68, Occupations in
excavation operations (Order 17)
[HO 17 - Excavation operations]
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The
hours
restrictions are the same for all youth, migrant children as well as
local resident children.
- Once a young person turns 16 years old, he or she
can work on any day, for any number of hours and in any job in
agriculture.
- A youth 14 or 15 years old can work in
agriculture, on any farm, but only during hours when school is not
in session and only in non-hazardous jobs.
- If the youth is 12 or 13 years old, he or she
can only work in agriculture on a farm if a parent has given written
permission, or a parent is working on the same farm. Again, the work
can only be performed during hours when school is not in session and
in non-hazardous jobs.
- If the youth is younger than 12 years old, he or she can
only work in agriculture on a farm if the farm is not required to
pay the Federal minimum wage. Under the FLSA,
"small"
farms are exempt from the minimum wage requirements.
"Small" farm means any farm that did not use more than 500
"man-days" of agricultural labor in any calendar quarter
(3-month period) during the preceding calendar year.
"Man-day" means any day during which an employee works at
least one hour. If the farm is "small," workers under 12
years of age can be employed in non-hazardous jobs, but only during
hours when school is not in session, and only with a parent's
permission.
Note: The Child Labor Laws in your state may be more
strict. Consult your state's labor department
for more information.
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