['Wage and Hour']
['Child Labor']
04/15/2025
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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.
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
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