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Question: What are the laws concerning jobs for 13-year olds?

Answer: The Fair Labor Standards Act states that the minimum age for employment is 14 years old. A 14-year old that is a full-time student would be allowed to work in a retail establishment as long as the employer has obtained certifications from the Department of Labor. A business could be fined $10,000 for hiring someone under the age of 14. The age requirements for agricultural employment are slightly different.


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On 07/23/05
non of your biz from UT said:
i think that 13 year olds should B able 2 have a job. people think that we R old enough 2 go 2 jr high, than Y cant we have a job. insted of babysitting. 13 year olds R not all that bad, but 14 year olds are more bad.
On 07/23/05
from MO said:
i really need a job.i think that the government need to make changes about our 13 years olds cant have a job.we wont money for ourselves too.to like buy our little things also.so i think bush should make some changes.
On 07/23/05
Kimberly from Othr said:
I think 13 year old should beable to get a job because i can only get what i want with my own money and i go shopping a lot and i only get $7.50 a week for doing chores. i hate doing chores and want to do something i like and actually get paid for it. we should beable to have the right to say if we are mature and responsible enough to take on a job that we want to do. we could atleast be tested on how good we would be at doing that job so we atleast have a chance.
On 07/21/05
joe from CO said:
NEED A COMPUTER. 1134$!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEED JOB BBBBBBBAAAAAADDDDD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On 07/21/05
Jasmine from WI said:
I am getting sick of sitting at home, I need a job. They say teens get into alot of trouble, well if we had jobs we wouldn't get in as much trouble!!!
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