Detailed information on the occupations determined to be hazardous by the Secretary is available by contacting the Wage and Hour Division offices. Most of this information is of the type generally maintained by employers in ordinary business practice. Department of Labor regulations require employers to keep records of the date of birth of employees under age 19, their daily starting and quitting times, daily and weekly hours worked, and their occupation. Employers may protect themselves from unintentional violation of the child labor provisions by keeping on file an employment or age certificate for each youth employed to show that the youth is the minimum age for the job. Certificates issued under most state laws are acceptable for this purpose.
Special provisions apply to state and local government employment.
The Act applies to enterprises that have employees who are engaged in interstate commerce, producing goods for interstate commerce, or handling, selling or working on goods or materials that have been moved in or produced for interstate commerce. A variety of remedies is available to the Department to enforce compliance with the Act's requirements. When investigators encounter violations, they recommend changes in employment practices in order to bring the employer into compliance and request the payment of any back wages due employees. A second conviction may result in imprisonment. When a civil money penalty is assessed, employers have the right, within 15 days of receipt of the notice of such penalty, to file an exception to the determination.