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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 12/07/03
Holly from NC said:
I want a job that i could go to school, come home do homework, and then earn money...where could i work that would be near me?
On 12/06/03
Erica from CA said:
I think that we should be able to work cause it teaches us to be more independant. I mean we can't bank on our parents all our lives. We have to GROW UP!!! At least let us have part time jobs. It's way better that getting no money at all. I'm 14 and my parents keep telling me I can only get a job when i turn 16!!! 16??? I like to go to the mall and shop but its very hard to cause I always have to ask my parents. So that's why I think that the law should change and I say that at the of 13 we can start working.
On 12/06/03
Raj from Othe said:
its ridicules we shud be able 2 wrk wen u becum a teenager!!
On 12/05/03
vance devenport from OR said:
I thik it should be legoul for us teens to work eny were exceped hopitals and constrution
On 12/03/03
Keaira Rucker from MO said:
Who ever is keeping us from getting a job should ease up on us because we are peple too, we need things that our parents won't always pay for .We should be able to have some responsiblity and some credit for ourselves.Just because we are young teen or children we should still be able o do things our selves.
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