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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 12/30/04
Leticia from NE said:
I have been trying to find a job at 13 and i think that we should have a job because then that teaches us responsibility and how to make your own money! To me we needed to be treated the same as a 15 year old!
On 12/30/04
Angela from PA said:
13 year olds should have jobs. There is no reason for them to have a law saying that we cant have jobs! I mean for Christmas I had to get my parents to buy all of my gifts for everyone. This law is pretty much usless to have.
On 12/30/04
ashlea from HI said:
i have been trying to get a job when i was 12. and you have to be 14 and 9 mouths but 13 year old want money to go out and get thing a there moms and dads want pay for us. them so how are they going to get jobs if we cant work.they tell us to auct like them and get some money but we cant get money if we cant work. i have been wanting a job for a very long time and i cant get one
On 12/30/04
Amanda from Othr said:
 14 yearold can work but 13 year olds cant?! i meant we probably work harder than they ever would because they have highschool and are not as energetic as us 13 year olds! CHANGE THE LAW!!!
On 12/29/04
Rachel from CT said:
ok there are alot of teens out there and we should all just do somthing about it instead of complain about it i mean we are teens we old enough to do chores get tons of homework and enough responsibilities to drowned us we should be able to get a job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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