California Labor Code

§ 1391

LAB § 1391 Effective Jan 1, 2018Div. 2 · Part 4 · Ch. 3

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in Sections 1297, 1298, and 1308.7:

(1)An employer shall not employ a minor 15 years of age or younger for more than eight hours in one day of 24 hours, or more than 40 hours in one week, or before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m., except that from June 1 through Labor Day, a minor 15 years of age or younger may be employed for the hours authorized by this section until 9 p.m. in the evening.

(2)Notwithstanding paragraph (1), while school is in session, an employer shall not employ a minor 14 or 15 years of age for more than three hours in any schoolday, nor more than 18 hours in any week, nor during school hours, except that a minor enrolled in and employed pursuant to a school-supervised and school-administered work experience and career exploration program may be employed for no more than 23 hours, any portion of which may be during school hours.

…

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 561, Sec. 165. (AB 1516) Effective January 1, 2018.