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Illinois Right To Work Law For Minors In King
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To protect the safety of Illinois teenagers, and place of priority on their education, minors age 14 or 15 may work, but not without first obtaining an Employment Certificate from their local high school or school administration office 820 ILCS 2059/9-12.
It's the Law. To protect the safety of Illinois teenagers, and place of priority on their education, minors age 14 or 15 may work, but not without first obtaining an Employment Certificate from their local high school or school administration office 820 ILCS 2059/9-12.
However, in Illinois, you only have to be 12 years of age, and in Nevada and North Dakota, you only have to be 14. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Washington and Wisconsin have some of the highest age requirements for working during school hours, at 18 years of age.
Minors may NOT work: More than 18 hours during a week when school is in session; More than 40 hours during a week when school is not in session; More than 8 hours in any single 24-hour period; More than 3 hours per day or more than 8 hours total of work and school hours on days when school is in session.
As a minimum age requirement, you must be at least 16 years old to work at Walmart and 18 at Sam's Club. Certain positions, however, require a minimum age of 18. As you prepare to complete your application have your prior work history available.
The Fair Labor Standards Act provides for certain exemptions. Youth younger than 16 years of age working in nonagricultural employment in a business solely owned by their parents or by persons standing in place of their parents, may work any time of day and for any number of hours.
In May, about 5.5 million 16- to 19-year-olds were employed (not adjusting for seasonal variations) – 145,000 more than in May 2021, though because of population growth the employment rate was slightly lower (32.1% in May 2022, 32.4% in May 2021).
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.
When school is in session, children 14 and 15 years of age may work: Up to 3 hours per day; Up to 24 hours per week; and. The combined hours of school and work may not exceed 8 hours per day.
Minimum Age Standards For Employment 16 - Basic minimum age for employment. Sixteen- and 17-year-olds may be employed for unlimited hours in any occupation other than those declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.