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Walk It Through: The Summer Job at Fifteen

A first job at a drive in, a late closing shift, a training wage, and work on the family ranch.

A young teen starts at a drive in. The manager asks for proof of age.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A teen's first jobs under state law. The federal child labor rules, which can be stricter, are not covered by these pages.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.

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Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.