Federal & State Regulations | Child labor - District of Columbia

Summary of differences between federal and state regulations

The District of Columbia Board of Education administers the child labor laws.

Work age

Youths must be:

No age specified for domestic work and farm work for parents
10 to deliver newspapers on a fixed route
12 for selling/distributing newspapers or periodicals, street trades, and bootblack
14 for most non-hazardous jobs
16 for most jobs involving machine operation
18 for all other employment

Work hours

Youths under 16 may work:

7 am to 7 pm (9 pm from June 1 through Labor Day)
7 am to 11:30 pm for theatrical work
8 hours/day, 6 days/week, 48 hours/week
6 am to 7 pm for street trades

Youths 16-18 may work:

6 am to 10 pm
7 am to 11:30 pm for theatrical work
8 hours/day, 48 hours/week, 6 days/week outside school hours
40 hours/week and 1 night/week for stuffing newspapers

Permits

Youths under 18 must have an employment certificate or theatrical permit issued by local school authorities. Employers must have a list of employed minors and starting/quitting time for each individual. Vacation permits are required for youths under 18 when school is not in session.

Posting

Post a notice summarizing child labor regulations (available from the Board of Education) and a list of minors and starting and quitting time for each individual.

State

Contact

District of Columbia Department of Employment Services

Regulations

The District of Columbia child labor regulations can be found in Title 32, Chapter 2 of the District of Columbia Code.

Federal

Contact

The Department of Labor is the sole federal agency that monitors child labor and enforces child labor laws. Enforcement of the Fair Labor Standard Act's child labor provisions is handled by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department’s Employment Standards Administration.

Department of Labor

Regulations

U.S. child labor regulations can be found in CFR 29:

Part 570 Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation

Part 575 Waiver of Child Labor Provisions for Agricultural Employment of 10 and 11 Year Old Minors In Hand Harvesting of Short Season Crops

Part 579 Child Labor Violations – Civil Money Penalties

['Wage and Hour']

['Child Labor']

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Child labor - District of Columbia