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Employment Law For 16 Year Olds In New York
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Federal law places no limits on working hours for 16- or 17-year-olds. But almost half of all states restrict the number of working hours for 16-year-olds and/or 17-year-olds, inside or outside agriculture. And almost a third of states prohibit night work for this age group in some way.
Minors 16 and 17 years old may not work between midnight and 6 a.m. when school is not in session. To work between 10 p.m. and midnight on a day before a school day, 16- and 17-year olds need written permission from a parent or guardian and a certificate of satisfactory academic standing from their school.
16-year-old children cannot work more than 10 hours consecutive or more than 10 hours in a 24 hours period. 7 p.m. (9 p.m. before non-school day) to 6 a.m. 8-48 school day-week: 4-48 d except 8 before non-school day.
In New York City and Buffalo, a 16- year-old minor who is leaving school must have a pledge of employment signed by the prospective employer that shows the number of work-hours per day, days per week, and the nature of work to be done.
What are California limitations on the hours that minors are allowed to work? Ages 16 and 17 Spread of hours 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. Until a.m. on any evening preceding a nonschool day. WEE students, with permission, until a.m. on any day. Messengers may work from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.3 more rows
You will need working papers if you are under 18 years old. Working papers are divided into two age groups (14-15 and 16-17):Find out how to get working papers and what you will need to get them.
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.
A child is a person who is actually or apparently under the age of eighteen. N.Y. Soc Serv. Law § 371.
Minors under 18 may not work more than 8 hours a day, 6 days a week. Minors 14 and 15 may not work more than 40 hours a week. 16 and 17 year-olds may not work more than 48 hours a week.