HB 587 -- Child Labor

Co-Sponsors:  Wagner, Hosmer, Bartelsmeyer

This bill revises provisions pertaining to the Child Labor
Laws.  The bill:

(1)  Deletes part-time employment with the consent of a parent
from the definition "employ" in the Child Labor Law;

(2)  Removes the provision authorizing the Director of the
Division of Labor Standards to grant an exemption to a child
aged 14 years but under 16 years which allows a child to be
employed during the school term;

(3)  Requires that the waiver pertaining to work hours and work
days as contained in Section 294.030, RSMo, exempts only
employment contained in Section 294.022;

(4)  Authorizes the "regional fair exception" not to apply to
entities covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act when a child
aged 14 years but under 16 years of age is employed at a
regional fair from June 1 to Labor Day;

(5)  Increases the age of a person employed in street
occupations as contained in Section 294.043, from 16 years to 18
years of age.  The requirement that an employer receive written
permission from the director is removed;

(6)  Requires every employer, subject to Chapter 294, to produce
and maintain a record of employment for a child for a period of
2 years.  The records and information pertaining to minors which
are obtained by the division will be confidential and disclosed
only on order by a court of competent jurisdiction; and

(7)  Allows the director to consider the size of the business
and the absence of specified factors when determining the
appropriate civil damages against a person, firm, or corporation
that violates any provision contained in Chapter 294.

Missouri House of Representatives
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