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The Fair Labor
Standards Act (FLSA) provides for certain exemptions. Minors under age 16
working in a business solely owned or operated by their parents or by persons
standing in place
of their parents, can work any time of day and for any number of hours.
However, parents are prohibited from employing their child in manufacturing or
mining or in any of the occupations declared
hazardous by the
Secretary of Labor. Other exemptions to the FLSA are detailed in the links
listed below.
All exemptions to agricultural employment rules are statutory in
nature and the Department's regulations reflect laws enacted by the
U.S.
Congress.
DOL Web Pages on This
Topic
Exemptions from Child
Labor Rules in Non-Agricultural Occupations Employment as motion
picture, theater, radio, or television actors, working at home in the making of
evergreen wreaths, and delivering newspapers are among the jobs exempted from
FLSA child labor provisions.
Fair Labor Standards Act
(FLSA) Advisor Exemptions Lists commonly used exemptions to the
FLSA.
elaws FLSA Advisor
Child Labor Rules This Advisor answers questions about workers and
businesses that are subject to the FLSA's child labor rules.
General
Information About the Fair Labor Standards Act An overview of many
aspects to the FLSA, ranging from child labor to enforcement.
Laws & Regulations on This
Topic
Regulations
29 CFR
§§570.122 through 570.126 Exemptions to FLSA Child Labor
Provisions
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