When school is in session, when would a 16 or 17 year-old be permitted to work full-time (40 hours per week)?
Federal law defines a week that “school is in session” as a week in which school is scheduled for one day. An example might be the week during which Thanksgiving is celebrated. A school might be in session only on Monday and Tuesday. The minor could work up to eight hours per day on Tuesday (a day preceding a non-school day), Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as long as the minor does not exceed 40 hours per week (EC sections 49112, 49116, 49130, 49131, 49132, and 49133; LC Section 1391). No full-time “Permit to Employ and Work” shall be issued until the minor is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian before the person authorized to issue the work permit, and makes application therefore (EC sections 49130-49135). Additionally, required forms for the issuance of a full-time “Permit to Employ and Work” shall include: (a) the school record of the minor giving age, grade, and attendance for the current term signed by the principal or teacher; (b) evidence of age, such
