Hiring Summer Help: Doing It Right
For those considering hiring teens this summer, these links to pages on the USDOL website offer useful information for compliance with state labor laws relating to minors. The first is a Summary of State Laws Concerning Child Labor Standards Affecting Minors Under 18 in Non-farm Employment as of January 1, 2006. In addition, this link provides a summary of Employment/Age Certification Issuance Practices Under State Child Labor Laws.
For those in New York, here is the link to the New York State Department of Labor's information on child labor law.
The folks as the Workers Comp Insider also remind us of the need to focus on the safety of younger workers. Their top ten list includes a few useful tips as well as links to other resources on the web concerning teen safety on the job.
Now there are no excuses for making mistakes when hiring minors this summer.