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The Illinois Child Labor Law Poster is an important part of any Illinois employers’ posting system at their workplaces across the state. But by no means is the Illinois Child Labor Law Poster the only posting that employers should be worried about.

No way. I’ve gone over this with you before, but on this important matter, I’m willing to step up to the plate and discuss it one more time. There are six federal postings in the Illinois labor law poster, not to mention seven state postings.

These state postings—of which the Illinois Child Labor Law Poster is just part of one—are the Emergency Care posting, the Victim’s Economic Security and Safety Act posting, the Equal Pay Act of 2003 posting, the Unemployment Insurance posting, the Right-To-Know posting, the Minimum Wage posting, and the Workers’ Compensation posting.

The Illinois Child Labor Law Poster is but part of the minimum wage posting, or the posting that goes over all of the wage and labor laws in the state. In fact, the labor laws on the Illinois Child Labor Law Poster are but just one of 26 laws that the Illinois Department of Labor is responsible for upholding. So employers, you got your work cut out for you.

But you know that already probably. So why rub it in your face? Instead, I’ll talk directly to the Illinois Child Labor Law Poster. It covers laws in the state about workers under the age of 16. It protects these minors by requiring them to have employment certificates confirming their ages, and forbidding that they work in certain dangerous or unsavory jobs.

The Illinois Child Labor Law Poster also talks about how state law limits them from working any time before 7 am and after 7 pm. In the summer, however, the hours are extended until 9 pm from June 1 to Labor Day.

I notice that many of the child labor laws in the state of Illinois are closely related to the other states’ child labor laws. They deal with such things as hours that can be worked and employment restrictions. All of the information about these laws can be found on the Illinois Child Labor Law Posters. Employers are required to post the Illinois Child Labor Law Posters in an accessible area of the business where all employees can find it easily. Some places where the Illinois Child Labor Law Posters might be hung are the employee break room, a common work area, or the main office.

In my research, I found that minors are restricted from working in many job positions, especially before the age of 16 years. At the ages of 14 and 15, a minor cannot work in jobs such as mining, stone cutting, in a sawmill, or any other jobs that are considered to be hazardous. When browsing, I saw a whole page of restricted jobs. The law does state that this age group is not restricted from office employment.

Other laws I saw deal with the hours a minor is permitted to work. A minor 14 or 15 can work between the hours of 7 AM and 7 PM (extended to 9 PM from June 1^st to Labor Day), so long as it is not part of the regular school day. When school is in session, this age group can work up to 3 hours a day, 24 hours per week, and the combined hours of school and work cannot exceed 8 hours in a single day. When school is not in session, this age group can work up to 8 hours a day, up to 6 days a week, and up to 48 hours per week.

I also noticed that whenever a minor works 5 consecutive hours, the employer is required to give a 30 minute “lunch break”, too.

When the Illinois Child Labor Laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act’s child labor provisions both cover a particular business, the more restrictive of the two laws will be in effect.

These are far from all of the child labor laws in the state of Illinois. More detailed information can be found on the Illinois Child Labor Law Posters. If you have the requirements to know about even more labor laws in the state, you may want to check out the Illinois Complete Labor Law Poster.

Browsing around the internet, I found the guidelines for minors working in the state of Georgia. You can also find these child labor laws on the Georgia Child Labor Law Posters. Employers need to post these Georgia Child Labor Law Posters in an area of their workplace where employees have access to them. These posters give detailed information about the law in Georgia.

An interesting fact about the child labor laws in the state of Georgia is that, when there is a difference between the state and federal laws, the more restrictive is the law which gets enforced. When it comes to employment, these laws remain in effect until the minor hits their 18^th birthday.

The absolute minimum age for employment in Georgia is 14 years old. Any minor under the age of 17 requires an employment certificate. These certificates can be obtained from the Georgia school the minor is attending or from the Superintendent of the county school. These certificates need to be obtained even when the minor is from out-of-state or home-schooled.

