Alabama § 25-5-34 - Applicability of This Article and Article 3 of Chapter to Minors; Double Compensation When Minor Illegally Employed.
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§ 25-5-34. Applicability of This Article and Article 3 of Chapter to Minors; Double Compensation When Minor Illegally Employed.
The provisions of this article and Article 3 of this chapter shall apply to employees who are minors and who have been employed in accordance with or contrary to laws regulating the employment of minors. If at the time of injury the minor was employed in violation of or contrary to the law regulating the employment or any part thereof, then the compensation shall be two times what it would be if the employment had been legal.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 25-5-34 ("Applicability of This Article and Article 3 of Chapter to Minors; Double Compensation When Minor Illegally Employed.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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