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The legal working age is the minimum age required by law in each country or jurisdiction for a young person who has not yet reached the age of majority to be allowed to work. Activities that are dangerous, harmful to the health or that may affect the morals or well-being of minors fall into this category.
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 minimum age for legal work is 18. If the student's birthday date is between 1 January and 31 March, the age is 17, while if the student's birthday date is between 1 April and 31 December, then the age is 18, and occurs in the last day of 12th grade (early-mid December).
The minimum age for "suitable age and discretion" varies by jurisdiction. Fourteen years old seems to be the absolute minimum. Under "common law, a female of the age of 14 is at the age of legal discretion, and may choose a guardian." [1] Thus, Minnesota declared 14 to be old enough to be presumed to be of suitable age and discretion. [1]
Full time students in high school or college who work 20 hours or less per week can be paid $6.16, or 85% of the standard minimum wage, if their job fits a work-study program or other specified ...
The highest incomes to be considered middle class are in Hawaii, at $82,630, and then New York and Washington, D.C., where the minimum middle class annual income is $81,396.
Minimum age in 50 states: 4 states have no official minimum age, but still require either parental consent, court approval or both: California, Mississippi, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. 2 states have a minimum age of 15: Hawaii and Kansas. 21 states have a minimum age of 16. 10 states have a minimum age of 17.
In early May, Planet Fitness rolled out the High School Summer Pass, allowing any high schooler ages 14 through 19 to work out for free at any of its more than 2,200 locations in the U.S. and ...