Are there restrictions on the types of work a minor may perform?

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Both state and federal law prohibit minors from performing certain “hazardous” types of work. For example, 16-year-olds are prohibited from driving a motor vehicle on the public highways and streets, including delivering any type of goods from a motor vehicle.

The younger the employee, the greater the restrictions. For minors, 16- and 17-year-old employees have the least restrictions, but the law requires additional protections and places added restrictions on tasks these employees may perform.

Examples of “hazardous” work that 16- and 17-year-old employees are forbidden from doing include using power-driven woodworking machines; power-driven circular saws, band saws, and

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