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Work Labor Law For Minors In Florida

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This Handbook provides an overview of federal laws addressing employer-employee rights and obligations. Information discussed includes wages & hours, discrimination, termination of employment, pension plans and retirement benefits, workplace safety, workers' compensation, unions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and much more in 25 pages of materials.

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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.}

Minors age 14-15 years of age: Cannot work more than 15 hours in any one week while school is in session. May not work more than 3 hours or work during school hours, unless as part of a career education program or there is no session of school the following day.

State or other jurisdictionMaximum daily and weekly hours and days per week for minors of age: a Under 16 Florida 8-40-6 school day: 3 when followed by school day, except if enrolled in vocational program School week: 15 Minors under 16 may work 8-40 during non-school day or week. Georgia 8-40 school day: 452 more rows

Whether a minor can close a store alone will depend on company policy and state law. For example, some states require a minor to be supervised by an adult at all times, which wouldn't allow them to close a stone on their own.

(4) Minors 15 years of age or younger may not be employed, permitted, or suffered to work for more than 4 hours continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a meal period; and for the purposes of this law, a period of less than 30 minutes is not deemed to interrupt a continuous period of work.

Effective July 1, 2024, Florida House Bill (HB) 49 amends Florida's Child Labor Law to ease certain restrictions on child labor and allow parents and school superintendents to waive the thirty-hours-per-week work limitation.

Florida's child labor laws have been amended numerous times since and are now regulated by the DBPR. However, protections still do not apply to child domestic workers or legislative pages.

The employer must apply to the Child Labor Program for a Permit to Hire Minors in the Entertainment Industry. For additional information the employer should contact the Child Labor Program at 1.800. 226.2536 or 850.488. 3131.

This includes a maximum of 3 hours per day on school days and up to 8 hours per day on Saturday and 8 hours on Sunday and 8 hours on non-school days, when a school day does not follow. They may work between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. but may not work during public school hours.

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If you employ minors between the ages of 14 and 17, this section contains required documents, posters, breaks, and work hour limitations. The Florida child labor law does not prohibit minors from working alone or "closing" the store.A minor must be 14 years old to work. Minors aged sixteen and seventeen years old may only work eight hours in any one day and between am and pm, when there is school the next day. Florida law restricts child labor for minors 14 to 17 years of age and prohibits employment of children under 14, with some limited exceptions. Florida: May work up to 15 hours per week. Minors 16 and 17 years old may not work before a.m. Do minors need a work permit or working papers to work? You are only allowed up to 30 hours per week. There are more restrictions too.

Work Labor Law For Minors In Florida

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