Employment of Minors Fourteen or Fifteen Years of Age

  1. Law
  2. Tennessee Code
  3. Employer and Employee
  4. Child Labor
  5. Child Labor Act of 1976
  6. Employment of Minors Fourteen or Fifteen Years of Age

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  1. A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may be employed in connection with any gainful occupation that:
    1. Does not interfere with the minor's schooling, health or well-being;
    2. Is not prohibited by subsection (b); or
    3. Is not prohibited by § 50-5-106.
  2. A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may not be employed:
    1. During school hours;
    2. Between the hours of seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) and seven o'clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.), if the next day is a school day;
    3. Between the hours of nine o'clock p.m. (9:00 p.m.) and six o'clock a.m. (6:00 a.m.);
    4. More than three (3) hours a day on school days;
    5. More than eighteen (18) hours a week during a school week;
    6. More than eight (8) hours a day on nonschool days; or
    7. More than forty (40) hours a week during nonschool weeks.


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