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Pennsylvania Child Labor Law
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16 and 17 year olds
  • School year.
    • Minors are not to work before 6am or after 12am (midnight) on school days and 1am on Fridays and Saturdays.
    • Not more than 8 hours per day and 28 hours per school week.

  • Summer time
    • There are no starting and stopping hour restrictions on what can be worked during the summer vacation.
    • But at no time can a minor work more than 8 hours per day or 44 hours per week.