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Work Labor Law For Minors In Florida
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Practice self-care, set clear boundaries, and ensure consistent routines for your child. Seeking support from family, friends, or a parenting counselor can also be helpful. Remember, it's okay to ask for help when needed you're not alone in this!
Your parents cannot legally force you to stay in the house, prevent you from working, or control your personal interactions. Regarding personal belongings like your computer and phone, if these items were purchased by you or given to you as a gift, they are your property.
Whether to permit a minor to work is at the discretion of the minor's parent. Incidentally, under the law, the minor's wages belong to the custodian parent of the minor.
At what age can a minor work? A minor must be 14 years old to work. {Exemptions are children that work in a parent's business in a non-hazardous occupation, newspaper delivery (10 years old), pages in the Florida Legislature and minors approved to work in the entertainment industry.}
Assuming you're in the US, parental consent is needed to be hired so yes your parents can stop you from working (if you don't want them to know, you're gonna have to forge their signature on some documents.) Your parents are also legally obligated to provide for you until you are 18.
The new law will allow minors 16 and 17 years of age the following: Work more than 8 hours in one workday on a holiday or Sunday when school is scheduled the following day.
Some states, such as Tennessee and Florida, don't require work permits for minors. In these states, companies that employ under-18 workers must obtain written proof of a minor employee's age, and documentation should be kept on file for the duration of the minor's employment.
Minors aged 16 and 17 are now permitted to: work before am and after pm, so long as school is not scheduled the following day; work more than eight hours on holidays or Sundays, even though school is scheduled the following day; and.
State or other jurisdictionMaximum daily and weekly hours and days per week for minors of age: a Under 16 Delaware 8-40-6 school day/week: 4-18 Florida 8-40-6 school day: 3 when followed by school day, except if enrolled in vocational program School week: 15 Minors under 16 may work 8-40 during non-school day or week.52 more rows