Child labor laws started in 1938. However the first time that child labor laws were brought up was in 1813. Child labor laws were first created too not put kids health at risk. Child labor laws are in place too keep kids safe and make sure they get a good education. In the U.S. these laws were put into place to stop businesses from having young kids work for them. The child labor law was named The Fair Labor Standards Act. This law sets the minimum age for work at 14 and limits the number of hours kids can work so many hours a week and depending if school is in session or not in session the hours vary. During school hours 14 and 15 year olds can only work 28 hrs a week and not before 7 am or after 9pm. 14 and 15 year olds during summer can work 40 hrs a week.
These laws weren’t made just for how many hours kids can work. They also control what you can and can’t do during your job. Under the age of 18 you’re not allowed to operate heavy machinery. 14 and 15 year olds are not allowed to operate anything hotter than 140 degrees. Each state can have their own rules but still have too follow by the federal laws.
The last time the child labor laws was updated was on May 18th, 2016. It set overtime regulations.
It's not just about rules and regulations. It's about protecting kids. By making sure kids aren't overworked and are able too do school work, child labor laws help them get better education but still teaching them about having jobs. By having a job when you're a teenager it prepares you for the future.
I think child labor laws are good. It provides safety and making sure we aren’t overworked with work and still having too do school work. But by having a job now it just prepares me for the job I get in the future.
Do you think child labor laws are good?
Do you have a job?
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I think that child labor laws are alright. I think that if children would like to work, they should not be restricted. Because of these laws kids can only work for so long at night. If you have notthing else to do and you would like to work. Why Not? I work on multiple farms, and babysit.
I think child labor laws are a very important thing to have set in place. Without these laws, we would have so many young kids being overworked and probably underpaid, and that just doesn't seem moral. I currently have a job at Elm Crest and I work every other Thursday and Saturday.
I think if your old enough to have a phone, I think you should be old enough to go get a job, like mowing, or scooping snow. I have a job yes but, I don't think that the child labor law is a good thing, because, most of the time, if your like 14 and start a new job you only get to work for like 2 or three hours, and thats not good if your trying to save for a car, espeically if your only getting minimum wage.
I think child labor laws are very important for the safety of children, escpecially in house holds that struggle or dont have the best lives. I currently have a job at Secret Serenity Salon and Spa. And work every Wednesday, and some Saturdays.
Yes, I think child labor laws are good because teenagers need more sleep, more time for homework, and more down time than adults do. With these laws, kids are still able to work, however they have rules and regulations that the buisnesses have to follow. No, I do not have a job.
I think child labor laws are good becuase when your a teenager it is best for you to make your own money cause you are becoming an adult as it helps to know this kind of stuff for your future. Also for our education its good because it helps us learn about the real world and what is ahead of us when we get a better paying job and become more mature.
About people starting to have jobs I am going to start working somwere like I areildy do work in The Harlan Community High School Kithen with the lunch ladies and I tty to helntp sever the slands and subs for them so no other workerks have to come in and help, Also I am going to start at the hansen House Living and being with some fo the old people and keeping them company
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