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The main law regulating child labor in the United States is the Fair Labor Standards Act.For non-agricultural jobs, children under 14 may not be employed, children between 14 and 16 may be employed in allowed occupations during limited hours, and children between 16 and 17 may be employed for unlimited hours in non-hazardous occupations. [2]
Minors under 16 must have a written statement by the minor’s parent or guardian acknowledging the duties and hours of employment and granting permission to work. Minors aged 16 or 17 may maximum work: 8 hours on a school day. 28 hours in a school week. (36 hours if work is performed on Saturday and Sunday) 10 hours on a non-school day.
[46] [47] Exemptions in labor laws allowing children as young as 12 to work legally on commercial farms for unlimited hours remain in place. [48] [49] One estimate by Reid Maki, coordinator of the Child Labor Coalition at the National Consumers League, put the number of children working in agriculture in 2018 at between 300,000 and 400,000 ...
Minors aren’t allowed to work full 40-hour work weeks during the school year. Here’s what to know for teens and employers in the workforce. Short work weeks and special forms.
According to the National Low Income Housing Coalition, someone making minimum wage in Florida needs to work nearly 100 hours a week to afford rent.
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The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 29 U.S.C. § 203 [1] (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. [2] [3] It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppressive child labor". [4]
Hours after Gov. Ron DeSantis said a bill that bans minors younger than 16 from social media wasn’t “there yet,” the Florida House approved it anyway.