1. Youth Employment Laws

2. Introduction You want a job? Follow these steps and you’ll be fine
You have to know your rights
. What sort of jobs you can & cant apply for

3. Youth employment laws
They are to protect you from the dangers on the the job.
They are also called “child labor laws”.
The minimum wage is $8 an hour
Minors under 14 cannot work

4. Prohibited Jobs ages (14-15)
.working in barbershops
. Working in construction,
. transportation, communications,
. or public utilities (except doing
. clerical work away from heavy machinery off the job-site)
. Performing any baking activities

5. Prohibited jobs ages (16-17)
• Working 30 feet or more above
ground or water
Handling, serving or selling
alcoholic beverages
Working as a firefighter or
engineer on a boat
• Work in any job requiring the
possession or use of a firearm