Employment Law For Under 18 In Tarrant - USLF Multistate Employment Law Handbook - Guide
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There is no days per week restriction. 16 and 17-year-old minors enrolled in school may not work for more than nine hours in any one day, 40 hours in a school week, 48 hours in a non-school week, and six days in any one week.
In Texas, they can start as young as 14 years old. Anyone under the age of 18 is considered a minor. Minors must make at least the federal minimum wage — $7.25 an hour.
Check what times of day you can work In most jobs, you can't normally be asked to work between 10pm and 6am.
To apply: fill out the application form available from the TWC's Labor Law Section (in Texas, call 800-832-9243; outside Texas, call 512-475-2670); attach a recent, 1½ inch x 1½ inch photo of the child; include proof of age, such as a copy of the child's birth certificate; and.
By law, young workers must not work more than: 8 hours a day. 40 hours a week.
Furthermore, a child 14 or 15 years of age may work only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. during the school year. Between June 1 and Labor Day, a child may work between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. A child 16 or 17 years of age has no restrictions on the number of hours or times of day they may work.
Night work is not allowed for minors of these ages during these hours: 14 and 15: May not work before 7 AM or after 7 PM (9 PM June 1 through Labor Day). 16 and 17: May not work before 6 AM or past PM (11 PM with parental permission) preceding school day or 1 AM preceding non-school day.
If you are over compulsory school age, and you're 16 or 17, the law refers to you as a young worker. There are fewer restrictions on when you can work and for how long, but there are still some rules. You'll only be able to work for eight hours every day, or a total of 40 hours over the course of a week.