(KTXL) — Earlier this year a Subway sandwiches franchise in the Bay Area was accused of having broken multiple child labor laws in addition to other violations.
While federal law extends some protections to minors from certain working conditions, California law furthers those protections in a number of areas.
Here are the general rules in California regarding child workers:
While federal law allows employers to pay some youth employees an hourly wage below the federal minimum wage for a period of time, California law generally does not have a similar age-based provision.
The Golden State does however have an experienced-based exception that allows employees with no “previous similar or related experience” to be paid 85% of the state minimum wage for the first 160 hours they work.
California law categorizes minors into four age groups to determine the hours they are allowed to work.
If minors exceed the hours allowed, the law requires that their work permit be revoked.
Child labor laws in the state generally require the employer to follow the scheduled school days of the public school system in the county where the minor resides even if the child attends a private school.
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