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Work Labor Law For Minors In Tarrant
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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.
Whether to permit a minor to work is at the discretion of the minor's parent. Incidentally, under the law, the minor's wages belong to the custodian parent of the minor.
Under 16: 8 hours per day, 48 hours per week, 6 days per week. 16 and 17: 10 hours per day, 54 hours per week, 6 days per week. 16 and 17: 11 pm (midnight before a non-school day) to 6 am before a school day (this is for 16-year-olds only – there are no requirements for 17-year-olds).
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.
Furthermore, a child 14 or 15 years of age may work only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. during the school year. Between June 1 and Labor Day, a child may work between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. A child 16 or 17 years of age has no restrictions on the number of hours or times of day they may work.
Texas. May not work more than 8 hours per day; 48 hours per week; or before 5am or after 10pm on a day that is followed by a school day (including summer sessions). Cannot work past midnight on a day that is not followed by a school day.
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.
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.
You shouldn't usually be asked to work more than 40 hours a week or 8 hours a day. Your employer is allowed to ask you to work for longer in exceptional circumstances.
A 30-minute break if their working day is longer than 4.5 hours. 12 hours' rest in any 24-hour period in which they work (for example, between one working day and the next)
