City lowers minimum employment age for employees

Administrators in the city of Effingham, Illinois, really do believe you’re never too young to start work. Councilors there have unanimously voted to lower the minimum age that seasonal workers are allowed to start work at – from 18 to 16. Speaking to Yahoo! News, deputy city administrator, Dennis Presley, said the move is intended to help expand the city’s worker pool as well as provide students with much-needed work experience as they progress into their careers. Full-time jobs are unaffected by the vote; with the minimum age remaining at 18 years old. The only exception to this rule is with police and fire employees, where individuals still need to be 21 in order to be hired.