DIR Offers Handbook on California Child Labor Laws.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 1998--John C. Duncan, Director of the Department of Industrial Relations industrial relations pl.n. Relations between the management of an industrial enterprise and its employees. industrial relations Noun, pl the relations between management and workers , today announced the completion of an updated 1998 handbook on California Child Labor Laws Federal and state legislation that protects children by restricting the type and hours of work they perform. The specific purpose of child labor laws is to safeguard children against harm generally associated with child labor, such as exposure to hazardous, unsanitary, or . This publication summarizes the laws governing gov·ern v. gov·erned, gov·ern·ing, gov·erns v.tr. 1. To make and administer the public policy and affairs of; exercise sovereign authority in. 2. employment of minors under 18 years of age and describes the penalties for violations of the child labor laws. "Thousands of California's young people work before and after school, on weekends, and during school vacations," said Duncan. "California's child labor laws are designed to help young workers acquire work experience and income, while safeguarding their scholastic advancement and physical well-being." The handbook summarizes the laws governing Permits to Work, Permits to Employ, compulsory Wikipedia does not currently have an encyclopedia article for . You may like to search Wiktionary for "" instead. To begin an article here, feel free to [ edit this page], but please do not create a mere dictionary definition. school attendance, age limitations, work hours, and occupations permitted and forbidden to young workers. It also describes the penalties for violations of the child labor laws. "The laws summarized in this digest may seem complex and strict," Duncan said, "but they manifest manifest 1) adj., adv. completely obvious or evident. 2) n. a written list of goods in a shipment. MANIFEST, com. law. A written instrument containing a true account of the cargo of a ship or commercial vessel. 2. the significant responsibility we all have to protect the welfare of young people who work." To obtain a copy of California Child Labor Laws, send a written request to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, P.O. Box 420603, San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , CA 94142. You may also request a copy by calling the DIR Publications Unit at 415/972-8844. A downloadable version of the handbook is also being prepared for the DIR homepage, which may be found at www.dir.ca.gov.
CONTACT: California Department of Industrial Relations
Rick Rice/Dean Fryer, 415/972-8835
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