California · Labor Code

LAB §1392: Every person who has a minor under his or her control, as a ward or an apprentice, and who, except in household occupations, requires the minor to work more than eight hours in any one day, is guilty

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person who controls a minor as a ward or apprentice and requires them to work more than eight hours daily (outside household work) commits a misdemeanor.

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Every person who has a minor under his or her control, as a ward or an apprentice, and who, except in household occupations, requires the minor to work more than eight hours in any one day, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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