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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]
The Alaska Statutes comprise the statutory law of the U.S. state of Alaska, and consists of the codified legislation of the Alaska Legislature. External links [ edit ]
South Carolina Child Labor Statute: §41-13-20; 17 Hazardous Occupations Orders of the Fair Labor Standards Act; S.C. Code Ann. Sections: 20-7-370; 61-5-20(6) 61-13-340 South Dakota: Additional working restrictions: Under 14: Minors under the age of 14 may only work in or as: Child actors; Jobs pumping gas or detasselling hybrid seed corn ...
Child labor in the United States was a common phenomenon across the economy in the 19th century. Outside agriculture, it gradually declined in the early 20th century, except in the South which added children in textile and other industries. Child labor remained common in the agricultural sector until compulsory school laws were enacted by the ...
(Reuters) -A federal judge in Texas on Friday struck down a U.S. National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) rule that would treat many companies as employers of certain contract and franchise workers ...
A small, twin-engine aircraft with only the pilot inside crashed near a busy highway in Texas on Wednesday, according to officials. The incident, under investigation by the Federal Aviation ...
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]
Aug. 14—Alaska Airlines flight attendants on Wednesday voted to reject their union's tentative agreement. "This is democracy in action and flight attendants always have the final say on any ...