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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 03/19/06
skylar from MI said:
I know it stinks not to have a job.What else are we going to do with out money?We just can't kept asking our moms and dads caz they get tired of us asking them for they're money if we kept doing that they are going to go broke.Then we are going to feel bad caz we can't get a job to pay them back!Thank you for reading this.
On 03/11/06
Nicole from FL said:
well im 14 and every place here in my part of town u have to be 16 and that just stinks because i need a job real bad!!
On 03/10/06
caity from TN said:
thats messed up i need sum dough im only 13
On 03/08/06
Damien Ayala from NY said:
WHAT IS WRONG WITH EVERYONE?! NO ONE will hire a 13 year old? But then my friend is 13, he's working illegaly, I guess. So if we want jobs... , WE SNEAK THEM!
On 03/08/06
sam from TX said:
some kids that are 13 realy need money so why cant 13 yr.s work too I mean once you become a teen ager lots of things change and sometime or all the time we want to fix or buy things on our own insted of being treated like a baby.
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