Employment Law For Under 18 In Minnesota
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State or other jurisdictionMaximum daily and weekly hours and days per week for minors of age: a Under 16 California 8-40 school day/week: 3-18 Colorado 8-40 school day: 6 Connecticut 8-40-6 in mercantile during periods of school vacation of 5 days or more51 more rows
The Minnesota Child Labor Standards Act bars the employment of minors in hazardous occupations. It also restricts minors younger than 16 from working past 9 p.m. and working more than eight hours a day or more than 40 hours a week.
Children ages 14 and 15 cannot work before 7 a.m., after 9 p.m., more than 40 hours a week or more than eight hours a day. After they reach age 16, they cannot work after 11 p.m. on nights before school or before 5 a.m. on school days. Federal law is more restrictive for children under the age of 16.
The rules vary depending upon the particular age of the minor and the particular job involved. As a general rule, the FLSA sets 14 years old as the minimum age for employment, and limits the number of hours worked by minors under the age of 16.
Teens are typically employed in fast food, retail, parks and recreation, amusement parks, or federal or state youth employment programs. In Minnesota, the majority of 14- to 18-year-olds work in lodging or food services (36 percent), retail (26 percent), and health care and social assistance (8 percent).
Your local OSHA office Federal child labor law generally prohibits the employment of minors in nonagricultural occupations under the age of 14, restricts the hours and types of work that minors can perform under 16, and prohibits the employment of minors under the age of 18 in any hazardous occupation.
Children ages 14 and 15 cannot work before 7 a.m., after 9 p.m., more than 40 hours a week or more than eight hours a day. After they reach age 16, they cannot work after 11 p.m. on nights before school or before 5 a.m. on school days. Federal law is more restrictive for children under the age of 16.
In most jobs, you can't normally be asked to work between 10pm and 6am. If your contract says you have to work until 11pm, that's alright but you shouldn't start work before 7am the next morning. You can be asked to work at other times in exceptional circumstances.