Babysitting Illegal?
One night a few weeks ago someone commented that it was illeagal for kids to be left alone or to baby-sit other kids. That struck me as odd so I did some research on child labor laws in Georgia and U.S.A. They are somewhat murky, but it seems that baby-sitting is not covered by either the federal or state child labor laws.
GA Dept of Labor
OCGAU - Georgia Child Labor
US Dept of Labor Child Labor Fact Sheet...
...and regs
USDoL article suggesting Babysitting is not covered by FLSA
Article indicating that Babysitting is not covered as part of FLSA
OCGAU - Georgia Child Labor
US Dept of Labor Child Labor Fact Sheet...
...and regs
USDoL article suggesting Babysitting is not covered by FLSA
Article indicating that Babysitting is not covered as part of FLSA
Imported from a really old blog. Some links might be dead. Let me know if you find dead links.