Working Under Eighteen
C.R.S. 8-12-105 — fourteen to work, no more than eight hours a day or forty a week
- No one under fourteen may be employed, except as the child labor article specifically allows.
- No one under sixteen works during school hours on a school day, or more than six hours after school unless the next day is not a school day.
- No one under sixteen, except a babysitter, works between nine-thirty at night and five in the morning unless the next day is not a school day.
- No minor works more than forty hours in a week or more than eight hours in any twenty-four hours, outside an emergency or seasonal piece work.
Who handles this in Colorado: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Colorado directory.
Sources for this section (1)
- C.R.S. 8-12-105 — Minimum age requirements - maximum hours of work
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Colorado attorney.