Sc Labor Laws For Minors In Suffolk
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Generally speaking, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets the minimum age for employment (14 years for non-agricultural jobs), restricts the hours youth under the age of 16 may work, and prohibits youth under the age of 18 from being employed in hazardous occupations.
Right-to-Work The right to work of a person in South Carolina can- not be denied, interfered with, or abridged because the person belongs - or does not belong - to a labor union.
Generally, children under 14 cannot work in South Carolina. However, there are some very limited exceptions: Children who are 12 or 13 can work in a non-hazardous farm job when school is not in session if they have written permission from their parents.
Unlike some other states, South Carolina does not require juvenile work permits. This means that a teen does not need to get any special permission from the state to begin working.
In the United States, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets the legal age to work at 14 for non-agricultural jobs, with strict limitations on the types of work and hours for those under 16. At 13, opportunities are limited to jobs found through family and neighbors like babysitting, pet care, or yard work.
In South Carolina, there is no state-specific law that limits the number of hours an adult employee can work straight in a single day or week.
What hours can you work: Young people can't work more than eight hours a day or more than 40 hours a week. Unlike adults, there is no opt out for this. If you work for two different employers on the same day, you still can't work more than a total of eight hours.
As a general rule, the FLSA sets 14 years old as the minimum age for employment, and limits the number of hours worked by minors under the age of 16.
You may not work: More than 3 hours on a school day, including Friday; More than 18 hours per week when school is in session; More than 8 hours per day when school is not in session; More than 40 hours per week when school is not in session; and.
In May, about 5.5 million 16- to 19-year-olds were employed (not adjusting for seasonal variations) – 145,000 more than in May 2021, though because of population growth the employment rate was slightly lower (32.1% in May 2022, 32.4% in May 2021).