Kentucky Child Labor Laws

Age 14 and 15

The following applies to all minors fourteen (14) and fifteen (15) years of age enrolled in school or participating in a home school program.

1. May work three (3) hours per day on a school day, eight (8) hours a day on a non-school day, and up to eighteen (18) hours total in a week when school is in session.

2. May work eight (8) hours per day, forty (40) hours per week when school is not in session for the entire school week.

3. May work between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.

4. Between June 1 and Labor Day, the minor may work as late as 9:00 p.m.

5. Minors under sixteen (16) years of age may not be employed during regular school hours.

6. See a list of prohibited duties considered hazardous by selecting 803 KAR 1:100 in addition to the list provided below.Age 16 and 17
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The following applies to all minors sixteen (16) and seventeen (17) years old enrolled in school or participating in a home school program.

1. May work six (6) hours a day on a school day; eight (8) hours a day on a non-school day up to thirty (30) hours total in a school week.

2. May work between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. preceding a school day and between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. preceding a non-school day during a school week.

For more information: www.labor.ky.gov/dows/doesam/KCLL/Pages/Child-Labor-Law.aspx