A young person 16 years of age or younger may not work:
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before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m. (with the exception of a newspaper carrier);
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for more than 40 hours a week or more than eight hours per 24-hour period (except in agriculture);
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on school days during school hours, without an employment certificate issued by the school district superintendent (181A.05)
*During the school year, federal law restricts hours to no later than 7 p.m., no more than three hours a day and not more than 18 hours a week.
Exemption Application
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A young person who is 16 or 17 years of age may not work
after 11 p.m. on evenings before school days or before 5 a.m. on school days. With written permission from a parent or guardian, these hours may be expanded to 11:30 p.m. and 4:30 a.m. No other limit is set for 16- and 17-year-olds.
Exemption Application
*******************************************************************The exemption applications for child labor exemption permits are fill-in-able PDFs. Each form may be completed on-screen or by printing it and completing it by hand. Mail the completed form to:
Minnesota Department of Labor and IndustryLabor Standards
443 Lafayette Road N.
St. Paul, MN 55155
