There are currently 17 HOs which include a partial or total ban on the occupations or industries they cover. 3 also bans 14- and 15-year-olds from performing any work proscribed by the HOs. The FLSA establishes an 18-year minimum age for those nonagricultural occupations that the Secretary of Labor finds and declares to be particularly hazardous for 16- and 17-year-old minors, or detrimental to their health or well-being. OCCUPATIONS BANNED FOR ALL MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 The Hazardous Occupations Orders (HO) Children may also perform work not covered by the FLSA such as completing minor chores around private homes or casual baby-sitting. Permissible employment for such children is limited to work that is exempt from the FLSA (such as delivering newspapers to the consumer and acting). Under 14 - Children under 14 years of age may not be employed in non-agricultural occupations covered by the FLSA. Sixteen- and 17-year-olds may be employed for unlimited hours in any occupation other than those declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.ġ4 - Young persons 14 and 15 years of age may be employed outside school hours in a variety of non-manufacturing and non-hazardous jobs for limited periods of time and under specified conditions. Children of any age are generally permitted to work for businesses entirely owned by their parents, except those under age 16 may not be employed in mining or manufacturing and no one under 18 may be employed in any occupation the Secretary of Labor has declared to be hazardous.ġ8 - Once a youth reaches 18 years of age, he or she is no longer subject to the Federal youth employment provisions.ġ6 - Basic minimum age for employment. The FLSA and the youth employment regulations issued at 29 CFR, Part 570, establish both hours and occupational standards for youth. regulate such issues as discrimination, harassment, verbal or physical abuse, or morality, though other Federal and State laws may.regulate or require such things as breaks, meal periods, or fringe benefits.apply where no FLSA employment relationship exists.restrict the number of hours or times of day that workers 16 years of age and older may be employed, though many States do.require minors to obtain "working papers" or "work permits," though many States do.The Federal youth employment provisions do not: The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health estimates that 160,000 American children suffer occupational injuries every year-and 54,800 of these injuries are serious enough to warrant emergency room treatment.īoth Federal and State laws govern the employment of young workers and when both are applicable, the law with the stricter standard must be obeyed. It is an unfortunate fact that children do get injured, even killed, in the workplace. Employers are subject to the youth employment provisions generally under the same coverage criteria as established for the other provisions of the FLSA. The youth employment provisions of the FLSA were enacted to ensure that when young people work, the work does not jeopardize their health, well-being or educational opportunities. The Department of Labor is committed to helping young workers find those positive and early employment experiences that can be so important to their development, but the work must be safe. This Fact Sheet provides general information about the Federal youth employment provisions applicable to nonagricultural occupations.
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