Existing law, in general, prohibits employing, permitting or requiring a child under the age of 16 years to work in any occupation, other than as a performer in the production of a motion picture or work on a farm, for more than 48 hours in any 1 week or more than 8 hours in any 1 day. (NRS 609.240) This bill expands that prohibition to include children under the age of 18 years and reduces, from 48 to 40, the maximum number of hours per week that a child under the age of 18 years may work. Additionally, if a child under the age of 18 years is enrolled in a public school or private school, this bill prohibits employing, permitting or requiring the child to work before 5 a.m. on any day in which the school is in session and after 10 p.m. on any day immediately preceding such a day. This bill maintains the exception from those restrictions provided under existing law for work as a performer in the production of a motion picture or work on a farm.

Statutes affected:
As Introduced: 609.240
BDR: 609.240