Alabama Child Labor Law
Worker's Permit
(Click above to print out a copy of the Worker's Permit)
 All employers in Alabama are required to keep on file a work permit for each employee under 18 years of age.
If you need a Worker's Permit and are a member of Everest Academy, please print it out and send it along with a SASE to Everest Academy. It will be signed and returned to you. There is no charge for this. Signature is only needed for minors 15 and under. No signature needed for those 16 and up.
Hour Restrictions for Minors Under 19 Years of Age
16-, 17-, and 18-year-olds:
Minors 16-, 17-, and 18-years-old who are enrolled in public or private school may not work before 5 a.m. or after 10 p.m. on any night preceding a school day.
Exception:
Those students who have been granted exemptions by their superintendent of education
or school headmaster may work past 10 p.m.
Under 18
14- and 15-year-olds:
During the months when public schools are in session,
14- and 15-year-olds may work:
• No more than three hours on a school day;
• No more than eight hours on a weekend day;
• No more than 18 hours a week;
• Not before 7 a.m. or after 7 p.m.;
• Not during school hours.
During the summer months when public schools are not in session,
14- and 15-year-olds may work:
• No more than eight hours a day;
• No more than six days a week;
• No more than 40 hours a week;
• Not before 7 a.m. or after 9 p.m.
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