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Free Child Labor Law Poster

September 14th, 2006 Posted by Mark

A Free Child Labor Law Poster is a tricky subject for a state employer. That’s because not all states require a child labor poster, and those that do have different posters on the topic. Plus, some of the child labor law in the United States is covered under federal statute. So what is an employer to do? Trust any Free Child Labor Law Poster that comes his or her way?

There, my friend. I think you are starting to understand the points I was trying to make earlier about the dangers of using free posters without checking into them first. The Free Child Labor Law Poster illustrates this point perfectly, because in many cases, you could be getting your hands on a Free Child Labor Law Poster that you don’t even need, aren’t required to use, or worse, is misrepresenting your employees’ rights and your responsibilities.

Take the Ohio child labor posting. It goes into details specific to the state of Ohio about what age employees are OK to hire, and how long an employer can work them for in a given week. For instance, the Ohio minor labor laws tells employers that they must have a working permit on hand from every employee aged 14 to 17 working at their premises.

Does your Free Child Labor Law Poster from Ohio say this? I’ll go on. The Ohio child labor posting also goes into the detail about how employers should pay this minor. It says that no employer can hire a minor without first agreeing to a rate of payment for their work, whether it’s a hourly, daily, or weekly payment. And oh yeah, your Free Child Labor Law Poster from Ohio should also mention how every minor is allowed a half-hour of rest for every five hours of work that he or she puts in.