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Minor under fourteen not to be employed -- Exception

KRS 339.220
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339.220. Minor under fourteen not to be employed -- Exception No minor under fourteen (14) years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation at any time, except for employment in connection with an employment program supervised and sponsored by the school or school district such child attends, which program has been approved by the Department of Education and subject to the regulations of the commissioner of the Department of Workplace Standards. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 1771, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1984 Ky. Acts ch. 414, sec. 25, effective July 13, 1984. -- Amended 1970 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 1. -- Created 1948 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 2.
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=32183Fetched: 10/20/2026

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