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Labor Laws California For Minors In Hennepin
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Minors may not work more than 6 consecutive days in a week. Workers under 16 may not work more than 40 hours a week and 8 hours a day, with certain exceptions for agricultural work. During the school year, minors under 16 may only work outside of scheduled school hours.
Workers age 16 or 17 With written permission from a parent or guardian, these hours may be expanded to p.m. and a.m. No other limit is set for the hours that 16- and 17-year-olds can work. High school graduates who are 17 years old do not have work hour restrictions.
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
4 hours per day on any school day. 8 hours on any nonschool day or on any day preceding a nonschool day. 48 hours per week. Work Experience Education (WEE) students and personal attendants may work more than 4 hours on a school day, but never more than 8 hours.
There is no days per week restriction. 16 and 17-year-old minors enrolled in school may not work for more than nine hours in any one day, 40 hours in a school week, 48 hours in a non-school week, and six days in any one week.
Under California's state child labor laws, minors under 18 cannot perform any type of work that is dangerous or unhealthy such as on scaffolding, in a mine, or on a railroad. California's child labor laws also require adult supervision for certain other jobs, like working in a package store.
Legal Hours and Jobs for Minors No federal laws restrict how many hours 16- to 18-year-olds can work.
Federal and state occupational restrictions are such that in most cases minors must be at least 14 years of age to begin working. Any minor who is at least 12 years of age may be issued a permit by school officials EC 49111, however few occupations are available to them. (See Chapters 6 and 7 of this digest).
What is the minimum wage for a 16-year-old in California? The minimum wage for a 16-year-old in California who isn't in school or otherwise exempt is the same as for adults, at $13 per hour for organizations with fewer than 25 staff and $14 per hour for those that employ 26 or more staff members.
To be classified as an “independent contractor,” the person needs to be licensed or certificated in a particular expertise, and have specialty skills, and the service is not offered through the employer. This excludes a minor from Independent Contracting employment.
