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Legal Work Hours for Teens in Massachusetts
Note: After 8:00 p.m., all minors must have the direct and immediate supervision of an adult supervisor who is located in the workplace and is reasonably accessible to the minor, unless the minor works at a kiosk, cart or stand in the common area of an enclosed shopping mall that has security from 8:00 p.m. until the mall is closed to the public.*
Note: After 8:00 p.m., all minors must have the direct and immediate supervision of an adult supervisor who is located in the workplace and is reasonably accessible to the minor, unless the minor works at a kiosk, cart or stand in the common area of an enclosed shopping mall that has security from 8:00 p.m. until the mall is closed to the public.*
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14 & 15 Year Old's Work Hours
Not during school hours Only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. during the school year Only between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. during the summer (from July 1 through Labor Day) MAXIMUM HOURS WHEN SCHOOL IS IN SESSION
MAXIMUM HOURS WHEN SCHOOL IS NOT IN SESSION
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16 & 17 Year Old's Work Hours
Only between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. (on nights preceding a regularly scheduled school day) – if the establishment stops serving clients or customers at 10:00 p.m., the minor may be employed until 10:15 p.m. Only between 6 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. (on nights not preceding a regularly scheduled school day). Exception for restaurants and racetracks: only between 6 a.m. and 12:00 midnight (on nights not preceding a regularly scheduled school day). MAXIMUM HOURS OF WORK – WHETHER OR NOT SCHOOL IS IN SESSION
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