Youths Age 14 & 15 are Subject to Restrictions on Jobs or Hours         


According to Child Labor, youths age 14 are subject to restrictions on jobs or hours.Youths age 14 and 15 may work outside school hours in various nonmanufacturing, nonmining, nonhazardous jobs under ...

According to Child Labor, youths age 14 are subject to restrictions on jobs or hours.

Youths age 14 and 15 may work outside school hours in various nonmanufacturing, nonmining, nonhazardous jobs under the following conditions: no more than three hours on a school day, 18 hours in a school week, eight hours on a non-school day, or 40 hours in a non-school week. In addition, they may not begin work before 7 a.m. or work after 7 p.m., except from June 1 through Labor Day, when evening hours are extended until 9 p.m. Those enrolled in an approved Work Experience and Career Exploration Program (WECEP) may work up to 23 hours in school weeks and three hours on school days (including during school hours).