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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 07/05/03
Kaela from MI said:
I'm thirteen and I want a job to be able to buy clothes and other things, I don't get enough money from my parents for allowance and babysitting doesn't come around much. I'm sick and tired of trying to sell things for money because I don't get much. I have to be fourteen to get a job and even then the only job offered for fourteen year olds in my city is bagging groceries at a grocery store. I'm beginning to get very angry and I NEED A JOB SERIOUSLY. I'm so jealous of the girls who have all the good clothes because their parents give them money. My parents don't, but I still want a lot of clo
On 07/05/03
Josie from PA said:
i agree with you. I do believe that 13 year olds should get a job and that we deserve to be teadted as any othetr teenager.
On 07/04/03
Chrisbg from FL said:
I think it is really unfair that thirteen year olds aren't allowed to get a job in a retail store because what is one year compared with our hole life. Yeah!!! you're really going to suddenly become a geneous when your fourteen just like majic( please note i was being sarcastic).So why should we go without money when fourteen year olds are pocketing $40 a week and we have to put up with a measly$10. IT'S UNFAIR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
On 07/04/03
Paige from FL said:
yah i agree with all of yall on this page i'm 13 but i'll be 14 in like 2 months i'm in a sport that costs alot of money yah know skating is very expensive expecally when the skates you want are $830 i would have no problem buying them myself if i had a job i'm responsible and eed money i love to shop adn my parents are getting tired of me asking for money and i dont always get it so i want a job so that i can buy the things i want and need badly and i think 13 year olds should be able to have a job to prepare them for life and having to work when there older
On 07/03/03
Trisha from IL said:
I've been waiting forever to get a job.I want to make money.Now im 13, a teenager.I want to be able to babysit. I think im old enough and I love babysitting for my family, im responsible and can be trusted home alone.I really want a babysitting job, but can't find anyone who needs a babysitter that lives near me.
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