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Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") regulates the employment of children under 18 years of age in certain types of employment. For children aged 14 and 15, some regulations apply. For children 16 to 18, other regulations apply, and for children over 18, most regulations do not apply. Generally, children aged 15 and under may not be employed in a number of occupations, including construction. 29 CFR §§ 570.33, 570.119.

Children aged 16 and 17 may work in construction related operations, but may not be involved in certain "particularly hazardous" occupations at a construction site. Those occupations include:

  • motor vehicle driver;
  • operation of power-driven woodworking equipment;
  • operation of power-driven hoisting apparatus;
  • operation of circular saws, bandsaws, and guillotine shears;
  • wrecking or demolition operations; and
  • excavation operations.

All other activities may be engaged in.

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