Index

  1. The Fair Labor Standards Act’s Child Labor Provisions
  2. FLSA Wage Rights
  3. Federal Child Labor Rules
  4. Federal Child Labor Rules
  5. Federal Child Labor Provisions Do Not
  6. Hours that 14 and 15 Year-Olds May Work
  7. Times When 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Work
  8. Jobs 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Do
  9. Retail & Service Jobs 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Do
  10. 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not perform work in occupations that involve:
  11. Work 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not
  12. Work 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not
  13. 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not
  14. 14- and 15-Year-Olds May Not
  15. Hazardous Orders
  16. Hazardous Orders (HO) Most Teens Encounter
  17. “Operation” Means
  18. HO 2 Driving or Outside Helper on Motor Vehicles
  19. HO 5 Power-Driven Woodworking Machines
  20. HO 7 Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus
  21. HO 7 Power-Driven Hoisting Apparatus
  22. HO 8 Power-Driven Metal-Forming, Punching and Shearing Machines
  23. HO 10 Power-Driven Meat Processing Machines
  24. HO 11 Power-Driven Bakery Machines
  25. HO 12 Balers, Compactors and Power-Driven Paper-Products Machines
  26. Balers
  27. Compactors
  28. HO 14 Power-Driven Band Saws, Circular Saws, Guillotine Shears, Chain Saws, Reciprocating Saws, Wood Chippers and Abrasive Cutting Discs
  29. HO 14 Power-Driven Band Saws, Circular Saws, Guillotine Shears, Chain Saws, Reciprocating Saws, Wood Chippers and Abrasive Cutting Discs
  30. HO 15 Wrecking, Demolition, and Ship Breaking Operations
  31. HO 16 Roofing Occupations and All Work On or About a Roof
  32. HO 17 Occupations in Excavation
  33. Exceptions and Exemptions
  34. Tips for Young Workers Stay Safe!
  35. Additional Information
  36. Disclaimer

HO 2 Driving or Outside Helper on Motor Vehicles

  • No employee under 17 may drive motor vehicles on public roads
  • 17 year olds may drive under limited circumstances. (daylight/less than 20% of job hrs/seat belts/drivers education class etc.)
  • Bans driving of cars and trucks for delivery work.
  • Bans the driving of cars for route sales
  • Bans driving that involves towing
  • Bans driving of golf carts, ATVs, and motorcycles on public roads
  • Prohibits the transportation of people, (cannot work as a bus driver)
  • Bans working as an outside helper on motor vehicles. An outside helper is anyone, other than the driver, whose work includes riding on a motor vehicle outside the cab for the purpose of assisting in transporting or delivering goods.

    Prohibited:

    Minors under 18 may not drive or work as an outside helper on any public road, highway, or in or around any mine ( including open pit mine or quarry), place where logging or sawmill operations are in progress, or any excavation of the type identified in HO 17.

    Permitted:

    Seventeen-year-olds (but not those under 17 years of age) may drive automobiles and trucks as part of their employment when all of the following criteria are met:

  • The automobile or truck does not exceed 6,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
  • The driving is restricted to daylight hours.
  • The driving is only occasional and incidental to the minor's employment. Driving is "occasional and incidental" when the minor spends no more than one-third of the work time in any workday and no more than 20 percent of the work time in any workweek driving.
  • The minor holds a State license valid for the type of driving involved in the job performed.
  • The minor has successfully completed a State-approved driver education course.
  • The minor has no record of any moving violations at the time of hire.
  • The vehicle is equipped with a seatbelt for the driver and any passengers and the employer has instructed the youth that the seatbelts must be used when driving.

    • See also: 29 CFR 213( c)(6) Fair Labor Standards Act (Public Law 105-334 Drive for Teen Employment Act)