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The Maine Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division administers the child labor laws.
Work age
Youths must be:
Work hours
Youths under 16 may work:
Youth 16-18 may work:
No restrictions for high school graduates
Permits
Youth under 16 must have work permits issued by local school officials, except farm and domestic labor. Employer must keep record of daily hours for employees under 18.
Contact
Maine Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Standards
Regulations
The Maine child labor requirements can be found Title 26, Chapter 7, Subchapter IV, Sections 702 and 771 through 785 of the Maine Revised Statutes.
Website: www.mainelegislature.org/legis/Statutes/26/title26ch7sec0.html
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