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Speak Up! - View Question #185 |
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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 05/06/04
alie from AK said:
I think its not fair that thirteen-year-olds can't work. Why don't you make a law that people are allowed to work since they're thirteen? I'm turning 14 soon and I haven't ever worked anywhere. My parents are both working but we have a very big family(10 ppl)so we don't have money for alot of stuff. I want to work so my family would have at least a little bit more money. I haven't ever baby-sitted anyone except my siblings, I'm second oldest so I'm pretty good at lots of stuff. I wish I could at least do SOMETHING for my family and I can't!
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On 05/05/04
emma from HI said:
its not fair that 13 year olds are not allowed 2 work if u look on the internet they just say baby sitting washing cars and dog walking these are jobs i wuld have done wen i was 8. i think that form 12 upwards should b allowed 2 b a cleaner for a shop or stack shelves or office work n the computer. Just cuz we are younger we are still capable of doing things that a fourteen year old would b able 2 do! x x x
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On 05/05/04
margaret from NY said:
You are right because I'm 13teen and i what to get a jod and one time i asked the school for working paper and they said no, becauce i have to be 13 teen.I got mad. have they ever told you that?
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On 05/04/04
Laura from CA said:
Tell me about it! I am sick of baby sitting as well and even if I wanted to babysit I can't because the person I usually babysit for is going on Maternity leave for a year and is having another child! I have no idea what to do1 I need a job but am to young. HELP
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On 05/04/04
Stephanie from FL said:
I think that by the law stating the the minimum age to have a job at 14 is right. I am 13 and i wish to have a job, but This law gives us time to grow up and wait for a year or two. When you turn 13, you just got out of being a baby and you are only in the 7th grade, worry about making it to high school, then worry about getting a job. Me, as a 13 year old, feels that i should have a job, and by making money the hard way shows your parents about being responsible! but wait a couple of years. that is what i think!
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