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OPA News Release: [02/15/2005]
Contact Name:
Lorette Post
Phone Number: 202-693-4676
Release Number:
05-0210-NAT
Labor Department Posts New On-Line elaws Advisor on
Changes to Youth Employment Rules
WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Labor has updated
its on-line elaws Advisor on child labor to help young
people, parents, teachers and employers understand changes to youth employment
rules that went into effect Feb. 14.
The new rules expand protections for youth working in restaurant cooking,
roofing and driving, among other changes. The online elaws FLSA Child
Labor Rules Advisor is a comprehensive, plain language source for
information about Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) rules that apply to
young workers, including wage payment issues, the hours youth can work
and the jobs they can and cannot perform. To access the advisor, visit http://www.dol.gov/elaws/esa/flsa/cl.
Developed by the Labor Department's Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Policy, elaws advisors are interactive website tools that
guide users to specific information about how major federal employment
laws affect them. In addition to child labor, topics addressed include overtime
pay, family and medical leave, reemployment rights for veterans and Federal
poster requirements. For a complete list of advisors or to sign up for
e-mail notice each time an advisor is updated to reflect changes in a law
or regulation, go to www.dol.gov/elaws.
Other compliance assistance materials on the updated employment rules for
youth are available at the department's YouthRules! Web
site at www.youthrules.dol.gov or
its Wage and Hour Division website at www.wagehour.dol.gov.
Information may also be obtained by calling the toll-free Wage and Hour help
line at 1-866-4USWAGE (1-866-487-9243).
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