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§ 3-211. Work hours-Minors under 16

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and Employment

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 2. Employment of Minors (Refs & Annos)
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-211
§ 3-211. Work hours-Minors under 16
Currentness
Restrictions
(a)(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a minor under the age of 16 years may not be employed or allowed to be employed:
(i) before 7:00 a.m.;
(ii) from the day after Labor Day through the day before Memorial Day, after 8:00 p.m.;
(iii) from Memorial Day through Labor Day, after 9:00 p.m.; or
(iv) more than:
1. 4 hours on a day when school is in session;
2. 8 hours on a day when school is not in session;
3. 23 hours in a week when school is in session for 5 days; or
4. 40 hours in a week when school is not in session.
(2) The hours of work allowed under paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection do not include any hours that a minor works in a bona fide work-study or student-learner program while school normally is in session.
Exception
(b) The Commissioner may grant to a minor an exception to the restrictions under this section if the Commissioner:
(1) receives the written consent of a parent of the minor or a person standing in the place of the parent; and
(2) determines that:
(i) there will be no hazard to the health or welfare of the minor; and
(ii) granting the exception will not impede the minor in fulfilling school graduation requirements.

Credits

Added by Acts 1991, c. 8, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Formerly Art. 100, § 10.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-211, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 3-211
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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