For workplace safety and health, please call 800-321-6742; for mine safety and health, please call 800-746-1553; for Job Corps, please call 800-733-5627 and for Wage and Hour, please call 1-866-487-9243 (1 866-4-US-WAGE). This website is currently not being updated due to the suspension of Federal government services. The last update to the site was 10/1/2025. Updates to the site will start again when the Federal government resumes operations.
Remember, once a youth reaches age 18, the child labor rules no longer apply. If your child is 16 or 17, he or she may be employed by you at any time, for any amount of hours, and in any occupation except those declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. The hazardous occupations are listed on the following page.
U.S. Department of Labor