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Child Labor: Information on Federal Enforcement Efforts

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date June 15, 1992
Report No. HRD-92-127FS
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Summary:

In 1990 Congress authorized the Department of Labor to raise the maximum civil monetary penalty for child labor law violations from $1,000 to $10,000. The Senate has been considering legislation that would establish an additional civil penalty for child labor violations, require the use of certificates of employment, and allow the names of violators to be posted in schools. In addition, it would require collection of death and injury information on employed minors, define several additional occupations as hazardous for children, and prohibit the employment of minors under age 14 in agriculture except on family farms. This fact sheet answers eight questions relating to the bill and the Department's Wage and Hour Division.

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