Duties of Department

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Employer and Employee
  4. Child Labor
  5. Child Labor Act of 1976
  6. Duties of Department

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The department shall administer and enforce this part. In addition, the department shall:

  1. Supply employers of minors with printed copies of the regulations governing the employment and hours of work of minors and occupations prohibited to minors under this part;
  2. Inspect all places where minors may be employed and all pertinent records of employment, at any reasonable time, and as often as necessary to effectively enforce this part;
  3. Notify in writing any person charged with a violation of this part as to the nature of the violation;
  4. Bring a complaint before any court of competent jurisdiction against persons violating this part and prosecute these violations; and
  5. Make, keep and preserve a file record of all places where minors may be employed.


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