Workplace Rules from the Vermont Department of Labor and Industry Employment Certificates are required if a child is under 16 years old and is employed during school hours in other than a duly approved educational or vocational course of study. Minors cannot operate power mowers or cutters. This includes but is not limited to manufacturing, processing, use of any power driven machinery. A person over 16 and under 18 cannot work in a manufacturing or mechanical job more than 9 hours in any one day or more than 50 hours in any one week.
All employees work in a safe and healthy work environment.
No deductions other than legally authorized taxes can be made from pay without the express authorization of the employee. This information comes from a publication provided as a public service of the Vermont Department of Labor and Industry.