Child labor laws on farms in ohio?

[beacher]

can a farmer make a child who is 15 to 17 work 10 to 12 hours a day seven days a week all through the season from june to october

[jung-hwa75]

not if the child quits the job???

[adamka]

This only applies if the child is not working on their own parent's farm.

Ages 14 - 15:
= 3 hour limit on employment of a child during “school hours” (refers to the hours that the local public school where the minor resides while employed is in session.) So it is 18 hours in a school week.

= 8 hours on a non-school day. So, 40 hours in non-school week.

= Employers must use the same “week” (168 hour period) for determining compliance with the child labor provisions as it uses for determining if other employees are due overtime.

Ages 16 - 18:
= Any day, any time of day, and for any number of hours.

This site is very helpful for specifics to farm exemptions - http://www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/Agriculturalemployment.htm

[lazaro94]

If it's the farmer's child, then anything goes. If it's a hired worker, check with your local high school (or the school administration office since school is probably out unless they have a summer session) for permitted hours. Certainly, this would be too long once school starts again in late August.

[colfre]

can a farmer make a child who is 15 to 17 work 10 to 12 hours a day seven days a week all through the season from june to october