Can kids work?
Yes!
The
type of job and the hours kids may work depends on their age.
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Work Permits
Youth age 14-17 need a work
permit. Here is how you get one:
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You need
a job offer first!
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Find the
work permit form at your school and have your new employer
fill it out.
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Your
parent/guardian needs to sign it.
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Bring
the permit and your proof of age (identification) to school
and have it signed.
Remember:
If you change jobs you need a new permit!
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Kids under 14
years:
Generally kids under 14 years old may not work for wages, although they can
volunteer for charity. There are some exceptions, you may
only work on a farm, in a home (domestic work), for a parent’s business,
as a
volunteer for a charity, as a golf caddy, to deliver newspapers, or as a
counselor at a youth camp.
(No
work permit is required)
Employees age 14
and 15 years:
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Must have a work
permit.
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School day: May not
work more than 4 hours.
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Holidays and
weekends during the school year: 8 hours or less on any day.
Cannot work more than 23 hours per week. Hours are 7 a.m. until 8 p.m.
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Memorial
to Labor Day: 40 hours or less per week. Hours are 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.
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Breaks:
If you work more than 5 hours, you need a 30 minute break.
Employees age 16
and 17 years:
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Must have a work
permit.
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Number of hours of
work + Number of school hours must be less than 12 hours.
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Every 24 hours, must
have 8 hours that are not at school or work.
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Breaks:
If you work more than 5 hours, you need a 30 minute break.
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If you are 16 or 17, you
do not need a work permit to work at the following jobs. You are
not allowed to work during school hours.
- Farm work performed on a farm.
- Domestic work performed in or about a home.
- Working in a business owned or operated by
your parent or guardian.
- Working as a non-paid volunteer, in a charitable or non-profit
organization, employed with the written consent of a parent or guardian.
- Caddying on a golf course.
- Teaching on an instructional sailboat.
- Manufacturing evergreen wreaths in or
near a home.
- Delivering newspapers to the consumer.
- Working as a counselor, assistant counselor, or instructor in
a youth camp certified under the Maryland Youth Camp Act.
Are my parents entitled to my income?
Do you want more
detail? Check the
Labor and Employment Article, Title 3, Subtitle 2, of the Code of Maryland
Source:
Rob Bader
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Last date of legal review
7/1/06 (MVLS/RB) |
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