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All My Coworkers Receive Pto And Sick Leave While I Don’t, Since I’m Under 18

I’m a 17yo female who’s had my current job for a year now, so I started when I was 16. I noticed back in fall that even though we’re minimum wage employees, we’re supposed to have sick leave and other leaves. When I checked my leave data I didn’t have any hours at all, so I thought maybe it took a certain amount of time for me to qualify. In December I remembered and checked, but still didn’t have any. I asked my general manager about it and he sent an email to HR and basically they told him that since I’m not legally an adult, I don’t qualify. I’ve been sitting on this for a few months, and quite frankly I don’t see how it’s fair that my coworkers who I’ve trained get benefits that I don’t, yet we both get paid minimum wage. I know age discrimination laws are a thing, but I’m pretty sure that only applies to elders in this case. I can’t find anything regarding this situation, so I came here in hopes that someone could give me some insight as to if this is legal or not, and if not what I could do about it. I live in Maryland if this info is relevant.

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All My Coworkers Receive Pto And Sick Leave While I Don’t, Since I’m Under 18

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