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Walk It Through: The Summer Job at Fifteen

A first job at fifteen, the hours during school, a late close, and a dangerous task.

A ninth grader under 16 gets a job at a fast food place during the school year.

Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.

A 15 year old in a restaurant job during the school year. Summer schedules, family businesses, and the commissioner's written exemptions for 16 and 17 year olds are left out.

A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.