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Work Labor Law For Minors In Houston
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In Texas, they can start as young as 14 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 is considered a minor. Minors must make at least the federal minimum wage — $7.25 an hour.
What hours can you work: Young people can't work more than eight hours a day or more than 40 hours a week. Unlike adults, there is no opt out for this. If you work for two different employers on the same day, you still can't work more than a total of eight hours.
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) a child 14 or 15 years of age may not work during school hours, may not work more than three hours on a school day or 18 hours during a school week, and may not work more than eight hours on a non-school day or 40 hours during a non-school week.
A child who is 16 or 17 has no restrictions on the number of hours or times of day they may work. There are hour restrictions only for children who are 14 and 15, with separate state and federal laws that cover their work hours.
Minors eligible to have a job and who are 16 or 17 years old can work: 4 hours per day on a school day, 8 hours on non-schooldays or any day preceding non-schooldays, and. up to 48 hours per week.
Minors eligible to have a job and who are 16 or 17 years old can work: 4 hours per day on a school day, 8 hours on non-schooldays or any day preceding non-schooldays, and. up to 48 hours per week.
In Texas, they can start as young as 14 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 is considered a minor. Minors must make at least the federal minimum wage — $7.25 an hour.
Employment Certificates The commission will issue a certificate of age after approval of the application and documentary proof of age. This certificate is required for any child between the ages of 14 and 18 to work, unless employed directly by a parent or guardian.
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.