“If you have teenage employees, you could be vulnerable to wage and hour, safety or discrimination claims if you don’t recognize the rights and obligations associated with teen employment. With teen hiring set to soar for summer, employers should take steps now to protect themselves.”
In this article, “Teen Workers: Labor or Liability,” published on June 1, 2011 in the Thomson Reuters Employment Alert, Mintz Levin attorney Andrew Bernstein advises that companies hiring teen workers should provide sexual harassment training and urges employers to check all state regulations.