Child Labor Laws
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About
This Course
Child labor violations have increased approximately 69% in the last five years. In the wake of this increase, the federal government has made efforts to strengthen child labor protections, and federal agencies have heightened scrutiny for employers to target child labor violations at all steps in a supply chain.This program will discuss and explain the child labor protections in the Fair Labor Standards Act, occupational safety and health issues for minors, rights and responsibilities for employers and minors, and best practices for employing minors.Learning Objectives:
List the sources of law governing child labor protectionsExplore federal prohibitions on working hours for minorsInvestigate prohibited occupations for minorsEvaluate the method for determining whether students classified as “interns” are entitled to minimum wage and overtime payIdentify best practices for employers who employ minorsAbout the Presenters
Daiquiri Steele, Esq., Ph.D.
The University of Alabama School of Law
Practice Area: Civil Rights (+ 2 other areas)
Daiquiri Steele, J.D., Ph.D., serves as an Assistant Professor of Law at The University of Alabama School of Law, where she teaches courses in Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Labor Law, Education Law, Torts, and Legislation & Regulation. Her scholarship has been published or is forthcoming in the Michigan Law Review, Washington Law Review, Berkeley Journal of Employment and Labor Law, Boston University Law Review, and UC Irvine Law Review.Prior to entering legal academia, Dr. Steele served as a Civil Rights Attorney with the U.S. Department of Education, where she provided legal counsel relating to federal investigations of discrimination involving the nation’s school ...
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