EMPLOYMENT OF
MINORS
Time & Hour Restrictions For
16 & 17 Year-Old Minors (By Industry)
Persons under 18 years ENROLLED
IN and not graduated from a secondary institution.
Restaurants - During school weeks:
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6 a.m. to 11 p.m. (midnight if school vacation/not
prior to a school day/not attending school)
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6 hours per day/32 hours per week
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8 hours per day on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Restaurants - During non - school weeks:
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week
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6 days per week
Recreational, Amusement, and Theater - During school weeks:
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6 a.m. to 11 p.m. (midnight if school vacation/not
prior to a school day/not attending school)
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6 hours per day/32 hours per week
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8 hours per day on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Recreational, Amusement, and Theater - During non-school weeks:
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week
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6 days per week
Manufacturing and Mechanical - During school weeks:
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6 a.m. to 10 p.m. (11 p.m. if school vacation/not
prior to a school day/not attending school)
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6 hours per day/32 hours per week
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8 hours per day on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Manufacturing and Mechanical - During non-school weeks:
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week
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6 days per week
Retail/Mercantile - During school weeks:
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6 a.m. to 10 p.m. (11 p.m. if school vacation/not
prior to a school day/not attending school/ 12:00 midnight in a supermarket, if
3500 square feet, when no school the next day)
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6 hours per day/32 hours per week
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8 hours per day on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Retail/Mercantile - During non-school weeks:
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week
-
6 days per week
Hairdressing, Bowling Alley, Pool Hall, or Photography Gallery - During
school weeks:
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6 a.m. to 10 p.m.
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6 hours per day/32 hours per week
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8 hours per day on Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Hairdressing, Bowling Alley, Pool Hall, or Photography Gallery - During
non-school weeks:
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week
-
6 days per week
Persons under 18 years NOT
ENROLLED IN and not graduated from a secondary institution.
Retail/Mercantile:
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week
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6 days per week
Restaurant, Manufacturing, Mechanical, Recreation, Amusement, and Theater:
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9 hours per day/48 hours per week
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6 days per week
For all occupations work experience as part of an
approved educational plan will not be counted towards permitted
hourly limits.
Minimum Wage - $8.25 per hour
(effective January 1, 2010)
Call (860) 263-6791 with wage questions.
Questions?
The Workplace Standards unit enforces a variety
of Connecticut's labor laws including, but not limited to: child labor, drug
testing, family & medical leave, personnel files, meal periods, insurance
extension, and smoking in the workplace.
Call us at (860) 263-6791 M-F 8:30-4:30
or check our Web Site at:
www.ctdol.state.ct.us/wgwkstnd/wgemenu.htm
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