Child Labor Law Compliance: Keeping Teens Safe This Summer

Date and time

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Location

Online

Organizer

mast-matos.rachel@dol.gov

Host organization

U.S. Department of Labor - Wage and Hour Division

Type of event

Other federal agency event

Event description

Join the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division for a free and informative webinar focused on keeping teens safe while working this summer. 

During the event, a representative from the Safety, Health, and Environmental Services at Georgia Tech will provide a special presentation on why child labor protections matter. Following that presentation, representatives from the Wage and Hour Division's Southeast Region will provide employers, managers, HR professionals, parents and educators with key information about federal child labor laws and how to keep young workers safe and healthy on the job.  

Topics will include:

  • Why child labor protections matter
  • Overview of federal child labor laws
  • Hours 14- and 15-year-olds can work
  • Dangerous jobs prohibited for 14- and 15-year-olds
  • Dangerous jobs prohibited for all young workers including 16- and 17-year-olds
  • Most common violations
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