Walk It Through: The Summer Job
A fifteen-year-old at an ice cream stand, a late shift, a training wage, and the last check.
In June, a fifteen-year-old is hired at an ice cream stand.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One summer job. A farm job, a parent's own business, a hazardous occupation and tips 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.
- Liquidated damagesAn amount an employer owes on top of late final wages, two times the unpaid amount.
- AgeIn the Human Rights Act, the age of 40 or above.
- Tip creditA credit an employer may take of seventy percent of the hourly rate for an employee who customarily receives tips, if it can show the tips cover it.
- Training wageA wage below the minimum, not less than $6.40 per hour, for a new employee for no more than ninety days, and never for someone who has reached the age of twenty years.