Indiana Code 22-2-18.1-23 v2. Prohibition on working in a hazardous occupation; exceptions

Note: This version of section effective 1-1-2025. See also preceding version of this section, effective until 1-1-2025.

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Terms Used In Indiana Code 22-2-18.1-23 v2

department: refers to the department of labor created by IC 22-1-1-1. See Indiana Code 22-2-18.1-4
minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
parent: has the meaning set forth in IC 20-18-2-13. See Indiana Code 22-2-18.1-8

Sec. 23. (a) This section does not apply to a minor who is at least sixteen (16) years of age and less than eighteen (18) years of age who is employed in agriculture (as defined in Section 203(f) of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.)).

(b) The department shall prohibit a minor who is less than eighteen (18) years of age from working in an occupation designated as hazardous by the child labor provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.), except when the minor is working for the minor’s parent or a person standing in the place of the minor’s parent on a farm owned or operated by the parent or person.

As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16. Amended by P.L.133-2024, SEC.11.

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