Iron County Record | 1953-07-09 | Page 12 | Minors' Employment Warrents Close Supervision

Minors' Employment Warrents Close Supervision Mrs. Gertrude Knapp, director of the women's division of the Btate Industrial Commission was a visitor in Cedar City during the week in the interest of the protection of minor's health during dur-ing the summer vacation, a period per-iod in which many of them accept ac-cept employment in various fields. "The child labor laws of this state do not seek to prevent minors min-ors from working," Mrs. Knapp said, "providing they are old enough and strong enough for the tasks they undertake. These laws were passed to protect them from exploitation, from accident and from injury to their health." "If young people engage in tasks beyond their strength," she continued, "work which menaces their health and safety, they may never be fully fitted for adult responsibilities." Under the Child Labor Law no child under 18 years of age may work in any industry without first securing a work permit. These Employment Certificates are obtained from the school superintendent or the local issuing is-suing officer in the district in which the minor resides. The permit per-mit must be in the possession of the employer before employment begins. "The person issuing these permits per-mits to minors," Mrs. Knapp said, "should be very careful to issue them to minors only for lawful and non-hazardous jobs. He may refuse to grant such permit if, in his judgment, the issuance of such certificate would be detrimental detri-mental to the best interest of the minor " It is deemed a misdemeanor to work a minor without a work permit.