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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]
ALABAMA CHILD LABOR LAWS [27] AL 25-8-32 [28] AL 25-8-63 Alaska: Additional working restrictions: None: For: Newspaper sales and delivery. Babysitting, handiwork and domestic employment in or about private homes. Occupations in the entertainment industry, with an approved work permit from the Alaska Wage and Hour Administration.
Being a minor, a child actor must secure an entertainment work permit before accepting any paid work. Compulsory education laws mandate that the education of the child actor not be disrupted while the child is working, whether the child actor is enrolled in public school, private school or even home school. The child does their schoolwork under ...
Federal law: Child labor is limited by the time of day and number of hours worked for 14-and 15-years-old, according to the federal youth employment provisions. Work for 14-and 15-year-olds can ...
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Labor released data saying it investigated 955 cases involving child labor violations, a 14% jump from 2022. Within those cases, the department says it found nearly ...
There’s been a serious increase in child labor law violations in the US over the past few years. Well known companies, consumer-facing name brands, have been caught employing children for ...
In the U.S., all states have child labor laws that apply to the entertainment industry. In California, the center of the entertainment industry, there are specific industry regulations and laws to protect minors working in entertainment that include: limited working hours and a requirement to set aside a portion of earnings into a trust. [20]
The state, on July 1, enacted new rules to its Child Labor Law, requiring adults to pay children under the age of 16 if those minors appear in at least 30% of their social media content over a 30 ...