As the school year draws to an end, businesses will be inundated with applicants searching for temporary summer employment. For minors there may be no more pencils, no more books, and no more teachers’ dirty looks, but for employers summer comes with its own homework assignment: child labor law compliance. Accordingly, employers’ summer reading should include a review of applicable statutes and regulations governing minors’ employment, including requirements, obligations, and pitfalls associated with hiring minor employees.
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