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Rules for 14- and 15-year-olds A maximum of 18 hours per week when school is in session or 40 hours per week when school is not in session. Only outside school hours. A 30-minute break is required after any period of five consecutive hours of work.

An employer must pay you at least the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour for all the hours that you work, except under certain circumstances.

Minors 14 and 15 years of age may only work in retail, food service, service stations, and other business offices. Minors 16 and 17 years of age may not work between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. when a school day follows, unless they have written permission from their parents and school principal.

Laws on Working Hours for Minors in North Carolina For example, you can't work more than 3 hours on a school day, no more than 8 hours on a non-school day and no more than 18 hours each week when school is in session. However, you can work up to 40 hours in a week when school is not in session.

Rules for 14- and 15-year-olds These youth may be employed: No more than three hours a day when school is in session for the youth and no more than eight hours a day if school is not in session. Only between 7 a.m and 7 p.m. (9 p.m. from June 1 through Labor Day when school is not in session).

The N.C. Department of Labor issues youth employment certificates for youth who are 14-17 years old. The Department of Labor in Raleigh maintains a file of these permits. Employers are required to know applicable state and federal laws regarding youth employment.

Minors under 18 years of age must attend school to get a work permit. If a student graduates from high school before age 18, he or she no longer needs a work permit. If a student passes the California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE) or the G.E.D. before the age of 18, he or she no longer needs a work permit.