Unique-Public-8594 t1_itz1vxj wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:53 AM

Reply to comment by ethandavid42 in Does anybody know anything about the panhandling family in Williston? by New-Initiative-4280

You’re right.

I just wondered, if they are being made to be part of begging business, would that be considered work? That the parents are guilty of making them work? Child labor.

but they could claim homeschooling / they weren’t actually working, just sitting, so hard to prove.

Maybe a call to police or DCF?

NobodySpecific t1_itzhe1b wrote on October 27, 2022 at 1:19 PM

Child labor laws don't apply because there are exemptions to the FLSA

> Minors under age 16 working in a business solely owned or operated by their parents or by persons standing in place of their parents, can work any time of day and for any number of hours. However, parents are prohibited from employing their child in manufacturing or mining or in any of the occupations declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.

ethandavid42 t1_itz1zyn wrote on October 27, 2022 at 10:54 AM

I didn't see them doing anything other than just sitting on the ground. They might be doing something else in a different spot.