Michigan Compiled Laws Act 90 Of 1978 Youth Employment Standards Act (409.101 - 409.124)

AN ACT to provide for the legal employment and protection of minors; to provide for the issuance and revocation of work permits; to provide for the regulation of hours and conditions of employment of minors; to prescribe powers and duties of the departments of labor and education; to provide for the enforcement of this act; to prescribe penalties; and to repeal certain acts and parts of acts.

History: 1978, Act 90, Eff. June 1, 1978

Section 409.101 Short Title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the “youth employment standards act”. History: 1978, Act 90, Eff. June 1, 1978 Compiler's...
Section 409.102 Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) “Employ” means engage, permit, or allow to work. (b) “Employer” means a person, firm, or corporation that employs...
Section 409.103 Employment Of Minor; Prohibited Occupations; Minimum Age; Exceptions And Limitations.
(1) A minor shall not be employed in, about, or in connection with an occupation that is hazardous or injurious to the minor's health...
Section 409.104 Employment Of Minor; Copy Of Work Permit Or Temporary Permit Required; Issuance And Filing Of Work Permit; Duration Of Temporary Permit; Oath; Return Of Permit; Exception To Work Permit Requirement; Evidence Of Age; Exception In Subsection (3) Inapplicable To Other Provisions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a minor shall not be employed in an occupation regulated by this act until the person proposing...
Section 409.105 Work Permit; Application; Examination, Approval, And Filing Of Papers.
An issuing officer shall issue a work permit only upon application in person by the minor desiring employment and after having examined, approved, and...
Section 409.106 Work Permit; Form; Color; Contents; Rules.
(1) Work permits shall be issued in the form prescribed by the department of education in cooperation with the department of labor and in...
Section 409.107 Revocation Of Permit; Factors; Record Of Refusal, Suspension, Or Revocation; Informing Minor Of Appeal Process.
(1) The issuing officer may revoke a permit based solely on the following factors: (a) Poor school attendance, characterized by repeated erratic or unexcused...
Section 409.108 Failure Or Refusal To Issue Work Permit; Appeal; Procedure.
The failure or refusal of the issuing officer to issue a work permit may be appealed in accordance with Act No. 306 of the...
Section 409.109 Work Permit As Evidence Of Age.
A work permit issued in accordance with this act shall be conclusive evidence of the age of the minor for whom issued in a...
Section 409.110 Minor Under 16 Years; Days And Hours Of Employment.
A minor under 16 years shall not be employed in an occupation subject to this act for more than 6 days in 1 week,...
Section 409.111 Minor 16 Years Or Older; Days And Hours Of Employment; Definitions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person shall not employ a minor 16 years of age or older in an occupation subject...
Section 409.112 Meal And Rest Period.
A minor shall not be employed for more than 5 hours continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a meal and...
Section 409.112a Employment Of Minor In Occupation Involving A Cash Transaction After Sunset Or 8 P. M. At Fixed Location; Condition.
A minor who would otherwise be permitted under this act to be employed in an occupation subject to this act shall not be employed...
Section 409.113 Posting Copy Of Mcl 409.110, 409.111, And 409.112; Time Record.
(1) Each employer shall keep posted conspicuously in or about the premises at which a minor is employed, a printed copy of sections 10,...
Section 409.114 Employment Of Minor In Performance By Performing Arts Organization; Approval.
This act shall not prevent a minor from being employed in a performance by any performing arts organization if a letter of approval is...
Section 409.114a Performing In Or Being Subject To Child Abusive Commercial Activity.
Except as provided in section 14, a minor shall not perform in or be a subject of a child abusive commercial activity as defined...
Section 409.115 Employment Of Minor In Establishment Manufacturing, Distributing, Or Selling Alcoholic Beverages.
(1) A work permit shall not be issued authorizing the employment of a minor 16 years of age or older in, about, or in...
Section 409.116 Exemption; Minor 16 Years Of Age Completing Requirements For Graduation Or High School Equivalency; Minor 17 Years Of Age Passing General Educational Development Test; Duty Of Employer.
(1) This act does not apply to or prohibit the employment of a minor 16 years of age or older who has completed the...
Section 409.117 Exemption; Emancipated Minor; Duty Of Employer.
This act shall not apply to nor prohibit the employment of an emancipated minor, as defined by section 4 of Act No. 293 of...
Section 409.118 Exemption; Minor 14 Years Of Age Employed Under Agreement Or Contract Between Employer And Governing Body Of School District, Public School Academy, Or Nonpublic School.
This act does not apply to or prohibit the employment of a student minor 14 years of age or older by an employer if...
Section 409.119 Exemptions Generally; Hours Of Work.
(1) This act shall not apply to or prohibit a minor from engaging in any of the following activities: (a) Domestic work or chores...
Section 409.120 Rules; Deviations.
(1) The department of labor shall promulgate rules prescribing standards not inconsistent with this act as to the working conditions, safety, health and personal...
Section 409.121 Enforcement And Prosecution Of Act; Right Of Entry And Inspection.
The department of labor shall enforce this act and assist in the prosecution of this act. The department shall have the authority to enter...
Section 409.122 Violation As Misdemeanor Or Felony; Penalties.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or (3), a person who employs a minor in violation of this act, violates this act or...
Section 409.123 Repeal Of Mcl 409.1 To 409.30 And 380.1597.
(1) Act No. 157 of the Public Acts of 1947, as amended, being sections 409.1 to 409.30 of the Compiled Laws of 1970, is...
Section 409.124 Effective Date.
This act shall take effect June 1, 1978. History: 1978, Act 90, Eff. June 1, 1978 Compiler's Notes: For creation of the new wage...

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