To ensure that child employees of traveling sales crews are protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON CHILD LABOR.
(a) IN GENERAL- Section 12 of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 212) is amended by adding at the end the following:
`(e) No individual under 18 years of age may be employed in a position requiring the individual to engage in door to door sales or in related support work in a manner that requires the individual to remain away from his or her permanent residence for more than 24 hours.'.
(b) RULES AND REGULATIONS- The Secretary of Labor may issue such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the amendment made by this section, consistent with the requirements of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
Passed the Senate August 1, 2002.
Attest:
Secretary.
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 2549
AN ACT
To ensure that child employees of traveling sales crews are protected under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938.
