>And even if he says he doesn’t want to work, does that mean he is forced to? His parents might have told him that he has to work so he won’t play video games a

>And even if he says he doesn’t want to work, does that mean he is forced to? His parents might have told him that he has to work so he won’t play video games all day. Is that kind of parental discipline one that we should use the legal system to discourage? It’s a tough problem. In that case, yes, he is still being forced to work. Saying it's parental discipline does not make it not force. Abuse is also "parental discipline". In theory I think it being easy for teenagers to work could be a good thing. In theory it only increases options for a teenager and doesn't force them to do anything. In reality, I think if it were significantly easier, then a lot of parents would force their teens to work, which would be a bad thing. Also, the "training wages" thing where minors can be paid less for a significant length of time should probably just not exist, or at least be shortened to 1 month, or something.