(a) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed or permitted to work in, about or in connection with:
(1) Any employment during the prescribed school day;
(2) Any occupation prohibited by the United States Secretary of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act [29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.];
(3) The operation, cleaning or adjusting of any power-driven machinery, appliances or tools, other than office machinery and food or beverage dispensing machines where the moving parts are not exposed to the operator;
(4) Meat slicers;
(5) Deep fat fryers;
(6) Steamers and pressure cookers used in the preparation of food;
(7) Boilers;
(8) Stripping and sorting tobacco;
(9) Construction or demolition projects;
(10) Tunnels or excavations;
(11) Mines, quarries or borrow pits;
(12) Coal breakers or coke ovens; or
(13) Any other occupation which, following a public hearing by the Department of Labor, the Secretary deems to be injurious to the health, safety, welfare or morals of the minor.
(b) Paragraph (a)(1) of this section shall not apply to a minor who has been excused from public school attendance by the public school authorities.
(c) Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a minor:
(1) Who is enrolled in a work-study, student-learner or similar program where the employment is an integral part of the course of study, and the employment is procured and supervised by the school district; or
(2) Engaged in the practice of farm labor with adult supervision.
(d) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed or permitted to work more than:
(1) Four hours on any day when school is in session;
(2) Eight hours on any day when school is not in session;
(3) Eighteen hours in any week when school is in session for 5 days;
(4) Forty hours in any week when school is not in session; and
(5) Six days in any week.
(e) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed or permitted to work before 7:
(f) The hours worked by a minor enrolled in a bona fide work-study or student-learner program when school is normally in session shall not be counted towards the permissible hours of work prescribed in subsection (d) of this section.
68 Del. Laws, c. 173, § 1.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.