Nebraska Child Labor Law

September 26th, 2006 Posted by Lindsay

Nebraska’s child labor laws are designed to protect the educational opportunities of minors and keep them from being employed in jobs and under conditions that are detrimental to their health or well-being.

In looking at Nebraska’s laws on child labor, I think it is interesting to see that Nebraska, like many states, does place additional restrictions on 16 and 17 year olds above what is found in federal law. Like many states, Nebraska requires minors to obtain a employment certificate. Employers must keep the certificate on file for any minors they may hire, and return it to the child when they leave. The certificate is validated by the school official and must include proof of the child’s birth date.

I noticed that Nebraska law allows for two exemptions on the employment certificate. The first is for children who work on a golf course as a golf caddy. The second is for children who work for their parents, although they are still bound by the rules about how many hours they can work and they type of employment they can accept.

In reviewing the work hour restrictions placed on 14 and 15 year olds, I found that Nebraska’s law is very much like the Federal law. During times school is in session, minors of this age may not work during school hours. They can only work until 10 p.m., unless school is not being held the next day.

Nebraska’s laws restrict working hours for children under sixteen. They may not work more than 48 hours in a week, nor more than 8 hours in a day. Children are not permitted to work before 6 a.m., and children under 14 cannot work after 8 p.m. These rules include children who are performing detasseling, and children under 12 are not permitted to be hired for detasseling.

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  1. Posted by: matt

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    there is a company in waverly. PI, . a foreman. wayne (non owner). has a 15 year old family member working with heavy machinery. working on the demolish and dirt moving team. the machinery are dangerous. large bucket machines.seen by many employees that the 15 year old has operated it.

    this 15 year old was hired by wayne… the 15 year old obviosuly is not old enough to run heavy machinery, or possible not work for the company under aged..

    also there is speculation and cover up that wayne uses illegal drugs on a regular basis..carrying a CDL license for trucks, dumptrucks and heavy equipment. wayne apparently carries a extra volume of clean urine. in case of surprise testing and or accidnets… its is rumored to be in his work truck.
    speculation when osha urine tests are required they tell the users in advance so they can use the borrowed urine….

    compound with illegal drug use, coverups for accidents for truck drivers done without drug screens and 15 yr old persons running heavy machinery..i feel this company needs to be investigated for the safety of the child, and of the community. I dont feel safe knowing truck drivers have nose candy issues. and carry extra clean urine for testing..

    please investgate. be careful they expect these measures… and please help protect the community.

  2. Posted by: Amelia

    Hi Matt! We would love to help, but we can only provide information. We agree that this is a violation of the Nebraska child labor laws. Report it to any one of the Labor and Employment specialists on this page: http://www.dol.state.ne.us/nwd/center.cfm?PRICAT=5&SUBCAT=5A&ACTION=safety.
    The “clean urine” is a different issue. This is really only a rumor, since you don’t have any direct knowledge of this activity. It is much harder to fake a drug test than most people realize. However, you can certainly report it to OSHA at http://www.osha.gov. HTH, and thanks for reading the blogs!~ Amelia

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