HR 5274 United States House · 118th Congress

Teenagers Earning Everyday Necessary Skills Act

This bill amends the Fair Labor Standards Act to adjust child labor exemptions for teenagers. It allows employers to schedule teen workers (ages 14-17) for up to 24 hours per week during school sessions, provided they start no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and finish no later than 9:00 p.m. local time. The change directly affects teenage employees in school terms and their employers who comply with these specific hour and time limits. It modifies an existing exemption by adding these concrete work-hour parameters to prevent what the bill terms "oppressive child labor" related to excessive hours. The policy change is limited to these specific scheduling conditions within the current labor framework.
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Introduced Aug 25, 2023 Last action Aug 25, 2023
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Aug 25, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
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