Cal. LAB § 1294.5
This is the official text of Cal. LAB § 1294.5, part of California’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and employee rights.
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Official statutory text
(a) Minors 16 and 17 years of age may work in gas service stations in the following activities:
(1) Dispensing gas or oil.
(2) Courtesy service.
(3) Car cleaning, washing, and polishing.
(4) Activities specified in Section 1294.3.
(b) No minor 16 or 17 years of age may perform work in gas service stations that involves the use of pits, racks, or lifting apparatus, or that involves the inflation of any tire mounted on a rim equipped with a removable retaining ring.
(c) Minors under the age of 16 years may be employed in gas service stations to perform only those activities specified in Section 1294.3.
(1) Dispensing gas or oil.
(2) Courtesy service.
(3) Car cleaning, washing, and polishing.
(4) Activities specified in Section 1294.3.
(b) No minor 16 or 17 years of age may perform work in gas service stations that involves the use of pits, racks, or lifting apparatus, or that involves the inflation of any tire mounted on a rim equipped with a removable retaining ring.
(c) Minors under the age of 16 years may be employed in gas service stations to perform only those activities specified in Section 1294.3.
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