At the federal level, child labor is regulated by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Minors and students may also be subject to special labor regulations regarding minimum wage, meal and break times during work, etc. Immediate family members of farm owners are exempt from age requirements and child labor laws when working on their family farm. Employers should ask for documents as proof (e.g., marriage certificate, university registration, etc.) if a minor is working under one of these exceptions. Minors working under these exceptions are still subject to all other youth labour laws (see Prohibited Obligations; Salaries, breaks, and meal times) If you`re a Washingtonian planning to get your first job, you need to determine the legal working age in your state. Can you work on it? If so, you are on the road to independence. Working can help you achieve your personal goals, whether it`s a trip, buying a car, saving for college, or just having enough money for nights on the town. In addition to the following derogations, minors working in agriculture are subject to the same working time arrangements as young non-agricultural workers. Sixteen and seventeen year olds can work 50 hours, up to 10 hours a day, during non-school weeks and be paid up to 60 hours as mechanical pea, wheat or hay harvesters. Fourteen and fifteen year olds can work 21 hours during school weeks, while sixteen and seventeen year olds can work up to 28 hours. Possible working hours range from 6:00 a.m. for animal and irrigation workers to 8:00 p.m. for fourteen and fifteen-year-olds.

The hours on the clock can vary from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. during non-school weeks, and people over 15 can work until 10:00 p.m. for up to two consecutive school nights. Irrigation, livestock and dairy workers between the ages of 14 and 17 are allowed to work seven days a week, regardless of their educational status. Jobs for 12- and 13-year-olds are also legal. Young people are allowed to work as manual pickers during the weeks without school, with the same hours for fourteen and fifteen-year-olds, minus the seven-day exception. Restrictions on night work set limits on the time at which a minor can legally work.

When school is in session, a student`s priority should be school, whether they are in a classroom, learning online or homeschooling. This is important for companies by working with parents and schools and actively managing teens` working hours. In addition, these youth must work between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (except from June 1 to Labour Day, when work hours extend until 9 p.m.). Young people aged 16 to 17 can work up to four hours on school days, eight hours from Friday to Sunday and 20 hours during school weeks. While some states require working minors to provide an age certificate to their employers, minors who want to work in Washington are not required. Employers are expected to identify the minors they employ and ensure that their employment complies with all federal and state child labor restrictions. Minors working on their family farms are exempt from these restrictions. Work restrictions For minors under the age of 16, prohibited agricultural tasks include the use of maize pickers, balers and combines, work in fruit silos to maintain certain atmospheres, manure pit tasks and work with wild boars, bulls or horses raised for breeding purposes.

Exceptions for learner learners may remain valid. The L&I maintains a complete list of prohibited agricultural tariffs on the State Department`s website. Immediate family members of farm owners remain exempt from child labour laws in Western Australia. Washington State law requires labor certificates for children under the age of 18, which they can obtain from the Department of Labor. Age certificates are not required by state law. Once you have received and posted your permit, remember these important requirements: During school weeks, minors over the age of 15 may work up to four hours from Monday to Friday, eight hours on Saturdays and Sundays and up to six days a week, provided the total number of hours does not exceed 20.