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How many HOURS can I work? How LATE can I work?
Labor laws protect teens from working too long, too late, or too early. (There
are some exceptions to the hours listed. Call for details.)
16-17 Years Old (enrolled in school, including home school)
You can work:
- Up to 4 hours on a school day; 8 hours on the last school day of the week
- Up to 20 hours in any week with 3 or more school days
- Except: 8 hours each day with unscheduled school closure for a total
of 28 hours that week (e.g., storm day, broken furnace, etc.)
- Up to 50 hours each week with less than 3 scheduled school days, or during
the first or last week of the school year
- Up to 10 hours a day on weekends, holidays, vacations, teacher workshop
days
- No more than 6 days in a row
How early? How late?
- Not before 7 a.m. on a school day
- Not before 5 a.m. on a non-school day
- Not after 10 p.m. the night before a school day
- Until midnight if there is no school the next day
Minors under 17 cannot work during school hours
Under 16 (work permit required!)
You can work:
- Up to 3 hours a day on school days, including Fridays
- Up to 18 hours in any week with one or more school days
- Up to 8 hours on days without school (during weekends, holidays, vacations,
storm days, etc.)
- Up to 40 hours in a week with no school days
- Never more than 6 days in a row
How early? How late?
- Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
- Between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. during summer vacations only
- Not during school hours
