North Carolina Child Labor
The
federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets 14 as the minimum age for
employment. It also limits the number of hours worked by minors under
the age of 16 and prohibits any minor under the age of 18 from working
in hazardous occupations, as determined by the Department of Labor.
In
addition to the federal standards, employers in North Carolina who
employ minors under the age of 18 must comply with North Carolina's Wage
and Hour Act child labor laws. North Carolina law regulates the
employment of children under the age of 18. Governmental, agricultural
and domestic employers are exempt from the North Carolina youth
employment provisions.
When both state
and federal child labor provisions overlap, employers must comply with
the law providing the broadest protection to minors.
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