Current through 2024 Legislative Session Act Chapter 510
Section 506 - Minors under 16 years of age(a) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed or permitted to work in, about or in connection with: (1) Any employment during the prescribed school day;(2) Any occupation prohibited by the United States Secretary of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act [ 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq.];(3) The operation, cleaning or adjusting of any power-driven machinery, appliances or tools, other than office machinery and food or beverage dispensing machines where the moving parts are not exposed to the operator;(6) Steamers and pressure cookers used in the preparation of food;(8) Stripping and sorting tobacco;(9) Construction or demolition projects;(10) Tunnels or excavations;(11) Mines, quarries or borrow pits;(12) Coal breakers or coke ovens; or(13) Any other occupation which, following a public hearing by the Department of Labor, the Secretary deems to be injurious to the health, safety, welfare or morals of the minor.(b) Subsection (a)(1) shall not apply to a minor who has been excused from public school attendance by the public school authorities.(c) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a minor:(1) Who is enrolled in a work-study, student-learner or similar program where the employment is an integral part of the course of study, and the employment is procured and supervised by the school district; or(2) Engaged in the practice of farm labor with adult supervision.(d) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed or permitted to work more than: (1) Four hours on any day when school is in session;(2) Eight hours on any day when school is not in session;(3) Eighteen hours in any week when school is in session for 5 days;(4) Forty hours in any week when school is not in session; and(5) Six days in any week.(e) A minor under 16 years of age shall not be employed or permitted to work before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m.; except that a minor under 16 years of age may be employed or permitted to work until 9:00 p.m. during the period each year from June 1 through Labor Day.(f) The hours worked by a minor enrolled in a bona fide work-study or student-learner program when school is normally in session shall not be counted towards the permissible hours of work prescribed in subsection (d) of this section.68 Del. Laws, c. 173, §1.;