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EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS
Permitted Occupations for 14 & 15 Year-Olds
  • Agriculture
  • Street trades (newspaper delivery, shoe shining, baby-sitting, etc.)
  • Hospitals (no food service or laundry)
  • Convalescent homes (no food service or laundry)
  • Hotels and motels (no food service or laundry)
  • Banks
  • Insurance companies
  • Professional offices (lawyers, CPAs, etc.)
  • Municipalities (library attendants, recreation departments, etc.)
  • Golf caddies
  • Acting
  • Household chores for private homeowners (yard work, etc.)
  • Licensed summer camps
  • Mercantile/solicitation (see below)*

*15-year old may be employed or permitted to work in any mercantile establishment as a bagger, cashier, or stock clerk (see P.A. 08-108)

14 & 15 year-old minors may not be employed:

  • During school hours.
  • Before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m., except from July 1 to Labor Day, when evening hours are extended to
    9 p.m.
  • More than 3 hours per day on school days or 8 hours on non-school days.
  • More than 18 hours a week in school weeks or 40 hours in non-school weeks.
Checklist for the Employment of Minors in the State of Connecticut | return to FAQs For Minors

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