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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 11/17/05
Sarah from CO said:
I belive 13 year olds should be able to get at least a after school job because to be honest its probably not to hard to work at fast food places,or even maybe something more diffucult. It wouldn't hurt to try!
On 11/15/05
Andrea Alanis from CA said:
i think that at 13 we kids should be able to work. i want to have freedom and so do other kids.
On 11/14/05
dom from NY said:
haha is just turned 14 yesterday now i can work.
On 11/13/05
ANSIS from MI said:
i am 13 i have enterd man hood now but i still have to wait another year befor i can even statr to try to get a job that is garbage. how am i soposed to make money i am now pretty much past the little garden choirs i get from mom and neighbors i will do them but i need more then that i want to start doing somthing and a job is the first step to doing that somthing so far all i have is a mutil fund of $2,500 that i have made all by my self and even that is in my mothers name
On 11/13/05
jemma from Othr said:
i am a 13 year old girl i think that i should be able to work, it keeps us out of trouble and can earn us a little bit more money,just like me and my friend who really wanta job so we can get are friends a gd bday pressent wats wrong wid that?
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