What hours can a 14 or 15 year-old work?
• May not work more than 3 hours a day on a school day; • May not work more than 18 hours a week in a school week; • May not work more than 8 hours a day on a non-school day; • May not work more than 40 hours a week in a non-school week; • May not work before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m., except between June 1st and Labor Day, they may work as late as 9 p.m.; • May not work during school hours unless enrolled in a school work-training program; • Must be given a 30-minute rest or meal period after 5 hours of continuous work. • What are the requirements for minors under the age of eighteen to participate in volunteer fire fighting? The general rule is that teenagers under the age of eighteen years of age may not work in an occupation that has been declared hazardous by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry. The Commissioner of Labor and Industry has declared fire fighting to be a hazardous occupation. ( http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+reg+16VAC15-30-190) In addition to the occ
