Employment Law For Under 18 In Utah
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Conclusion. Minors are generally not allowed to operate power-driven machinery for work, or to perform hazardous jobs. For more specific inquiries, check out the lists of prohibited/allowable work for minors in the links below, and don't forget to check out your state's laws for any additional provisions.
"Minor" means an individual who is 16 years old or older, but younger than 18 years old, at the time the sexual conduct described in Subsection (2) occurred. Terms defined in Section 76-1-101.5 apply to this section. engages in any conduct listed in Subsection (2)(b). otherwise takes indecent liberties with the minor.
Limits on Hours During the school year, minors aged 16 to 17 generally are limited to 4 hours of work on a school day, 8 hours on a nonschool day, from 5 a.m. to 10 p.m. (or until a.m. on a nonschool day). When school is out, the limits are 8 hours per day and 48 per week.
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.
Breaks: While there is no specific state law requiring breaks for minors, federal law (FLSA) requires that if an employee works more than 5 consecutive hours, they must be given a break of at least 30 minutes. So, if a 16-year-old is working 8 consecutive hours, they must be provided with at least a 30-minute break.
Thus, the only savings on overtime hours that can apply are those for16 and 17 year olds, who are allowed to work up to 48 hours per week.
16 and 17 year olds may not work: More than 9 hours per day. More than 48 hours per week. More than 6 days per week.
In California, the general overtime provisions are that a nonexempt employee 18 years of age or older, or any minor employee 16 or 17 years of age who is not required by law to attend school and is not otherwise prohibited by law from engaging in the subject work, shall not be employed more than eight hours in any ...
