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The New York Department of Labor, Division of Labor Standards administers the child labor laws.
Work age
Youths must be:
Work hours
Youths 12 years of age performing hand-harvesting may work:
Youths 14 and 15 may work:
Youths 16 and 17 may work:
When school is in session:
When school is not in session:
Permits
Youth under age 18 must have an employment certificate or vacation work permit issued by local school officials. Certificate has to be returned to issuing agency at termination. Special work permits issued to performing artists, models, and street trades.
Effective December 15, 2005, employers are required to maintain “proof of age” of employees claiming to be between 18 and 25 years old. See New York Labor Law, Section 135(2).
Postings
Summary of child labor laws, rules, and orders available from administering agency. Employers must post the current schedule of work hours, starting and stopping times, and mealtimes.
Contact
New York State Department of Labor
Regulations
New York rules on employment of minors can be found at Chapter 31, Article 4 of the New York State Consolidated Laws.
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