How old to work?

Question

I live in Texas and was wonder how old you have to be to work in stables or on a ranch. Working mainly with horses, only driving would be occasional golf cart, no machinery, just horse back riding and maintaining of horses, horses' tack and, and horses enviornment.Also, how many hours could I work and what are the exceptions and restrictions? I really have no idea where to find this information.

Answer 1

Looks like you can at 14, with a few restrictions.

http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ui/lablaw/cllsum.html

Answer 2

It depends on how old you are and where you want to work. Smart of you not to say your age, but here are a few child labor laws.

Child Labor Law

Child labor law, enacted by the Federal Government, restricts when children can work and what jobs they can do. Teens hired for nonagricultural employment (which is just about everything other than farm work) must be at least fourteen. Other child labor law restrictions, regulating the type of positions young workers can hold and the type of work they can do are also in effect.

Child Labor Law: Job Restrictions

18 Years of Age
Once a youth reaches 18 years of age, he or she is no longer subject to the federal youth employment and child labor law provisions.

16 and 17 Years of Age
Sixteen- and 17-year-olds may be employed for unlimited hours in any occupation other than those declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor. Examples of equipment declared hazardous in food service establishments include power-driven meat processing machines (meat slicers, saws, patty forming machines, grinders, or choppers), commercial mixers and certain power-driven bakery machines.

14 and 15 Years of Age
During the school year, hours are limited to 3 hours a day and 18 hours a week. On days when there's no school and in the summer, working hours increase to 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week. There are limits on when children can work, too - no later than 7 p.m. during the school year and no later than 9 p.m. between June 1 and Labor Day. Fourteen- and 15- year-olds may be employed in restaurants and quick-service establishments outside school hours in a variety of jobs for limited periods of time and under specified conditions.

Jobs Exempt from Child Labor Law Regulations

In general, children of any age are permitted to work for businesses entirely owned by their parents, except those under 16 may not be employed in mining or manufacturing and no one under 18 may be employed in any occupation the Secretary of Labor has declared to be hazardous.

Minors employed in the delivery of newspapers to consumers are exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) child labor provisions, as well as the wage and hours provisions.

Children employed as actors or performers in motion pictures or theatrical productions, or in radio or television productions are exempt from Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) coverage. Therefore, FLSA rules regarding total allowable number of work hours in one day and allowable times of day to work do not apply.





It may also depend on the place you would like to work. Some people may be ok with you driving a golf cart around and doing the sort of work you would need to do, whereas some major companies would not. Hope that helps!

Answer 3

TARDO you really need to get over the horse thing. i have known you forever and you are like 'horse addicted' so.... You have to be at least fourteen i think to be a legitament worker. no joke!