29 CFR § 779.506 - Sixteen-year minimum.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t29/s779.506"
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title: "29 CFR § 779.506 - Sixteen-year minimum."
title_number: 29
title_name: "Labor"
section_number: "779.506"
section_name: "Sixteen-year minimum."
chapter_name: "WAGE AND HOUR DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "STATEMENTS OF GENERAL POLICY OR INTERPRETATION NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO REGULATIONS"
part_number: "779"
part_name: "THE FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT AS APPLIED TO RETAILERS OF GOODS OR SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Secs. 1-19, 52 Stat. 1060, as amended; 75 Stat. 65; Sec. 29(B), Pub. L. 93-259, 88 Stat. 55; 29 U.S.C. 201-219."
regulatory_source: "35 FR 5856, Apr. 9, 1970, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "779"
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# 779.506 Sixteen-year minimum.

The Act sets a 16-year minimum for employment in manufacturing or mining occupations. Furthermore, this age minimum is applicable to employment in all other occupations unless otherwise provided by regulation or order issued by the Secretary.