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According to the Fair Labor Standards Act, the minimum age of employment is 14 years of age. In addition, the number of hours worked by minors is limited for those under the age of 16. The FLSA prohibits the employment of a minor in work declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. Below is a brief description of employment restrictions as determined by the age of the individual.
A youth 18 years or older – may perform any job, whether hazardous or not, for unlimited hours.
A youth 16 or 17 years old – may perform any non-hazardous job for unlimited hours.
A youth 14 and 15 years old – may work outside school hours in various non-manufacturing, non-mining, non-hazardous jobs. They cannot work:
*Also, 14- and 15-year-olds may not work before 7:00 a.m., or after 7:00 p.m., except from June 1 through Labor Day, when their permissible hours are extended to 9:00 p.m.
The following is a brief list of jobs/duties that a 14- and 15-year-old may NOT participate in …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division produced a self assessment tool to help ensure compliance with the youth employment provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The following are situations that may occur within the food service industry. Please check YES or NO in response to the following questions. If you answer YES to any question, the individual will not be able to perform such duties. |
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If the employee is under 18 years of age, do they… |
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Yes |
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No |
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Operate or clean power-driven meat slicers or other meat processing machines? |
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2. |
Yes |
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No |
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Operate or clean any power-driven dough mixer or other bakery machines? |
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3. |
Yes |
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No |
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Operate, load, or unload scrap papers baler or paper box compactors? |
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4. |
Yes |
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No |
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Drive a motor-vehicle on the job? |
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If the employee is under 16 years of age, do they… |
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5. |
Yes |
No |
Cook? |
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6. |
Yes |
No |
Bake? |
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8. |
Yes |
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No |
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Clean cooking equipment or handle hot oil or grease? |
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9. |
Yes |
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No |
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Load or unload goods from a truck or conveyor? |
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10. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work inside a freezer or meat cooler? |
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11. |
Yes |
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No |
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Operate power-driven bread slicers or bagel slicers? |
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12. |
Yes |
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No |
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Operate any power-driven equipment? |
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13. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work from ladders? |
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14. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work during school hours? |
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15. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work before 7:00am on any day? |
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16. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work past 7:00pm between Labor Day and June 1? |
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17. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work past 9:00pm between June 1 and Labor Day? |
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18. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work more than 3 hours on a school day, including Fridays? |
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19. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work more than 8 hours on any day? |
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20. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work more than 18 hours in any week when school was in session? |
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21. |
Yes |
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No |
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Work more than 40 hours in any week when school was not in session? |
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updated 05/2022