Walk It Through: The First Job
A worker under sixteen, the minimum wage, tips, and the last check after a summer.
A student under sixteen is hired to bus tables at a diner for the summer.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One summer job. Hours limits for minors, hazardous work rules, and overtime are not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Separated from the payrollLeaving a job for any reason. When a private employer separates an employee, the unpaid wages are due on the next regular payday or within two weeks of termination, whichever is sooner.
- Tipped wageThe rate for an employee paid partly in tips: at least two dollars and thirteen cents an hour plus all tips, with the section protecting the total.
- Employment certificateA certificate an employer procures and keeps on file before employing any child under sixteen years of age.