Introduction
Child Labor Laws were first introduced in the United States in 1938, which essentially determine the minimum working age of a citizen of that state. The age requirement, then, is intended to protect children from being wrongfully taken advantage of. Although there is a Federal minimum working age set through the Fair Labor and Standards Act, the minimum age required to work varies by state and is laden with exceptions which usually relate to parental consent. However, exceptions are also made for the minimum working age regarding whether or not the child or adolescent is working during or after school hours. For instance, to work during school hours people have to be 16 years of age in most states. However, in Illinois, you only have to be 12 years of age, and in Nevada and North Dakota, you only have to be 14. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Washington and Wisconsin have some of the highest age requirements for working during school hours, at 18 years of age.
[shield-db-table]Need to survey a highly targeted audience?
Talk to our Experts