OUTLINE
I. Introduction: This paper will concentrate on the Child Labor provision of the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA) and the Florida Child Labor Law (FCLL). It?s main purpose is to provide the reader with a better understanding of how the laws apply to today's minors.
II. FLSA purpose
III. State Child Labor Laws vs. FLSA
a. How to determine which takes precedence?
IV. Restrictions
a. Age
i. Exceptions to age restriction
b. Work hours
V. Exemptions and Waivers
VI. Youth Minimum Wage
VII. Teen employment
a. The percentage of working teens
b. Educational affect
VIII. Hazardous Occupations
IX. Violations of Child Labor Laws
a. Penalties
b. Surprise repeat offenders
X. Florida Child Labor Data
a. Violations
b. Top three violations
XI. Conclusion: In conclusion I will discuss my personal experience with dealing with the FCLL while working as a teen and how it affected me. This is called the Towns Perception.
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It's an extremely hot spring day in West Palm Beach, FL and all of Johnnie's friends are either at the arcade or hanging out at the local beach. Instead of enjoying his Spring Break Johnnie was sitting at home, where the inside temperature was just as hot as it was outside because they were too poor to afford a decent air conditioner, flipping through the classified ads trying to find a job that was willing to hire a 16-year-old inexperienced male. After submitting a few applications unsuccessfully, Johnnie started to get frustrated and began thinking of how he could earn "fast money" by doing something illegal. A few moments later he realized that going after the fast money would eventually land him behind bars and he still would not be able to assi ...