A grocery store in a poor neighborhood offers jobs stacking fruit to fourth grade students after school until midnight. A government official closes the store for violations. What law applies to this situation? A. The Federal Education Employment Act B. The Federal Youth Work Training Program C. The Fair Labor Standards Act D. The Fair Youth Education Program E. The National Grocers Employment Act

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Rocco Villegas

5 August, 15:33

A grocery store in a poor neighborhood offers jobs stacking fruit to fourth grade students after school until midnight. A government official closes the store for violations. What law applies to this situation? A. The Federal Education Employment Act B. The Federal Youth Work Training Program C. The Fair Labor Standards Act D. The Fair Youth Education Program E. The National Grocers Employment Act

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Keagan Norris · Answer 1

The correct answer is C. the Fair Labor Standards Act.

The grocery store violated this law by offering jobs to minors.

Child labor laws under FLSA are designed to keep minors in school and pursue education, and to protect them from employment that could potentially dangerous or harmful for their health.