By: Corey Lancaster, Emily Anderson, Bailey Ellis

* To insure that our youth has the necessary time to pursue the education and be employed in a safe work place.

* They are to insure job duties do not appear to be in violation of the law and that the form has been properly completed.

 Minors under the age of 16 may work no more than: -4 hours on a school day -8 hours on a non-school day -40 hours during a non-school week  Minors under the age of 16 may : -Not work before 6 a.m. -Not work after 9 p.m.  Minors 14 and 15 years of age can work: -3 hours on a school day -8 hours on a nonschool day -18 hours in a school week -40 hours in a nonschool week  Minors 14 and 15 years of age may: -Not work before 7:00 a.m. -Not work after 7:00 p.m. (extended to 9:00 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day) -Not work during normal school hours

* Minors 16 and 17 years of age have no state or federal law work hour restrictions. * No minor under 16 years of age shall be permitted to work during the hours when public or private schools are in session unless said minor has completed senior high school or has been excused from attendance in school by a county or independent school system board of education in accordance with the general policies and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education. * Minors 14 or 15 years of age who do not attend school (home schooled, married, excused from school, etc.) are subject to the above restrictions. They MAY NOT WORK DURING THE HOURS THE LOCAL SCHOOL SYSTEM IS IN SESSION.

* State law requires a minor to maintain an attendance letter from their school administrator indicating that: -The minor is enrolled in school full time -The minor’s school attendance records is in good standing for the current academic year

* Examples of work prohibited for minors 14 and 15 years of age: * Operating lawn mowers or weed eaters * Loading/unloading vehicles * Operating power driven food slicers, grinders, choppers, cutters, etc. * Cooking * Operating power-driven machinery * Working at a construction site * Work requiring use of ladders or scaffolds * Public messenger * Work in a warehouse * Work in a freezer * Operating bakery-type mixers * Manufacturing work * Mining occupations * Most processing occupations (such as filleting fish, dressing poultry, commercial laundering)  Seventeen-year-olds may drive on public roadways as part of their employment, ONLY if all of the following requirements are met:  The driving is limited to daylight hours;  The 17-year-old holds a state license for the type of driving involved in the job performed;  The 17-year-old has successfully completed a state approved driver education course and has no record of any moving violation at the time of hire;  The automobile or truck is equipped with a seat belt for the driver and any passengers and the employer has instructed the youth that the seat belts must be used when driving the vehicle;  The automobile or truck does not exceed 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight; and  Such driving is only occasional and incidental to the 17-year-old's employment.  Examples of hazardous occupations for minors under 18 years of age:  Jobs involving the manufacturing and storing of explosives  Coal mining, logging, and saw mill work  Operating power-driven woodworking machines, bakery machines, or paper product machines  Jobs with exposure to radioactive substances  Operating a power-driven hoisting apparatus  Operating power-driven metal forming, punching, and shearing machines  Mining, other than coal mining  Meat processing jobs (slaughtering, packing, processing, or rendering)  Manufacturing brick, tile, and kindred products  Operating power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears  Work in wrecking, demolition, and shipbreaking operations  Roofing work  Excavation jobs

* Defined as, "association through performance or participation with any motion picture production company, theatrical group or association, broadcasting (radio and television) or photographic modeling agency whether or not monetary remuneration is provided.“ * Employer Requirements: -Complete an Application for Employment of Minors in Entertainment -Ensure application for each minor is legible and completed in its entirety -Ensure that the parent or guardian has completed and signed the appropriate portion of the form -Submit application by FAX or mail along with a copy of the script or storyboard to: -Georgia Department of Labor -Child Labor Section -148 International Blvd., N.E., Suite 700 -Atlanta, Georgia Phone: (404) FAX: (404)

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