MANCHESTER, NH – The owners of two southern New Hampshire wineries, restaurants, event venues and retail operations in Amherst and Derry violated the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act when they allowed 33 employees younger than 16 years of age to work more hours than allowed under the law.
The FLSA’s minimum age for employment in most non-agricultural occupations is 14 years of age, subject to certain requirements and limitations for youth workers under the age of 18. The child labor regulations restrict youth under 16 from working more than 3 hours on a school day or 8 hours on non-school days; more than 18 hours in school weeks or 40 hours in non-school weeks; prior to 7 a.m.; and after 7 p.m., except June 1 through Labor Day, when the evening hours are extended to 9 p.m.
An investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division found LaBelle Winery and Americus at LaBelle Winery allowed employees under 16 years of age to work as many as 6 hours on a school day, 9 hours on non-school days, 24 hours in a school week and as late as 11 p.m.
The LaBelle Winery and Americus at LaBelle Winery paid $22,803 in civil money penalties to resolve their FLSA child labor violations.
“The Fair Labor Standards Act’s youth employment regulations exist to ensure youths’ jobs and work hours do not jeopardize their safety, well-being or educational opportunities,” said Wage and Hour District Director Steven McKinney in Manchester, New Hampshire. “...
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