So when can you work and what jobs can you do?

Rhode Island's Child Laobr Laws - Hours You Can Work
 

If you're 14-15, you may NOT be employed:

If you're 16-17, you may NOT be employed:

X During school hours.

X Before 6:00 am or after 7:00 pm, except during school vacations when work is permitted until 9:00 pm (NOTE: For businesses covered by Federal Law, work is permitted from 7:00 am until 9:00 pm from June 1 until Labor Day.)

X More than eight hours per day.
(NOTE: For businesses covered by Federal Law, more than 3 hours per day on school days)

X More than 40 hours per week.
(NOTE: For businesses covered by Federal Law, more than 18 hours per week in school weeks, or more than 40 hours per week in non-school weeks.)

EXCEPTION - An exception is provided for minors employed pursuant to a Work Experience and Career Exploration Program (WECEP).
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X More than 48 hours per week

X More than nine hours a day
(9 3/5 hours if a 5-day work week)

X Before 6 am or AFTER 11:30 pm
(1:30 am if no school the next day)

X Without an 8-hour respite between the end of a shift on one day and the start of work the next day

EXCEPTION – There are no hour limitations during school vacations. Also, there are neither hour limitations nor curfew for those 16 and 17 year olds who have left school.

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Permitted Occupations for Teens 14 and Over

 

Checkmark Office and clerical work, including operation of office machines

CheckmarkCashiering, selling, modeling art work, work in advertising departments, window trimming and comparative shopping

CheckmarkPrice marketing and tagging by hand or by machine, assembling orders, packing and shelving

CheckmarkBagging and carrying out customers’ orders

CheckmarkErrand and delivery work by foot, bicycle and public transport

CheckmarkCleanup Work, including the use of vacuum cleaners and non-commercial floor waxers, and Maintenance of Grounds, but not including the use of power-driven mowers or cutters

CheckmarkKitchen Work and other work involved in preparing and serving food and beverages, including the operation of machines and devices used in the performance of such work, such as, dishwashers, toasters, dumbwaiters, popcorn poppers and milkshake blenders

CheckmarkCleaning Vegetables and fruits, and wrapping, sealing, labeling, weighing, pricing and stocking goods when performed in areas physically separate from areas where meat is prepared for sale, and from outside freezers or meat coolers

 
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State Seal RI Department of Labor and Training
Labor Standards Wage and Hour Unit
Rhode Island Child Labor Laws
1511 Pontiac Avenue, Cranston, RI 02920
Phone (401) 462-8550, Fax (401) 462-8530
Sandra M. Powell, Director