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Employment Law For Under 18 In Florida
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The new law will allow minors 16 and 17 years of age the following: Work more than 8 hours in one workday on a holiday or Sunday when school is scheduled the following day.
Minors age 16-17 years of age: Cannot work more than 30 hours in any one week while school is in session. May not work more than 8 hours or work during school hours, unless as part of a career education program or there is no session of school the following day.
HB49- Employment HB 49 removes certain hourly restrictions for minors 16 and 17 years of age to work and provides a new exemption for those minors who are enrolled in an approved virtual instruction program. For more information review our FAQs regarding Hours.
At what age can a minor work? A minor must be 14 years old to work. {Exemptions are children that work in a parent's business in a non-hazardous occupation, newspaper delivery (10 years old), pages in the Florida Legislature and minors approved to work in the entertainment industry.}
As the bill stands now, a physician can't provide health services, prescribe medical drugs or perform medical procedures without written parental consent, except for emergency medical care by court order.
Florida law restricts child labor for minors 14 to 17 years of age and prohibits employment of children under 14, with some limited exceptions. Both the FLSA and Florida law restrict when and how many hours minors under 16 years old may work.
The legislature last year passed policy allowing 16- and 17-year-olds to work 30-hour weeks. This year, new proposals in the Florida House and Senate would allow them to work full-time and ease rules for 14- and 15-year-olds who are enrolled in homeschool, virtual education, or those who have already graduated.
In addition, a 30-minute uninterrupted unpaid meal break is required when working more than 5 hours a day. This applies to both adults and minors.
Generally speaking, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets the minimum age for employment (14 years for non-agricultural jobs), restricts the hours youth under the age of 16 may work, and prohibits youth under the age of 18 from being employed in hazardous occupations.
Under Florida law, children under 18 may not be employed to work for more than six consecutive days in a week. Subject to hazardous occupation restrictions, children are allowed to be employed by their parents, deliver newspapers, and work as child actors.