The links below provide access to information on state and federal employment laws, often times referred to as "compliance assistance." In Minnesota, children who are 16 and 17 could work construction jobs.Is this happening in Utah? People are arguing that this is illegal. It is not, if you sign the document. Labor Law for the Rank and Filer: Building Solidarity While Staying Clear of the Law is a guerrilla legal handbook for workers in a precarious global economy. Staughton Lynd specialized in employment law as an attorney for Legal Services in. Youngstown, Ohio, and has written, among other things,. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) proposed legislation in the Senate that would establish a 32-hour workweek with no loss in pay.