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State-by-state agricultural-work rules vs FLSA

FLSA agricultural rules are the federal floor for minors working in agriculture. States are free to layer stricter restrictions on top. The matrix below enumerates how each of the 50 US states treats four federal carve-outs: the off-parent minimum age, the hazardous-occupation minimum age, the parent-owned farm exemption, and the absence of a federal daily / weekly hour cap. Sort any column or filter by “stricter than FLSA” to surface the deltas.

At a glance

Stricter than FLSA
17/ 50
State ag hour cap
13/ 50
Min ag age above floor
11/ 50
Parent-owned narrowed
0/ 50

Per-state matrix

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Per-state agricultural-work rules vs the federal FLSA floor. Click a column header to sort.
AlabamaALFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
AlaskaAK14 yr16 yrYesNoStricter
ArizonaAZ14 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
ArkansasAR14 yr16 yrYesNoStricter
CaliforniaCA12 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
ColoradoCO12 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
ConnecticutCTFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
DelawareDEFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
FloridaFL14 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
GeorgiaGAFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
HawaiiHI10 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
IdahoIDFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
IllinoisIL10 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
IndianaIN12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
IowaIA14 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
KansasKSFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
KentuckyKYFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
LouisianaLAFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
MaineMEFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
MarylandMDFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
MassachusettsMA14 yr16 yrYesNoStricter
MichiganMI13 yr16 yrYesNoStricter
MinnesotaMN12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
MississippiMSFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
MissouriMO14 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
MontanaMTFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
NebraskaNE12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
NevadaNVFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
New HampshireNH12 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
New JerseyNJ14 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
New MexicoNMFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
New YorkNY12 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
North CarolinaNCFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
North DakotaNDFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
OhioOHFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
OklahomaOK12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
OregonOR12 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
PennsylvaniaPA14 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
Rhode IslandRIFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
South CarolinaSC12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
South DakotaSD10 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
TennesseeTNFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
TexasTXFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
UtahUT12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
VermontVT12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
VirginiaVA12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
WashingtonWA14 yr16 yrYesYesStricter
West VirginiaWVFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
WisconsinWI12 yr16 yrYesNoMirrors federal
WyomingWYFLSA floor (12)16 yrYesNoMirrors federal

Scroll horizontally on narrow screens. Tap a state name for the full ag rule text, statute citation, and federal-floor interaction.