No minor shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any place of employment, or at any employment, dangerous or prejudicial to the life, health, safety, or welfare of such minor. It shall be the duty of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia and the said board shall have the power, jurisdiction and authority, after hearing duly held, to issue general or special orders prohibiting the employment of such minors in any employment or at any place of employment dangerous or prejudicial to the life, health, safety, or welfare of such minors; provided, that no such order shall permit the employment of any minor at any employment specified in §§ 32-204 through 32-206 at a lower age than the age therein specified; provided further, that no hearing shall be necessary for the issuance of an order prohibiting employment in any occupation found by the Secretary of Labor under the authority of the Fair Labor Standards Act to be particularly hazardous for minors under 18 years of age or detrimental to their health and well-being.
(May 29, 1928, 45 Stat. 999, ch. 908, § 3; June 15, 1976, D.C. Law 1-68, § 2(3), 23 DCR 514.)
1981 Ed., § 36-503.
1973 Ed., § 36-203.
This section is referenced in § 32-207 and § 32-213.
The Fair Labor Standards Act, referred to near the end of this section, is the Act of June 25, 1938, 52 Stat. 1060, ch. 676, which is codified in 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 to 219.
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 2 - Employment of Minors
§ 32–201. Employment of minors under 14 years of age; distribution of newspapers permitted
§ 32–204. Employment of minors under 16 years of age in certain occupations prohibited; exception
§ 32–205. Employment of minors under 18 years of age in certain occupations prohibited
§ 32–207. Work or vacation permit — Procurement by employer
§ 32–208. Work or vacation permit — Issue by Board of Education; contents; records of applicants
§ 32–209. Work or vacation permit — Application requirements
§ 32–212. Employer to furnish, on demand, proof of age of employee
§ 32–214. Board of Education to enforce law; inspection of places in which minors are employed
§ 32–216. Street-trades badges — Required
§ 32–217. Street-trades badges — Application requirements
§ 32–218. Street-trades badges — Contents; record to be kept; badges not transferable
§ 32–219. Violation of §§ 32-215 to 32-221; revocation of badge or work permit
§ 32–221. Loitering around business establishments prohibited during school hours; penalty