Sec. 30. Exceptions to allowable work hours.
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Sec. 30. Exceptions to allowable work hours.
(a)An employer may employ, allow, or permit a minor under the age of 16 to work a maximum of 8 hours on each Saturday and on Sunday during the school year if:
(1)the minor does not work outside of school hours more than 6 consecutive days in any
one week; and
(2)the number of hours worked by the minor outside of school hours in any week does not
exceed 24.
(b)A minor working as a live theatrical performer as described in Section 45 shall be permitted to work until 11 p.m. on nights when performances are held.
(c)A minor under 16 years of age working as a performer as described in Section 50 shall be permitted to work until 10 p.m.
(d)A park district, not-for-profit youth club, or municipal parks and recreation department may allow a minor 14 years of age or older to work in a recreational or educational activity beyond the hours identified in Section 25 as follows:
(1)From Labor Day until June 1, an employer may allow a minor to work until 9 p.m. on
school days if the following conditions are met:
(A)the minor does not work more than 3 hours per day;
(B)the minor does not work on more than 2 school days in that week; and
(C)the minor does not work more than 24 total hours outside school hours in that
week.
(2)From June 1 to Labor Day, an employer may allow a minor to work until 10 p.m. and no
earlier than 7 a.m.
(3)For a minor who attends a school that operates a year-round schedule, an employer
may allow the minor to work until 10 p.m. and no earlier than 7 a.m. during periods when school is not in session for the minor. If school is in session, then the minor who attends a school that operates a year-round schedule may work until 9 p.m. on school days and no earlier than 7 a.m., if the following conditions are met:
(A)the minor does not work more than 3 hours per day;
(B)the minor does not work on more than 2 school days in that week; and
(C)the minor does not work more than 24 total hours outside school hours in that
week.