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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]
16: Minors age 16 may not work between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. on any day before a day school is in session. 17: Minors age 17 may not work between the hours of midnight and 5:00 a.m. on any day before a day when school is in session. These restrictions do not apply to minors who have graduated from high school.
Each state has minimum requirements such as earliest age a child may begin working, number of hours a child is allowed to work during the day, number of hours a child is allowed to work during the week. The United States Department of Labor lists the minimum requirements for agricultural work in each state. [38]
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.
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According to ILO minimum age convention (C138) of 1973, child labour refers to any work performed by children under the age of 12, non-light work done by children aged 12–14, and hazardous work done by children aged 15–17. Light work was defined, under this convention, as any work that does not harm a child's health and development, and ...
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