Some schools add young workers to their staffs during the summer months, this is fine as long as you follow the rules of the Department of Labor.
Restrictions: Hours of Work
Minors (ages 14 and 15)
- Outside of school hours
- For 18 hours during a week that school is not in session
- For 3 hours during any day when school is in session (including Fridays)
- For 8 hours on a day when school is not in session
- From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on any day, except from June 1 through Labor Day when the child may work from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Minors (ages 16 and older) - There are no federal limits on working hours for 16 and 17 year old workers
Work experience students. Students who are enrolled in a work experience or career exploration program during school hours may work for as many as 3 hours on a school day and for up to 23 hours in a school week.
Restrictions Relating to Type of Work
Minors under the age of 14: Only the following occupations are open to children under 14 years of age:
- Newspaper delivery
- Baby-sitting
- Acting and performing
- Agriculture
- Employment by parent
Minors (ages 14 and 15)
- Office and clerical work, including the operation of office machines
- Retail, grocery and restaurant work
- Cooking with electric or gas grills (but not over an open flame or with deep fryers that automatically lower and raise the baskets to and from the hot oil)
- Cashiering, selling, modeling, price-marking, assembling orders, packing, and shelving, bagging
- Errand and delivery work by foot, bicycle, and public transportation
- Cleanup work, including the use of vacuum cleaners and floor waxers, and maintenance of grounds, but not including the use of power-driven mowers or similar equipment
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