I found there are restrictions on how long minors can work on any given day, as well. For a minor 15 and younger, those restrictions include limiting the minor to 3 hours on a school day, 8 hours on a non-school day, 18 hours in a school week, 40 hours in a non-school week, working between 7 AM and 7 PM (except from June 1^st to Labor Day, in which the later hour is 9 PM), and never working during regular school hours. In Georgia, minors who are 16 and 17 years of age have no hour restrictions!

Occupations are limited for any minor under the age of 17. I found that most of the jobs that are restricted are considered to be hazardous, like mining, anything to do with explosives or radioactive materials, and other such positions. Minors may also not work where alcoholic beverages are sold, dispensed and consumed on the premises.

For a more detailed overview of these laws, you should check out the Georgia Child Labor Law Posters. You can also find all of these labor laws and more on the Georgia Complete Labor Law Poster.

While many states have specific laws regulating the employment of all minors under the age of 18, I think it is interesting to note that the state of Illinois only has specific regulations pertaining to the employment of 14 and 15 year olds.  All 16 and 17 year old workers are regulated only by federal law, and the state government in Illinois does not add to this. 

Like many state laws I have reviewed, Illinois law does require work permits for minors under the age of 16.  These permits are obtained from the minor’s school.  Even minors under the age of 14 who perform modeling or acting work need to get a permit.

The Child labor law of Illinois is very similar to the Federal law in terms of work hours for 14 and 15 year old workers. While school is in session, minors of this age may not work during school hours.  They are allowed to work up to three hours per day on school days, but this work must be between the hours of 7am and 7pm. The total hours per week must not exceed 24.  During the summer months (defined as June 1^st through Labor Day), a 14 or 15 year old minor may work between 7am and 9pm.  However, a minor of this age may still work no more than 48 hours per week or 8 hours per day during the summer months.  Minors may also not work more than 6 days per week anytime throughout the year.

Of course, Illinois law does restrict the types of jobs that minors are prohibited from having.  The state code lists 26 specific hazardous occupations that minors under 16 may not engage in. Many of these are similar to the federal prohibitions for minors of that age.  Some worth pointing out include that 14 and 15 year olds in Illinois may not be employed in bowling alleys, skating rinks or as a hotel bell-hop.

The Illinois child labor laws are currently reflected along with the most recent federal laws on the Illinois Complete Labor Law poster.

The Illinois Child Labor Law regulates the employment of minors under the age of 16 by determining when they can work, at what jobs, and for how long.

I read that when school is in session, children 14 and 15 years of age may work up to 3 hours per day, up to 24 hours per week, and the combined hours of school and work may not exceed 8 hours per day. 2. When school is not in session (including summer vacations, holidays and weekends), children under the age of 16 may not work more than 8 hours per day, more than 6 days per week; nor more than 48 hours per week.

Daily hours of work may not be before 7:00 AM or after 7:00 PM except between June 1st and Labor Day when working hours may be extended to 9:00 PM. A scheduled meal period of at least thirty (30) minutes must be provided after the fifth consecutive hour of work.

Employers of minors must post a schedule stating the hours of work and time of the lunch period. The employer must also furnish any minor they intend to employ with a statement describing the specific nature of the work to be performed and the hours and days the minor is to work.

The child may not work in hazardous occupations, including power machinery, manufacturing equipment, explosives, mining, logging, construction, and potentially harmful chemicals. Surprisingly, however, I noticed that Illinois has specifically banned children from working at or in a public messenger or delivery service, bowling alley, pool room, billiard room, skating rink (except an ice skating rink owned and operated by a school or unit of local government); exhibition park or place of amusement, garage or as a bell boy in any hotel or rooming house.

The Child Labor Law does not apply to the sale and distribution of magazines and newspapers at hours when school is not in session; or to the employment of a minor outside school hours in and around a home of an employer when the work is not business related; or work of the minor, 13 or more years of age in caddying at a golf course or as an official at certain sports activities. 14 and 15 year olds may also work in offices or other nonhazardous workplaces.

Employers must post the Child Labor Law poster in their place of business. The Illinois Complete Labor Law poster reflects all of the current child labor laws alongside the federal labor laws.