Tasks that young workers are not allowed to perform
The United States Department of Labor established the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in 1938 to protect employees from unfair practices. Two significant measures were put in place through the document - minimum wage standards and child labor laws. Employers are allowed to hire workers under the age of 18, but the law aims to ensure their jobs are not hazardous and do not jeopardize their education.
According the DOL, non-agricultural employers can hire children as young as 14, but there are certain tasks they are not allowed to perform. Fourteen- and fifteen-year-old employees may not work in manufacturing, mining or hazardous jobs outside of school hours.
Youth between the ages of 16 and 17 are allowed to work at any time as long as the work is considered non-hazardous and once they turn 18, there are no limitations on the tasks they are allowed to perform.
Hazardous work includes driving motor vehicles, using power-driven meat-processing machines and other tools such as circular saws, guillotine shears and power-driven bakery machines.
If employers are not sure whether the machines used in daily operations are considered hazardous, they can refer to the FLSA or human resource outsourcing to benefit from professional advice.
According the DOL, non-agricultural employers can hire children as young as 14, but there are certain tasks they are not allowed to perform. Fourteen- and fifteen-year-old employees may not work in manufacturing, mining or hazardous jobs outside of school hours.
Youth between the ages of 16 and 17 are allowed to work at any time as long as the work is considered non-hazardous and once they turn 18, there are no limitations on the tasks they are allowed to perform.
Hazardous work includes driving motor vehicles, using power-driven meat-processing machines and other tools such as circular saws, guillotine shears and power-driven bakery machines.
If employers are not sure whether the machines used in daily operations are considered hazardous, they can refer to the FLSA or human resource outsourcing to benefit from professional advice.
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