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Young teens cannot work jobs that involve manufacturing and storing explosives, or exposure to radioactive substances, according to the N.C. Department of Labor. Teens as young as 14 can work in NC.
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]
Lawmakers could eliminate work permits for 14- and 15-year-olds, but the DWD says the loss of fees could impact their enforcement ability.
Farm work: Minors aged 12 or 13 may maximum work: 4 hours per day; from: 7 am to 7 pm June 21 to Labor Day/ 9 am to 4 pm Day after Labor Day to June 20; Minors aged 14 or older are unrestricted. Newspaper carriers: Minors aged 11 to 18 may maximum work: 4 Hours on school days 5 Hours on other days; from: 5 am to 7 pm or 30 minutes prior to ...
Trattner, Walter I. Crusade for the Children: A History of the National Child Labor Committee and Child Labor Reform in America (1970) online; Tyler, John H. "Using state child labor laws to identify the effect of school-year work on high school achievement." Journal of Labor Economics 21.2 (2003): 381–408. Walker, Roger W.
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Children in fields or on farms spend on average 30 hours a week working, including during the school year. This impacts academic achievement, and 50% of children who work on farms will fail to graduate high school. [4] The United States Department of Labor estimates that children net an income of about $1,000 after one year of work. [5]
Several 15-year-old employees at the New Jersey Dairy Queen restaurants were found working too long and too late — including until 10 p.m. during the school year — in violation of federal ...