Child Labour Laws: How Much Can Your Child Work In California?
In the United States, federal law has provisions allowing minors to work, but the re's age restrictions as well. They can work as long as they are 14 years old or older than that. There are also details about the certain working conditions they are allowed to work in. Children falling under the above-mentioned category, below the age of eighteen years old, must have a work permit and that work permit is generally handed down by schools.
Minors working in the entertainment industry
According to Matt Horeczko children aged between 15 - 18 years that are working in the entertainment industry are required to get a work permit to work in the entertainment industry. The permits to do generally come from the employers as well as Labour's Commissioner Office. Even if their work is non-commercial they still require such permits.
Attendance Requirements
Minors of the ages 12 to 15 are required to attend the school full time until or unless they have a high school equivalent degree or have graduated. The kids older than that 16 - 17 years of age aren't mandated to attend school full-time, but in case they are regularly employed and are yet to graduate then they must attend the continuation school for 4 hours per week.
What are the exceptions?
All the children falling in the minor category, aged 6 through 15 must attend school full-time until or unless they are school graduates or:
Are tutored
Attend an approved alternative school
Have a justifiable personal reason, like court appearance, religious observations, or illness
Have transferred from another state when there are few days left in the school year
Matt Horeczko says that under certain circumstances 14-15 years old children who are enrolled under the Work Experience Education could be allowed to work full-time even during school hours.
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