14 and 15 year olds
Under 18 years old and in school
Under 18 years old and not attending school
If you are 14 or 15 years old, you CAN'T be employed:
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during school hours |
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before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m., except during the summer (July 1st to Labor Day); then, you can work until 9:00 p.m. |
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more than 3 hours per day on school days or 8 hours per day on non-school days |
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more than 18 hours a week during school weeks or 40 hours a week during non-school weeks |
If you are under 18 years old and still attending, but have not graduated, from high school (or some other secondary school) these are the hours you can work (by industry):
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Restaurants (during school weeks) | |
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6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. to midnight if you're on school vacation, the day worked is not before a school day, or if you're 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 | |
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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 |
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Recreational, Amusement, and Theater (during school weeks) | |
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6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. to midnight if you're on school vacation, the day worked is not before a school day, or if you're 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 | |
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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 |
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Manufacturing and Mechanical (during school weeks) | |
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6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. if you're on school vacation, the day worked is not before a school day, or if you're 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 | |
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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 |
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Retail/Mercantile (during school weeks) | |
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6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. if you're on school vacation, the day worked is not before a school day, or if you're not attending school; 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight if you work in a supermarket that is 3500 square feet, and there is 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 | |
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Retail/Mercantile (during non-school weeks) | |
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week | |
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6
days per week |
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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 | |
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Hairdressing, Bowling Alley, Pool Hall, or Photography Gallery (during non-school weeks) | |
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week | |
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6 days per week | |
If you are under 18 years old, not attending, and have not graduated from high school (or some other secondary school) these are the hours you can work (by industry):
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Retail/Mercantile | |
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8 hours per day/48 hours per week | |
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6
days per week |
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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 | |
The above hourly restrictions do not
count for work experience you receive in a planned education program.
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Last Updated:
June 02, 2008
Published by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Project Management Office