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Title 29: Labor
Subtitle B: Regulations Relating to Labor (Continued)
CHAPTER V: WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
SUBCHAPTER A: REGULATIONS
PART 570: CHILD LABOR REGULATIONS, ORDERS AND STATEMENTS OF INTERPRETATION
Subpart G: General Statements of Interpretation of the Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, as Amended
: Enforcement
570.127 - General.
Link to an amendment published at 75 FR 28459, May 20, 2010.
Link to an amendment published at 75 FR 28459, May 20, 2010.
Section 15(a)(4) of the Act makes any violation of the provisions of sections 12(a) or 12(c) unlawful. Any such unlawful act or practice may be enjoined by the United States District Courts under section 17 upon court action, filed by the Secretary pursuant to section 12(b) and, if willful will subject the offender to the criminal penalties provided in section 16(a) of the Act. 35
35 Section 16(a) provides:
Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of section 15 shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than $10,000, or to imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. No person shall be imprisoned under this subsection except for an offense committed after the conviction of such person for a prior offense under this subsection.
Effective Date Note:
At 75 FR 28459, May 20, 2010, the undesignated center heading preceding ? 570.127 was removed and ? 570.127 was revised, effective July 19, 2010. For the convenience of the user, the revised text is set forth as follows:
? 570.127
Homeworkers engaged in the making of evergreen wreaths.
FLSA section 13(d) provides an exemption from the child labor provisions, as well as the minimum wage and overtime provisions, for homeworkers engaged in the making of wreaths composed principally of natural holly, pine, cedar, or other evergreens (including the harvesting of the evergreens or other forest products used in making such wreaths).
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