Section 4109.05 | Rules prohibiting employment of minors in hazardous or detrimental occupations.
(A) The director of commerce, after consultation with the director of health, shall adopt rules, in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, prohibiting the employment of minors in occupations which are hazardous or detrimental to the health and well-being of minors.
In adopting the rules, the director of commerce shall consider the orders issued pursuant to the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," 52 Stat. 1060, 29 U.S.C. 201, as amended.
The director of commerce shall not adopt any rule that prohibits a minor who is sixteen or seventeen years of age and who is employed by an employer under the manufacturing and construction mentorship program created in section 4109.22 of the Revised Code from being employed in a construction occupation or manufacturing occupation if the orders issued pursuant to the "Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938," 29 U.S.C. 201, et seq., permit the employment of the minor in the construction occupation or manufacturing occupation. As used in this division, "construction occupation" and "manufacturing occupation" have the same meanings as in section 4109.22 of the Revised Code.
(B) No minor may be employed in any occupation found hazardous or detrimental to the health and well-being of minors under the rules adopted pursuant to division (A) of this section.
Last updated August 23, 2023 at 12:09 PM
Available Versions of this Section
- July 1, 2000 – House Bill 471 - 123rd General Assembly [ View July 1, 2000 Version ]
- October 17, 2019 – Amended by House Bill 166 - 133rd General Assembly [ View October 17, 2019 Version ]
- October 3, 2023 – Amended by House Bill 33 - 135th General Assembly [ View October 3, 2023 Version ]