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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
Please be advised of the
following requirement (which impacts the restaurant industry) enforced by the
Department of Consumer Protection :
Sec. 30-90a. Employment of minors. Permits held by, and financial
interests of, persons over eighteen on July 1, 1982, not affected.
Any person over age eighteen may be employed by an employer holding a permit
issued under this chapter except that any person fifteen years of age or older
may be so employed by such an employer on premises operating under a grocery
store beer permit. A minor performing paid or volunteer services of an emergency
nature shall be deemed to be an employee subject to the provisions of this
section.
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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
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
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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
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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 - $11.00 per hour
(effective October 1, 2019)
$12.00 per hour
(effective September 1, 2020)
$13.00 per hour (effective August 1, 2021)
$14.00 per hour (effective July 1, 2022)
$15.00 per hour (effective June 1, 2023)
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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