Although illegal employment of 15-17 year-olds has declined since the 1970s, 301,000 minors are employed illegally annually. Whites, males, and 15-year-olds are most likely to be illegally employed. Excessive hours and lower wages for illegal young workers are estimated to save employers $136 million per year. (SK)

This report explains the applicability of the Fair Labor Standards Act to child labor. Statistics are provided on violations which occurred during fiscal year 1970, and individual cases are described. This document is a revision of ED 048 498. (BH)

Common misconceptions and noncompliance of cooperative education programs in regard to the Federal Wage and Hour Law. (Author)

The author focuses on laws governing maximum working hours, explaining how their coverage became restricted to women and children and how organized labor showed renewed interest in universal hour laws during the Depression. She advances three hypotheses to explain how laws that once were protective became restrictive. (CT)

This report describes violations of Federal child labor laws. Included are statistics on illegal employment in 1969, according to region, age, school grade, and occupation. This document is a revision of ED 034 026. (BH)

Investigations to determine compliance with the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act identified violations in three major categories: (1) minors under 16 years old working in occupations for which a 16- or 18-year minimum age has been established, working in excess of the hours permitted children of that age, or working at times…

This publication contains the original text of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 with revisions effected by twenty-three Amendments. (Different typefaces are used to represent the original text and subsequent amendments grouped as pre-1961, 1961, 1966, 1972, 1974, and 1977.) Sections covered in the Act include minimum wages, maximum workweek…

This pamphlet provides general information concerning the application of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to employees of preschool centers. The contents include discussion of the purview of the Act regarding preschools; monetary requirements such as minimum wages and employee facilities; provisions for equal pay, overtime pay, work hours,…

After reviewing federal and state child labor legislation in connection with the Career Education Incentive Act of 1977 (PL 95-207), the authors found that most state child labor laws did not provide the flexibility needed to implement PL 95-207 on a broad basis. Some compatibility must be found. (MF)

Recognizing that unrestricted working conditions for 16- and 17-year-olds may disturb their ability to succeed academically, the Hawaii Legislative Reference Bureau conducted a study to explore the effects of minors' employment on the education they received and to determine if changing the state's child labor law would serve minors' educational…

With the possible exception of No Child Left Behind, no federal law has posed a greater compliance challenge to public school districts in the past ten years than the Fair Labor Standards Act. Unfamiliarity with the Act and its application in the school environment has resulted in millions of dollars in payment of settlements to school district…

A joint hearing was held to consider S. 600, a U.S. Senate bill designed to help educate the public about federal child labor laws and strengthen enforcement of child labor laws through an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Senator Howard M. Metzenbaum presided. The hearings were called because of sporadic enforcement of inadequate…

This guide was developed for young people who are employed or who are seeking employment. Written in an informal, easy-to-read style, it provides steps in obtaining employment and explains young people's rights and responsibilities as beginning employees. The contents provide information about social security requirements, work permits, wages,…

Prepared by an attorney, this guide is intended for school personnel involved in the work placement of students. Pertinent youth employment laws are condensed and interpreted, providing a reference guide for both school personnel and employers. Information is provided about the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, the Hittle Juvenile Employment Act,…

Summaries are presented, by state, of labor standards legislation passed during 1984. Significant actions included laws concerning wages, child labor, school attendance, occupational safety and health, working hours, equal employment opportunity, worker privacy, labor relations, private employment agencies, employment and training, plant closings,…