Section 3-211 - Work hours - Minors under 16. - Maryland Statutes

§ 3-211. Work hours - Minors under 16.
 

(a)  Restrictions.-  

(1) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a minor under the age of 16 years may not be employed or allowed to be employed: 

(i) before 7:00 a.m.; 

(ii) from the day after Labor Day through the day before Memorial Day, after 8:00 p.m.; 

(iii) from Memorial Day through Labor Day, after 9:00 p.m.; or 

(iv) more than: 

1. 4 hours on a day when school is in session; 

2. 8 hours on a day when school is not in session; 

3. 23 hours in a week when school is in session for 5 days; or 

4. 40 hours in a week when school is not in session. 

(2) The hours of work allowed under paragraph (1)(iv) of this subsection do not include any hours that a minor works in a bona fide work-study or student-learner program while school normally is in session. 

(b)  Exception.- The Commissioner may grant to a minor an exception to the restrictions under this section if the Commissioner: 

(1) receives the written consent of a parent of the minor or a person standing in the place of the parent; and 

(2) determines that: 

(i) there will be no hazard to the health or welfare of the minor; and 

(ii) granting the exception will not impede the minor in fulfilling school graduation requirements. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 100, § 10; 1991, ch. 8, § 2.]