Protection of employees is weaker than anywhere else in the US. The Northern Mariana Islands have been accused by the US Federal Government and various other organizations for enslaving foreign workers (particularly from China and the Philippines) and immigrants in sweatshops and prostitution.
It can be as low as 18 or as high as 21 depending on where the child lives. In Delaware, the age of majority is 18. However, almost all states allow the child, a parent or a guardian ad litem to write to the judge and/or petition the court for modification of the original custody agreement.
Q. At what age can I leave my child home alone? A. While there is no law in Delaware regulating an appropriate age for a child to be left home alone, the Division of Family Services will accept for investigation any report of a child under the age of 12 being left alone.