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Post by wenonah4th on Apr 21, 2011 14:57:57 GMT -5
I have to wonder about that cashier in MA ande Too Many Boys. Does anyone know how rules have changed since the book came out? Or maybe Ice Cream Palace was a family business that his family ran and he could work there a lot in vacation?
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oldhickory
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Post by oldhickory on Apr 21, 2011 22:00:13 GMT -5
i know laws are changing all the time, but i doubt that kids that young were allowed to work, even 25 years ago. and don't you need a food handler's permit to work in a restaurant? i couldn't see anybody giving a permit to a 12 year old kid.
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Post by zoar3 on Apr 21, 2011 23:05:35 GMT -5
^I agree and what about Logan and the Rosebud or worst of all Mary Anne at the mall? I think when I was growing up you could get a work permit at 15, most teens didn't start their first job until 16 or 17. I volunteered at 14 1/2 but didn't get paid.
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Post by sparklymouse on Apr 22, 2011 7:59:54 GMT -5
I think it varies from state to state. In WI you can get a work permit at 14. Your hours have restrictions, both how long you work per day/week and how early/late you can work each day. I think you can be younger if it is a family owed place.
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Post by lilafowler on Apr 22, 2011 9:07:30 GMT -5
The minimum age for working papers is 14 in New Jersey, too. I had friends who worked off the books at family businesses when they were younger. I knew a girl who Windex-and-newspapered the cases at her family's jewelry store for her allowance. The only food related jobs I can remember were sixth- and seventh-graders handling food at what I now realize was a seriously shady Dairy Queen. When I was in middle school I didn't think anything of it, but now that I realize what a major health code violation that must have been I'm kind of grossed out. ETA: From the NJ DOL: lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/wagehour/content/child_labor.htmlMaybe they should add "whipped cream dispenser" to the list of prohibited machines. |
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Post by u4me on Apr 22, 2011 9:36:47 GMT -5
I would think Child Labor Laws would have been more relaxed back then than they are now. My brother was 14 when he started working at some restaurant (this was in the 90s).
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Post by candykane on Apr 22, 2011 10:39:37 GMT -5
What about Laine being hired to run a cash register at a boutique in NYC?
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Post by zoar3 on Apr 22, 2011 12:16:50 GMT -5
^I forgot about that, Candykane. I think that does take the prize for being least believable. "Little" Stoneybrook is one thing but "Huge" (even then) NY is another.
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Post by sparklymouse on Apr 22, 2011 14:58:06 GMT -5
^It also depends on where you're working. A smaller or privately owned business is more likely to bend the law than a big corporation or franchise. I think the bigger you are the more likely you are to get sued if something happened to the kid.
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oldhickory
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Post by oldhickory on Apr 22, 2011 22:24:23 GMT -5
in any case, neither logan, MA or laine are related to the people they are working for. in MA's case the lady barely even interviewed her before giving her the position. i call shenanigans.
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Post by wenonah4th on Apr 23, 2011 18:47:17 GMT -5
It's probably safe to assume then that Ice CReam Palace *is* a family business.
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Post by psychoseal on Feb 3, 2012 8:10:38 GMT -5
I had job in a resturant at 14.
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