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Working Hours for Minors
The total number of hours a minor can work in California and the permitted spread of hours, varies depending on the age of the minor and the time of year in which work will be performed. With specific exceptions, it is a misdemeanor to require any minor to work more than eight hours a day. The Basic Provisions and Regulations - Child Labor Laws form was taken from the Child Labor Law pamphlet issued by the DLSE, a division of California’s Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). Note that wherever state and federal standards overlap or appear to contradict, the more protective standard always applies. Note that if a minor works two jobs, both jobs together cannot total more than the legal number of hours for the minor’s age group and circumstance.
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Extended Working Hours for Minors: Minors working in certain industries can work extended hours under permits issued by the Labor Commissioner. Contact the DLSE to obtain an application.
Minors Working at Professional Baseball Games: Minors ages 14 and 15 can work providing sports attending services at professional games until 12:30 a.m. during any evening preceding a non-school day, and until 10:00 p.m. any evening preceding a school day. When school is in session, 14- and 15-year-olds can work a maximum of five hours per day and 18 hours per week as professional baseball sports attendants. When school is not in session, they can work a maximum of 40 hours per week. School authorities who issue the minor’s work permit must monitor the academic achievement of the minor to ensure that his/her educational progress is being maintained or improved during the period of employment. Minors Working in Agricultural Packing Plants: Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds employed in agricultural packing plants during the peak harvest season can work up to 10 hours on any day school is not in session. Before you schedule a minor for a shift of more than eight hours, you must obtain a special permit from the Labor Commissioner. This permit will be granted only if it does not materially affect the safety and welfare of minor employees and will prevent you undue hardship. The Labor Commissioner can require an inspection of a packing plant prior to granting the permit. A permit can be revoked after reasonable notice is given in writing, or immediately if any of its terms or conditions are violated. The Labor Commissioner provides applications for permits. You must post a copy of the completed application at the place of employment at the time the application is submitted. |
Lake County Agricultural Packing Plant Exemption: Sixteen- and seventeen-year-olds who work in agricultural packing plants in Lake County, California, are exempted from the normal working hour’s limitations. These minors, if enrolled in public or private school in Lake County, can work between 48 and 60 hours per week under an exemption issued by the state Labor Commissioner with prior written approval of the Lake County Board of Education. This exemption is set to be repealed on January 1, 2017.
As a condition of receiving an exemption or a renewal of an exemption, you must, on or before October 1 of each year, file a written report to the Labor Commissioner containing all of the following information about the payroll for the same year, up to September 15:
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