16VAC15-40-20. Scope and application.
This chapter is promulgated pursuant to §§ 40.1-80.1 A and 40.1-6(3) of the Code of Virginia, and supplements existing Child Labor Laws relating to the employment of minors (Chapter 5 (§ 40.1-78 et seq.) of Title 40.1 of the Code of Virginia). Its purpose is to regulate the maximum number of hours per week, the maximum hours per day, and the hours during the day that minors under age 16 may work. Other regulations promulgated by the Department of Labor and Industry governing child labor are: (i) Virginia Regulation Declaring Hazardous Occupations, and (ii) Virginia Regulation Governing the Employment of Minors on Farms, in Gardens and in Orchards.
Statutory Authority
§§ 40.1-6(3) and 40.1-80.1 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR425-01-80 § 2, eff. July 17, 1991.