Employment of Minors
The Employment of Minors law (Utah Code Ann. §34-23-1) outlines the requirements for the employment of any individual under the age of 18, including permitted employment, hours of work, break and meal period requirements, and age restrictions. The administrative rules associated with the law outline additional requirements for the use of minors in door-to-door sales and fundraising ventures.
No youth under the age of 16 is permitted to work in excess of four hours in one school day. They may not start work before 5:00 a.m. and cannot work after 9:30 p.m. unless the next day is not a school day. They cannot work more than 8 hours in any 24-hour period, nor more than 40 hours in any week. Youth 14 and 15 years of age can work in non-hazardous occupations such as retail stores, restaurants, fast food, service stations, lawn care, janitorial, and other occupations not determined harmful by the Labor Commission. There are 17 hazardous occupations that youth under the age of 18 cannot perform. Click here to see the list.
It is the responsibility of the employer to determine that the work being done by the youth worker is not prohibited by the Utah labor laws.
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