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- @Q01
- ┌─────────────────────────────────┐
- │ MAY MY BUSINESS HIRE CHILDREN │
- │ UNDER THE AGE OF 18? │
- └─────────────────────────────────┘
-
- The provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, as
- well as various state laws, regulate or prohibit the em-
- ployment of children in many kinds of business settings.
- Under the federal law, these child labor restrictions only
- apply to children under the age of 18. State laws vary
- from state to state, and in many cases are more restrictive
- than the FLSA provisions.
-
- QUESTION: What age children are you considering hiring
- in your business?
- 1 - Age 16 or 17
- 2 - Age 14 or 15
- 3 - Under the age of 14
-
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- 01\Q02
- 02\Q03
- 03\Q04
-
- @Q02
-
- CONCLUSION: The FLSA only restricts your right to hire chil-
- dren under age 16, as a general rule. However, the Depart-
- ment of Labor is allowed to exclude children ages 16 and 17
- from certain occupations that are designated as hazardous
- from time to time by the Secretary of Labor. These restric-
- tions are quite detailed, so you may need to consult an at-
- torney for guidance if your business is one that is at all
- hazardous to the health or morals of minors.
-
- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ WARNING: This consulting session deals only with the │
- │ federal child labor rules, so even if it appears from │
- │ this "consulting" session that you would be able to │
- │ hire children under the age of 18 in your business, │
- │ you will still need to consult an attorney regarding │
- │ the child labor laws in your state, which may apply │
- │ in cases where the FLSA does not. (Or else get a copy │
- │ of the "STARTING AND OPERATING A BUSINESS" book for │
- │ your state, which provides such detailed information) │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
-
- @STOP
-
- @Q03
-
- CONCLUSION: Federal child labor laws prohibit the hiring of
- children under the age of 16 as follows:
-
- . They (or children 16 or 17) may not be hired in cer-
- tain hazardous occupations, as designated by the U.S.
- Secretary of Labor;
-
- . They also may not be hired in any of the following
- circumstances:
-
- . To work in any workplace where mining, manu-
- facturing, or processing operations take place;
-
- . To operate power machinery (other than office
- equipment);
-
- . To operate (or serve as a helper on) motor
- vehicles;
-
- . To work in public messenger services; or
-
- . To work in the following occupations:
-
- (1) transportation;
- (2) warehousing or storage;
- (3) communications or public utilities; or
- (4) construction (except sales or office
- work).
-
- Children age 14 or 15 can be hired in other occupations not
- considered to be hazardous, but there are numerous limita-
- tions on the hours and times when they may work, particular-
- ly when schools are in session. State laws also generally
- have very detailed restrictions on working hours and times
- for children, which generally differ from the FLSA rules.
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │WARNING: This consulting session deals only with the│
- │federal child labor rules, so even if it appears from│
- │this "consulting" session that you would be able to│
- │hire children of a particular age for your business,│
- │you will still need to consult an attorney regarding│
- │the child labor laws in your state, which may apply│
- │in cases where the FLSA does not. (Or else get a copy│
- │of the "STARTING AND OPERATING A BUSINESS" book for│
- │your state, which provides such detailed information)│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
-
- @STOP
-
- @Q04
-
- CONCLUSION: Under Federal child labor laws, your ability to
- hire children under the age of 14 is EXTREMELY limited. Only
- a few types of work for such young children are allowable,
- the main ones being newspaper delivery and theatrical work.
-
- ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │WARNING: This consulting session deals only with the│
- │federal child labor rules, so even if it appears from│
- │this "consulting" session that you would be able to│
- │hire children under the age of 14 for your business,│
- │you will still need to consult an attorney regarding│
- │the child labor laws in your state, which may apply│
- │in cases where the FLSA does not. (Or else get a copy│
- │of the "STARTING AND OPERATING A BUSINESS" book for│
- │your state, which provides such detailed information)│
- └─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
-
- @STOP
-
- @HELP
-
- @H\01
-
- Select the age range of potential em-
- ployees on which you wish to receive
- guidance as to Federal restrictions on
- your ability to hire children in a par-
- ticular age range. Remember that the
- various state child labor laws are not
- included in the following analyses.
-
- Type an item #, 1 to 3, and press ENTER.
-
- @END