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  1. Legal: If a young person works for a parent, does the law still apply?

  2. Legal: Can a person under the age of 18 be an independent contractor?

  3. Legal: What if Missouri and federal child labor laws do not agree?

  4. Restrictions: At what age can a young person start working?

  5. Restrictions: What jobs are not allowable for 14- and 15-year-olds?

  6. Work certificates: Are Work Certificates required for employment?

  7. Work certificates: Does the superintendent of the public school need to sign off on the work certificate even if the youth is a private or home-schooled student?

  8. Work certificates: Are there two different Work Certificates?

  9. Work certificates: What if the superintendent does not sign the work certificate because he or she is not familiar with the student?

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