<P> The common legal opinion on federal child labor regulation reversed in the 1930s . Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938 regulating the employment of those under 16 or 18 years of age , and the Supreme Court upheld the law . After this shift , the amendment has been described as `` moot '' and effectively part of the Constitution . </P>
<P> The common legal opinion on federal child labor regulation reversed in the 1930s . Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act in 1938 regulating the employment of those under 16 or 18 years of age , and the Supreme Court upheld the law . After this shift , the amendment has been described as `` moot '' and effectively part of the Constitution . </P>
when did child labor end in the us
when did child labor end in the us
1938
1938