Child Labor LawsLucas Keeton

Why Are There Child Labor Laws?

Today, approximately 80% of all students work sometime during high school. Child labor laws ensure that our youth have the necessary time to pursue their education and be employed in a safe workplace. Georgia's child labor law was written in 1878 whereas the federal child labor law is provided for under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) enacted in 1938.

Employment Certificate (Work

Permit) An Employment Certificate, commonly called a Work Permit, is required for all minors who have not reached their 18th birthday. Minors may obtain Work Permits from: A school Issuing Officer (including most private schools) The county school superintendent's office

A work permit data sheet must be initiated either online or via paper by the minor prior to being completed by the employer. A completed work permit data sheet is submitted online or via paper to an issuing officer for issuance of the employment certificate.

Hours of Work/Age

Requirements

Under 14What Jobs Can I Do?

Deliver newspapers to customers Babysit on a casual basis Actor or performer in movies, TV, radio, or theater Homeworker gathering evergreensand making

evergreen wreaths Work for a business owned entirelt by yout parents as

long as it is not in mining, manufacturing, or any of the 17 hazardous occupations

*There are different rules for children under age 14 working in agriculture States also have rules, and employers must follow both*

14-15What Jobs Can I Do?

Retail Occupations Intellectual or creative work such as computer programming,

teaching, tutoring, singing, acting, or playing an instrument Errands on delivery work by foot, bicycle and public

transportation Clean-up and yard work which does not include using power-

driven mowers, cutters, trimmers, edgers, or similar equipment

Work in connection with cars and trucks such as dispensing gasoline or oiil and washing or hand polishing

Some kitchen and food service work including reheating food, washing dishes, cleaning equipment, and limited cooking

Cleaning Vegetables and fruits, wrapping sealing, and labeling, weighing pricing, and stocking of items when performed in areas separate from a freezer or a meat cooler

14-15What Jobs Can I Do? (Continued)

Loading or unloading objects for use  at a worksite including rakes, hand-held clippers, and shovels;

14 and 15-year-olds who meet certain requirements can perform limited tasks in sawmills and woodshops; and

15-year-olds who meet certain requirements can perform lifeguard duties at traditional swimming pools and wateramusement parks.

If an occupation is not specifically permitted, it is prohibited for youth ages 14 and 15.

14-15What Hours Can I Work?

All work must be performed outside school hours and you may not work:

more than 3 hours on a school day, including Friday; more than 18 hours per week when school is in session; more than 8 hours per day when school is not in

session; more than 40 hours per week when school is not in

session; and before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. on any day, except from

June 1st through Labor Day, when nighttime work hours are extended to 9 p.m.

16-17What Jobs Can I Do?

Any job that has not been declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor is permissible for 16- and 17 year olds.

What Hours Can I Work? At 16 and 17 you may work unlimited hours.

18 And UpWhat Jobs Can I Do?

Once you turn 18, you can perform any job.

What Hours Can I Work There are no limits to the number of hours 18-

year-olds can work.

Attendance Requirements

State law requires a minor to obtain an attendance letter from their school administrator indicating that: The minor is enrolled in school full-time.

The minor’s school attendance record is in good standing for the current academic year.

Employers are required to maintain a copy of the minor’s employment certificate (work permit) and the attendance letter in the minor’s employment file. The attendance letter must be updated in January of each subsequent academic year during which the minor maintains his or her employment.

The school attendance letter is not required when the minor: Reaches the age of 18;

Receives a high school diploma, a GED, a special education diploma, or a certificate of high school completion;

Has terminated secondary education and is enrolled in a postsecondary school.

Hazardous Occupations/Prohibited Occupations

14-15 Operating lawn mowers or weed eaters Loading/unloading vehicles Operating power driven food slicers, grinders, choppers, cutters, etc. Cooking Operating power-driven machinery Working at a construction site Work requiring use of ladders or scaffolds Public messenger Work in a warehouse Work in a freezer Operating bakery-type mixers Manufacturing work Mining occupations Most processing occupations (such as filleting fish, dressing poultry,

commercial laundering)

Under 17 The driving is limited to daylight hours; The 17-year-old holds a state license for the type of driving

involved in the job performed; The 17-year-old has successfully completed a state approved

driver education course and has no record of any moving violation at the time of hire;

The automobile or truck is equipped with a seat belt for the driver and any passengers and the employer has instructed the youth that the seat belts must be used when driving the vehicle;

The automobile or truck does not exceed 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; and

Such driving is only occasional and incidental to the 17-year-old's employment.

Youth may drive no more than one-third of the worktime in any workday and no more than 20 percent 

Under 18 obs involving the manufacturing and storing of explosives Coal mining, logging, and saw mill work Operating power-driven woodworking machines, bakery machines, or

paper product machines Jobs with exposure to radioactive substances Operating a power-driven hoisting apparatus Operating power-driven metal forming, punching, and shearing

machines Mining, other than coal mining Meat processing jobs (slaughtering, packing, processing, or rendering) Manufacturing brick, tile, and kindred products Operating power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine

shears Work in wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations Roofing work Excavation jobs

Entertainment Employmeny

Definition association through performance

or participation with any motion picture production company, theatrical group or association, broadcasting (radio and television) or photographic modeling agency whether or not monetary remuneration is provided.

Employer Requirements

Complete an Application for Employment of Minors in Entertainment Ensure application for each minor is legible and completed in its entirety

Ensure that the parent or guardian has completed and signed the appropriate portionof the form

Submit application by FAX or mail along with a copy of the script or storyboard

Hours of Participation Minors 15 years of age and under may not work

or be present at a production or performance site for more than 10 hours. Such 10 hour maximum shall include at least:A one-hour break for meals;

A one-hour rest and recreation period, if the minor is present for more than four (4) hours; and

Any additional breaks as may be necessary to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the minor.

Educational Requirements

When employment of minors 15 years of age and under requires absence from regular school curriculum in excess of two (2) consecutive calendar school days, an authorized tutor must be provided at the location of the production or performance. The tutor shall be provided by the production or performance company, and neither the minor, nor the minor's family, shall incur, in part or whole, the cost associated with the tutor. Each minor shall be provided at least three (3) hours of instruction per day.

And That Is All One Will

Ever Need To Know About Child Labor

Laws

Lucas Keeton