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STUDENT EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
Joining the Job Force:
Information from the Delaware Department of Labor
The minimum age for employment in Delaware is fourteen (14) years. Anyone under the age of eighteen (18) must have a work permit on file with their employer. Those under eighteen (18) years of age must get a new work permit when changing employers. Anyone who works more than five (5) consecutive hours must be given at least a thirty (30) minute break by the employer.
Work permits are available at the following locations:
• All Delaware public high schools and middle schools
• Some school district offices
• Department of Labor offices in Wilmington, Dover, Milford, and Georgetown
St. E cannot issue work permits.
Hours Of Work 14-15 Years Old
May not work during school hours
May not work more than:
• Four (4) hours on a school day
• Eight (8) hours on a non-school day
• Eighteen (8) hours in a week when school is in session for five (5) days
• Forty (40) hours a week when school is not in session
• Six (6) days in any week
May not work 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
except from June 1st to Labor Day when they may work from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Hours Of Work 16-17 Years Old
Work and school hours combined cannot exceed more than twelve (12) hours per day.
Must have eight (8) consecutive hours free from work and school in a 24-period of time.
Prohibited Jobs
Anyone under the age of 18 shall not be employed or permitted to work in, near, or in connection with:
• Meat cutting
• Demolition projects
• Tunnels or excavations over 4 feet deep
• The erection and/or repair of electrical wires
• Transportation of persons or property
In addition, anyone under the age of l6 shall not be employed or permitted to work in, near, or in connection with:
• The operation, cleaning, or adjusting, of any power-driven machinery, appliances or tools
• Deep fat fryers
• Cooking (call for exceptions)
• Grinders, food choppers, cutters, pressure cookers, and steamers
• Loading or unloading trucks
• Warehousing and storage
• Communications & Public Utilities
• Processing goods
• All work requiring scaffolding and ladders
• Freezers & meat coolers (call for exceptions)
Contact the Delaware Department of Labor for a complete list of prohibited occupations.
For further Information contact:
Delaware
Department Of Labor
Office Of Labor Law
Enforcement
225 Corporate Blvd. Ste.
I04,
Newark De 19702
(302)451-3423 |
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