But, many children work in the family business. At the local ACE hardware store by my house, the owner's kid, probably 12-13 years old, runs the cash register on the weekends. The kids seems like she likes running the cash register. Should he be fined for allowing his daughter to come to work with dad?
Well, according to the article, the law states that:
The minimum age for employment is 14.
Though the kid might be underage, I don't think hanging out with dad at the stores and working the cash register every once in a while qualifies as "empoyment."
However, it seems that the bigger concern here is that:
All children are restricted from certain duties, such as repairing elevators, logging or operating power machines.
Which is as it should be.
The cash register sounds like an age appropriate duty. Other jobs around the store might not be. Sounds like her father brings some common sense to the job,
People are also killed by riding in automobiles, but we still do. If they pull this over on Doty, there will be thousands of families in this state who will either have to change the training of their children, or who may be threatened as Doty has.