With the holiday season coming up, Mississippi employers may be considering hiring minors for seasonal work. However, you must take special care in employing minors, as both federal and state laws impose special rules on hiring employees under age 18.
With the holiday season coming up, Mississippi employers may be considering hiring minors for seasonal work. However, you must take special care in employing minor workers, as both.
Employers across various industries continue to adjust to a disrupted workforce in the wake of the pandemic and the resulting labor shortage, which has led many to consider expanding their recruitment efforts to include minors — particularly in the service industries. This new strategy, however, does not come without new risks: Both federal and state laws impose strict rules on employing minors and even stricter penalties for violating those laws. Like many states, Kentucky has more restrictions than federal law when it comes to employing minors, including additional restraints on the hours minors can work and duties they can be assigned. This Insight provides Kentucky employers with answers to the eight most common questions to guide you through the process of hiring minors this holiday season.
Employers across various industries continue to adjust to a disrupted workforce in the wake of the pandemic and the resulting labor shortage, which has led many to consider expanding.
With the labor shortage, you may have started considering expanding your applicant pool to groups of potential employees you had not previously considered, like minors. Even if you have.