A cousin of mine - age 14 - could use some work this summer. Has anyone successfully employed youngsters in any marketing or PR activities? I suppose that online work might be ideal. I`m not sure how a 14-year-old could promote a website, however.
I`ve thought of one real possibility so far: he could test my website for software bugs - trying to break stuff on it. Online research might be another part-timer.
What sort of home-based work have you seen a young teen do well?
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Hi,
You might want to research state and federal laws dealing with hiring children. There may be some restrictions as to number hours he can work. Also, if you list him as an employee, you may have to deduct Social Security and other employment taxes. In some states you may even have to provide workman`s comp insurance.
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I have already researched and addressed the legal issues. I am interested in ideas. Thanks.
I don`t see any reason why a enterprising 14 yr old can`t make as much $ as anyone else with a web site. it`s not rocket scoence, find a cool product and promote it, collect your cut and it`s a done deal.
I had thought of hiring a friend`s kid who is about that age to produce a commercial for u-tube for one of my products... not really "hiring" but more like an salesman kind of thing, produce a comercial, a click and pay web page , you know, see if they had any talent or skills that could generate an income...
didn`t work, the first thing they wanted to know ws how much was i going to pay them an dthey didn`t want to work for nothing and i got mad and thatwas the end of that.
In your post, you say that "you" think this path would be good for him but, what does "he" think? maybe he would rather be our drinking beer and chasing girls and in a gang getting inked and chased by the cops?
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In your post, you say that "you" think this path would be good for him but, what does "he" think? maybe he would rather be our drinking beer and chasing girls and in a gang getting inked and chased by the cops?
He`d rather be chasing girls, but he told me he needs the money to impress them with a new cell phone and other "must-haves" for a 14-y-o.
Without getting into the Legal aspect of things.... Sure, why not hire the kid. If you want to look at it from a legal point of view... a minor can`t work at 14. He has to be 15 and the most they can work is 4 hours.... From a a family point of view.... ask yourself a question? Summer just kicked in, would you rather see your cousin goofing off causing trouble or getting in trouble or would you rather have him learn the importance of money.
I don`t know about you guys but as far as I can recall, I started working at the age of 10. My father owns a business, he`s been in business since 1980, and as any father would do, he taught me his trade. By the time I was 15, I was making close to 500 a week helping him... by the time I was 21, I was making more than what a 21 year old college graduate would make today.
So did I have money to Impress girls... yes, I did... I had the clothes, the sneakers, the watches, colognes, in my time there wasn`t any Cell Phones.... so Go ahead, hire your cousin... they goof off on the computer anyways? why not learn a valuable lesson? my daughter spends about 10 hours a day on the computer...
I don`t know about you guys but as far as I can recall, I started working at the age of 10. My father owns a business, he`s been in business since 1980, and as any father would do, he taught me his trade. By the time I was 15, I was making close to 500 a week helping him... by the time I was 21, I was making more than what a 21 year old college graduate would make today.
So did I have money to Impress girls... yes, I did... I had the clothes, the sneakers, the watches, colognes, in my time there wasn`t any Cell Phones.... so Go ahead, hire your cousin... they goof off on the computer anyways? why not learn a valuable lesson? my daughter spends about 10 hours a day on the computer...
Without getting into the Legal aspect of things.... Sure, why not hire the kid. If you want to look at it from a legal point of view... a minor can`t work at 14.
Actually, this isn`t true... it depends entirely on the state. In New Jersey minors 14 and 15 can work... but only in a certain number of fields.
34:2-21.3. Minors under 18; hours of labor
Except as provided in section 15 of P.L.1940, c. 153 (C.34:221.15) and except for domestic service or messengers employed by communications companies subject to the supervision and control of the Federal Communications Commission, no minor under 18 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation more than six consecutive days in any one week, or more than 40 hours in any one week, or more than eight hours in any one day, nor shall any minor under 16 years of age be so employed, permitted, or suffered to work before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. of any day, except a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age may work in a restaurant, supermarket or other retail establishment, or in any occupation not prohibited by the provisions of this act,
Except as provided in section 15 of P.L.1940, c. 153 (C.34:221.15) and except for domestic service or messengers employed by communications companies subject to the supervision and control of the Federal Communications Commission, no minor under 18 years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, about, or in connection with any gainful occupation more than six consecutive days in any one week, or more than 40 hours in any one week, or more than eight hours in any one day, nor shall any minor under 16 years of age be so employed, permitted, or suffered to work before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. of any day, except a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age may work in a restaurant, supermarket or other retail establishment, or in any occupation not prohibited by the provisions of this act,
Michigan Child Labor Laws:
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