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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 02/28/04
Janelle from FL said:
i think we sholdent wait till the age of thirteen because we also want to buy stuff
On 02/27/04
KATIE from GA said:
in a few months, iwill be coming out of middle school and be in high school and i am trying out for the dance team and we havethree camps one of which costs 200 hundred dollars and don't know the price of the others and the top part of the outfit is 25 to 35 dollars and the bottoms are 50 dollars adn the specially made shoes are 70 dollars and my mother won't pay for all of that and i need a job to help myself pay for this and i am not eating luch for the rest of the year adn i get 2.50 or 3.00 a day. somebody HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On 02/27/04
Ami from AZ said:
omg i so agree all i do is bust my butt babbysitting and i wish i could do something more than just that
On 02/26/04
Kerry from GA said:
I think we need our own money so we wont keep asking our parents for a raise on allowence becase it really doesnt do anything we wont to spend our own monet our way. Whenever, Wherever. So that is way they need to let us get jobs right now!! It`ll be helpful in the future!!!
On 02/25/04
Raeisa from NV said:
Exactly I mean like we also need money why should we have to wait until were sixteen to stop asking our parents for money to get clothes that they ost likely dont like
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