EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS
Permitted Occupations for 14 & 15 Year-Olds
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Agriculture
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Street trades (newspaper delivery, shoe shining,
baby-sitting, etc.)
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Hospitals (no food service or laundry)
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Convalescent homes (no food service or laundry)
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Hotels and motels (no food service or laundry)
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Banks
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Insurance companies
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Professional offices (lawyers, CPAs, etc.)
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Municipalities (library attendants, recreation
departments, etc.)
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Golf caddies
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Acting
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Household chores for private homeowners (yard
work, etc.)
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Licensed summer camps
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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:
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During school hours.
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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.
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More than 3 hours per day on school days or 8
hours on non-school days.
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More than 18 hours a week in school weeks or 40
hours in non-school weeks.
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