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Question: How long can 16 - year olds work on school days?
Answer: 16- and 17-year olds may be employed for unlimited hours if they are working in a job considered non-hazardous. There are no federal laws restricting the number of hours of work per day or per week for 16 and 17 year olds.
However kids age 14 and 15 may only work outside school hours in certain jobs under the following conditions:
no more than 3 hours on a school day,
18 hours in a school week,
8 hours on a nonschool day, or
40 hours in a nonschool week.
In addition, they may not begin work before 7 a.m. nor work after 7 p.m., except from June 1 through Labor Day, when evening hours are extended until 9 p.m.
For more on Child Labor Laws, visit the United States Department of Labor Web Site. And read the special section on Child Labor Laws.
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