Working Under 18

The Attorney General’s Office enforces youth employment (child labor) laws that protect workers under 18.

Child labor laws limit the hours workers under 18 can work and the kinds of jobs that they can do. State law also requires employers to have Youth Employment Permits (work permits) on file for all workers under 18. In Massachusetts, children under 14 may not work, except in very limited cases.

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