(1) Minors 14 years old or older may work in a wide variety of nonhazardous occupations including: (a) retail food services;. Almost all minors under the age of 18 are subject to California's child labor protections.However, employers of minors under age 18 must obtain and keep on file proof of the minor's age. Minor labor laws are in place to provide safeguards for people under 18 who are employed and, generally, still attending school. All minors 16 and under must have a work permit on file with the Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development. This toolkit describes the rules regarding hiring minors in California. California labor laws apply to most every worker working in California regardless of where your employer is located. Children 13 years old or younger may not work in California, except in some limited situations. Utah child labor laws state that minors under 16 are allowed to work with certain restrictions. Children as young as 10 are legally allowed to work in Utah.