New child labor rules have been published by the U.S. Dept of Labor updating protections for young employees in non-agricultural work. Read more

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When President Bush signed the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act last month, the civil penalties were increased for child labor violations under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read more

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has kicked off its 2008 Teen Summer Job Safety Campaign, focusing on industries such as construction, restaurants, landscaping, and others hiring summer help. Read more

Child labor law requires employers to obtain a certificate of employment if the employee is age 14-15, or have on file a certificate of age if the employee is age 16-17. Read more

To reflect changes in the workplace and technology, the U.S. Dept. Read more

The six-factor test used by the U.S. Dept. of Labor to conclude that vocational school students were actually employees was a “poor method for determining employee status in a training or educational setting,” the Sixth Circuit declares, affirming a lower court rejection of the DOL’s stance that the school had violated child labor regulations. Read more

The U.S. Department of Labor proposes revisions to child labor regulations aimed at strengthening the safety requirements for young workers employed in agriculture and related fields. Read more

An updated version of the Child Labor Rules Advisor that incorporates recent changes to the nonagricultural child labor regulations that were effective on July 19, 2010. Read more

A field assistance bulletin has been issued by the U.S. Department of Labor discussing the guidelines it will follow to determine when an assessment of child labor civil money penalties is appropriate, as well as the amounts of the penalties it will assess. Read more

Under the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s new, tougher penalty structure, employers who illegally employ individuals ages 12 or 13 will face a penalty of at least $6,000 per violation; if a worker is under 12 years of age and illegally employed, the penalty will be at least $8,000; penalties for illegally employing workers under age 14 could be raised to $11,000 under certain conditions. Read more

As part of its ongoing initiative to ensure child labor safety, the U.S. Department of Labor has cited a 32-store mainland supermarket chain, a retail mall, and a retail store for violating the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Read more

The U.S. Department of Labor has issued an an updated list of products by country of origin where there is a reasonable basis to believe might have been mined, produced, or manufactured by forced or indentured child labor. Read more