§ 570.1 Definitions.

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Title 29—Labor > Subtitle B—Regulations Relating to Labor > CHAPTER V—WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR > SUBCHAPTER A—REGULATIONS > PART 570—CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION > Subpart A—General

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(a) Act means the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as amended (52 Stat. 1060, as amended; 29 U.S.C. 201-219).

(b) Oppressive child labor means employment of a minor in an occupation for which he does not meet the minimum age standards of the Act, as set forth in § 570.2 of this subpart.

(c) Oppressive child labor age means an age below the minimum age established under the Act for the occupation in which a minor is employed or in which his employment is contemplated.

(d) A certificate of age means a certificate as provided in § 570.5(b) (1) or (2) of this part.

(e) [Reserved]

(f) Secretary” or Secretary of Labor means the Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor, or his authorized representative.

(g) Wage and Hour Division means the Wage and Hour Division, United States Department of Labor.

(h) Administrator means the Administrator of the Wage and Hour Division or his authorized representative.

(i) State agency means any officer, executive department, board, bureau or commission of a State or any division or unit thereof authorized to take action with respect to the application of laws relating to minors.

[41 FR 26834, June 29, 1976, as amended at 82 FR 2229, Jan. 9, 2017]

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