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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 06/06/06
drew from KS said:
What the heck i am sick and tired doing chores i think we should be able to work i realy hate thi s i can work for the news paper thing but that is stupid who wants to do the paper rout. i think the age should be from 12-65. this makes me realy mad
On 05/31/06
Savannah from MA said:
I'm 13 and I can't get a job. If managers can trust 14 year olds than why can't they trust 13 years old and because of my birthday I won't be able to get a job until next summer. Even simple jobs like working at a cash register would be nice but no!But I'm not, and I'm not a steriotype either! It is not fair at all any more.
On 05/30/06
Beacky from SC said:
i think that the age for a teen to work  should be 13 and up.Because some teens want to work for they can help to support their family and to have a job to spend on important things like cloths food for the house and etc. This not fair for a teen not to have a job.so let us , the teens be free and to have a job if want to.... And so what if were growing up and we want a job let us be ... some parenys let tneir teen have a job we're ...but some don't have don't transportaion.
On 05/27/06
Terryn from CA said:
I think that its unfair if in the summer your turning 14 and are 13 and cant get a job becuase my birthday is the the last week of July and cant work till next year although i will almost be 14. They should have an exeption for that and should let mature and well behaived children13 year olds work. I can understan why they wouldnt let 12 and under but not 13 year olds to work. it is very unfair!!!!
On 05/27/06
AlALE from FL said:
 i WANT A SUMMER J0B DAT iS S0 UNFAiR
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