What happens to employers who violate child labor laws?
—> Parents and employers who violate the law shall be fined a minimum of twenty dollars ($20.00) for each offense. Am employer who illegally employs a youth under the age of sixteen (16), or makes a false statement regarding a certificate, is guilty of a misdemeanor and can be fined a minimum of five hundred dollars ($500.00)(94) For example, in august of 2002, five (5) Rhode Island supermarkets were found to have violated federal child labor laws. Eighteen (18) minors were found to have operated power-driven cardboard balers, machines used to compress cardboard scrap which was against the law prohibiting minors from using such machinery. This case was pending at the time of this writing. In these cases, it is the employer who is charged with wrongdoing, not the youth. WHEN CAN I WORK AS A BARTENDER? —> No person under the age of eighteen (18) may act as a bartender for the purposes of mixing, preparing, serving, or selling alcohol from a bar licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. A bar
