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§ 50-5-104. Employment of minors fourteen or fifteen years of age.

TN Code § 50-5-104 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may be employed in connection with any gainful occupation that:

(1) Does not interfere with the minor's schooling, health or well-being;

(2) Is not prohibited by subsection (b); or

(3) Is not prohibited by § 50-5-106.

(b) A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may not be employed:

(1) During school hours;

(2) Between the hours of seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) and seven o'clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.), if the next day is a school day;

(3) Between the hours of nine o'clock p.m. (9:00 p.m.) and six o'clock a.m. (6:00 a.m.);

(4) More than three (3) hours a day on school days;

(5) More than eighteen (18) hours a week during a school week;

(6) More than eight (8) hours a day on nonschool days; or

(7) More than forty (40) hours a week during nonschool weeks.

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§ 50-5-104. Employment of minors fourteen or fifteen years of age.