Rights on the Job
It's illegal for your employer to punish you for doing this (name 1).
What is reporting a safety problem at work?
You have to be this old to operate a forklift.
What is 18 years old?
These laws protect teens from working too long, too late, or too early.
What is Federal and state child labor laws?
If you are hurt at work, you should take these steps (name 2).
What is Tell your boss; get medical treatment; fill out a claim form ?
The law says that your employer must pay you this amount per hour, Minnesota's minimum wage.
What is $10.08?
It's illegal for teens to operate these machines (name 2).
What is meat slicer, power saw, forklift, Bobcat, cherry picker, wood chipper, most bakery machines, paper baler?
When you turn this age, you aren’t protected anymore by child labor laws
What is 18 years old?
This type of insurance pays wages and medical benefits for workers hurt on the job. In exchange, the worker gives up the right to sue the employer.
What is Workers’ compensation?
These are two rights you have on the job.
What is the right to be compensated for medical care and lost wages, and the right to collect lost wages.
Some states require teens under 18 and still in school to get this before starting a job.
What is a work permit?
MN law says that 14- and 15-year-olds can work until this time on a school night.
What is 7 p.m. ?
You can stay safe at work by doing these things (name 2).
What is report unsafe working conditions, get safety training where required, follow safety rules, wear protective equipment when required ?
Your employer must give you these health and safety protections on the job (name 2).
What is a safe and healthy workplace; safety training (where required by law); protective clothing and gear (where required by law); payment of medical care if injured at work
It’s illegal for 14- and 15-year-olds to do some jobs, including these (name 2).
What is....Baking; dry cleaning or laundry; work using a ladder or scaffold; construction; loading or unloading trucks, rail cars, or conveyors; door-to-door sales; sign waving (unless inside or directly in front of place where employed); lifeguarding on raised platforms or at lakes, quarries, piers, rivers, or beaches; meat processing
MN law says that this is the latest time teens 16 and 17 can work on school nights.
What is 11 p.m. (11:30 p.m. with written, parental permission) ?
This federal agency handles complaints about wages and work hours.
What is the U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division?
Workers have rights on the job, including these (name 2).
What is the right to report safety problems; work free from harassment or discrimination; join a union
It’s illegal for teens under 18 to do these types of construction work (name 2).
What is wrecking; roofing; excavation; and demolition
MN law says that this is the maximum number of hours 14- and 15-year-olds can work in a school week.
What is 18 hours ?
These federal agencies handle complaints about workplace health and safety (there are2)
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration); Wage and Hour Division, U.S. Dept. of Labor (age restrictions for hazardous work) ?