The Wage and Hour Division issued new updated regulations for non-agricultural industries on May 19, 2010. These laws strengthened the restrictions on minors under age 18 working in dangerous occupations or around certain equipment or machinery in the workplace.
A practical chart from DOL showing the differences in the old and new regulations can be found here.
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Tags: Child Labor, Wage and Hour Defense