Employees in all states across the country should be able to review information about the labor laws that impact them in the workplace. These labor laws should be posted on labor law posters. The posters should then be displayed in the workplace in an area that is visible and accessible ... continue reading

Employees in the state of Wyoming have a right to be able to learn more about the labor laws that impact them by reviewing the labor law posters at work. Employers are required to post labor law posters in an area of the workplace that is visible to all employees, ... continue reading

Employees in all states across the country should be able to learn more information about the labor laws that impact them in the workplace by reviewing their labor law rights on the labor law posters that are displayed in the workplace. Each workplace in the state of Virginia should have ... continue reading

WHCRA stands for the Womens Health and Cancer Rights Act. This is a federal Act that helps to ensure that when a woman has had a mastectomy, she can have health care coverage for the cost to reconstruct the breast after the mastectomy as well as a number of other ... continue reading

The Wyoming Minor Labor Law follows the state guidelines, W.S. 27-6-106 through 27-6-116, and federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended.  According to federal law, employers are required to have on file a birth certification of all employees under nineteen years of age.  The Wyoming Legislature, however, amended ... continue reading

The Wisconsin Minor Labor Laws state the minors must be at least fourteen years of age to be employed or permitted to work.  Minors from the age of twelve to seventeen must first obtain a work permit that establishes a minor’s proof of age and insures that the employer, parent/guardian, ... continue reading

The West Virginia Minor Labor Laws follows the rules and guidelines of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) when establishing minimum wage, overtime pay, record keeping and child labor standards for minors who are seeking part-time work in both the private sector as well as in federal, state and ... continue reading

The Washington Minor Labor Laws that were updated in 1991 are stricter than the FSLA federal law.  They set tighter limits on when minors can work, for how long and in what occupations.  The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries oversee the minor labor laws.  Every minor under the ... continue reading

The Virginia Minor Labor Laws are governed by the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry.  Before a minor between the ages of fourteen and sixteen is allowed to work they must first obtain a work permit.  Most public middle schools and high schools and some private schools have an Issuing ... continue reading

The Vermont Minor Labor Laws apply to minors under the age of nineteen who are subject to both the state law and federal (FSLA) law.  In 2003 Vermont adopted a comprehensive minor labor rules that coincide with federal rules.  Whenever there is a difference between the state and federal law ... continue reading

The Utah Minor Labor Laws are administered by the Labor Commission of Utah Title 34, Chapter 23 which outlines the requirements for employment of minors under the age of eighteen.  For example, minors who are twelve years old or older may work in occupations such as newspaper delivery, caddying, door ... continue reading

The Texas Workforce Commission administers the Texas Minor Labor Laws for minors’ ages fourteen to eighteen years old.  Minors who are under fourteen years of age are allowed to perform in motion pictures or theatrical, radio or television production.  In addition, eleven year old minors are allowed to deliver newspapers.  ... continue reading

The Tennessee Minor Labor Laws are administered by the Child Labor and Wage Regulations Act.  Tennessee does not require a minor to have a work permit but a minor must provide proof of age such as birth certificate, driver’s license, state issued ID or passport to an employer before beginning ... continue reading

South Dakota Minor Labor Laws are administered by The Division of Labor and Management that settle problems between employers and workers; enforce wage and hour and child labor laws, and answer questions about state and federal unemployment laws.  These laws are there to protect minors from hazardous jobs, and to ... continue reading

South Carolina rules and regulations on employment of minors are identical to those adopted by the US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division.  The minor labor laws limit the working hours minors ages fourteen and fifteen are allowed to work, set guidelines for minors under the age of sixteen ... continue reading

The Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training governs the Minor Labor Laws that protect the rights of minors in the workplace.  Chapter 28-3 of the minor labor laws require that a minor obtain a work permit.  A minor fourteen years of age to eighteen years of age may obtain ... continue reading

The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, through the Bureau of Labor Law Compliance, is responsible for the administration and enforcement of the Pennsylvania Minor Labor laws.  These laws provide for the health, safety and welfare of minors by prohibiting their employment in certain establishments and occupations, defining age minimums ... continue reading

Oregon Minor Labor Laws apply to all minors age fourteen through seventeen.  The Bureau of Labor and Industries’ Wage and Hour Division in Oregon is in charge of ensuring that all minor labor laws are followed by employers.  Before a minor is eligible to work they must obtain an employment ... continue reading

The Oklahoma Department of Labor governs the Oklahoma Minor Labor Laws.  The law requires a minor under the age of sixteen can be employed or permitted to work as long as the minor is able to read and write and has attended some school during the preceding year.  An employment ... continue reading

The Ohio Minor Labor Laws sets the minimum age a minor may work at age fourteen.  This law also requires a working permit for every minor age fourteen through seventeen and for those minors who have not received a high school diploma or GED.  The Ohio Department of Commerce Division ... continue reading

The North Dakota Minor Labor Laws are enforced by the North Dakota Department of Labor.  These laws establish a minimum age of fourteen that a minor is allowed to be employed.  In addition, it places limitation on employment for minors ages fourteen and fifteen.

In order to work, a ... continue reading

The North Carolina Minor Labor Laws apply to all employers doing business in North Carolina.  This is regardless of their size or number of employees.  The exceptions are governmental, agricultural and domestic employers.  These employers do not need to obtain a work permit for minors under the age of eighteen.  ... continue reading

The New York Minor Labor Laws has one of the strictest child labor laws in the country.  The Division of Labor Standards enforces the statutes governing maximum and prohibited hours of work for minors as well as the type of work permitted.  In addition, the Division inspects establishments to ensure ... continue reading

The New Mexico Department of Labor governs the Minor Labor Laws for minors under the age of eighteen.  This division enforces the laws to protect minors from working excessive hours and under hazardous conditions.  Any student regularly enrolled in a primary or secondary school is allowed to work after school ... continue reading

The New Jersey Minor Labor Laws are governed by the New Jersey Department of Labor & Workforce Development Division of Wage and Hour Compliance.  This division enforces the laws to protect minors from working excessive hours and under hazardous conditions.  Minors under the age of eighteen must have an employment ... continue reading

The state of New Hampshire along with the US Department of Labor has established Minor Labor Laws that define rules and regulations for employing minors.  In general these laws prohibit minors from working excessive hours, operating unsafe machinery and working in dangerous occupations.  All school aged minors including home schooled ... continue reading

An employer who employs a minor under the age of eighteen must follow the Nevada Minor Labor Laws.  However, if the minor is declared emancipated, they do not fall under the rules of the Nevada Minor Labor Laws.  The Nevada Labor Commission is in charge of controlling hours employed and ... continue reading

The Nebraska Minor Labor Laws includes the FLSA that establishes the hours that minors may work and the hazardous occupations that they may not work.  An employment certificate is required for all minors under the age of fourteen and fifteen years old.  They may obtain an employment certificate from any ... continue reading

The Montana Minor Labor Laws include the Montana Child Labor Standards Act of 1993 and establishes the hours that minors may work and the hazardous occupations that they may not work.  This law applies to all minors, migrants as well as resident children.  The law parallels but does not supersede ... continue reading

The Missouri Minor Labor Laws are governed by the Missouri Division of Labor Standards’ Wage and Hour section.  This division provides information for employers, parents, school officials and minors in regard to child labor laws, training and workplace safety and health program management. 

The Missouri minor labor law is ... continue reading