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An act relating to employment; amending s. 450.081, 2
F.S.; removing certain employment restrictions for 3
minors 16 and 17 years of age; revising the age at 4
which certain employment restrictions apply; providing 5
for the waiver of a specified restriction by specified 6
persons; restricting the amount of continuous hours 7
certain minors may work without a break for a minimum 8
specified time period; providing applica bility; 9
authorizing the department to grant a waiver of the 10
restrictions imposed under the act; providing 11
penalties; making technical changes; providing an 12
effective date. 13
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15
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Section 1. Section 450.081, Florida Statutes, is amended 17
to read: 18
450.081 Hours of work in certain occupations. — 19
(1)(a) Minors 15 years of age or younger may shall not be 20
employed, permitted, or suffered to work : 21
1. Before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m. when school is sched uled 22
the following day. Or 23
2. For more than 15 hours in any one week when school is 24
in session. 25
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(b) On any school day, minors 15 years of age or younger 26
who are not enrolled in a career education program may shall not 27
be gainfully employed for more tha n 3 hours, unless there is no 28
session of school the following day. 29
(c)(b) During holidays and summer vacations, minors 15 30
years of age or younger may shall not be employed, permitted, or 31
suffered to work before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m., for more than 8 32
hours in any one day, or for more than 40 hours in any one week. 33
(2)(a) Minors 16 and 17 years of age may shall not be 34
employed, permitted, or suffered to work : 35
1. Before 6:30 a.m. or after 11 p.m. 11:00 p.m. when 36
school is scheduled the following day. or 37
2. For more than 8 hours in any one day when school is 38
scheduled the following day , except when the day of work is on a 39
holiday or Sunday. 40
3. For more than 30 hours in any one week when school is 41
in session, minors 16 and 17 years of age shall not wor k more 42
than 30 hours in any one week . However, a minor's parent or 43
custodian, or the school superintendent or his or her designee, 44
may waive the limitation imposed in this subparagraph on a form 45
prescribed by the department and provided to the minor's 46
employer. 47
(b) On any school day, minors 16 and 17 years of age who 48
are not enrolled in a career education program may shall not be 49
gainfully employed during school hours. 50
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(3) Minors 15 17 years of age or younger may shall not be 51
employed, permitted, or suffered to work in any gainful 52
occupation for more than 6 consecutive days in any one week. 53
(4) Minors 15 17 years of age or younger may shall not be 54
employed, permitted, or suffered to work for more than 4 hours 55
continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a 56
meal period; and for the purposes of this law, a no period of 57
less than 30 minutes is not shall be deemed to interrupt a 58
continuous period of work. Minors 16 and 17 years of age who are 59
employed, permitted, or suffered to work for 8 hours or more in 60
any one day as authorized by this section may not be employed, 61
permitted, or suffered to work for more than 4 hours 62
continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a 63
meal period. 64
(5) The provisions of Subsections (1)-(4) do shall not 65
apply to: 66
(a) Minors 16 and 17 years of age who have graduated from 67
high school or received a high school equivalency diploma. 68
(b) Minors who are within the compulsory school attendance 69
age limit and who hold a valid cer tificate of exemption issued 70
by the school superintendent or his or her designee pursuant to 71
the provisions of s. 1003.21(3). 72
(c) Minors enrolled in an a public educational institution 73
who qualify on a hardship basis , such as economic necessity or 74
family emergency. Such determination shall be made by The school 75
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superintendent or his or her designee shall make such 76
determination and issue , and a waiver of hours shall be issued 77
to the minor and the employer. The form and contents thereof 78
shall be prescribed by the department. 79
(d) Minors 16 and 17 years of age who are in a home 80
education program or are enrolled in an approved virtual 81
instruction program in which the minor is separated from the 82
teacher by time only. 83
(e) Minors Children in domestic service in private homes, 84
minors children employed by their parents, or pages in the 85
Florida Legislature. 86
(6) The department may grant a waiver of the restrictions 87
imposed by this section pursuant to s. 450.095. 88
(7)(6) The presence of a any minor in any place of 89
employment during working hours is shall be prima facie evidence 90
of his or her employment therein. 91
(8) An employer who requires, schedules, or otherwise 92
causes a minor to be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in 93
violation of this section commits a violation of the law, 94
punishable as provided in s. 450.141. 95
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 96