Okla. Stat. tit. 40, § 40-75
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Hours of employment of children - Rest periods
Official statutory text
A. No child under the age of sixteen (16) years shall be
employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation, other than
agriculture or domestic service, for more than:
1. Three (3) hours in any one (1) school day, except that if
the employer is not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, a child
may work eight (8) hours or less on a school day which precedes a
nonschool day;
2. Eight (8) hours on a nonschool day;
3. Eighteen (18) hours in any one (1) week when school is in
session; or
4. Forty (40) hours in any one (1) week when school is not in
session, except that if the employer is not covered by the Fair
Labor Standards Act, a child may work forty (40) hours in any one
(1) week when school is in session if attendance is not compulsory.
B. As used in this section, "in session" means the period
beginning on the first Tuesday after Labor Day through May 31 of the
following year.
C. Children under the age of sixteen (16) years must be
permitted a one (1) hour cumulative rest period for each eight (8)
consecutive hours worked. However, no such child shall work more
than five (5) consecutive hours unless permitted a one-half (1/2)
hour cumulative rest period.
R.L. 1910, § 3732. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 172, § 4, eff. Sept. 1,
1991; Laws 1993, c. 137, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 391,
§ 8, eff. July 1, 1997.
employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation, other than
agriculture or domestic service, for more than:
1. Three (3) hours in any one (1) school day, except that if
the employer is not covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act, a child
may work eight (8) hours or less on a school day which precedes a
nonschool day;
2. Eight (8) hours on a nonschool day;
3. Eighteen (18) hours in any one (1) week when school is in
session; or
4. Forty (40) hours in any one (1) week when school is not in
session, except that if the employer is not covered by the Fair
Labor Standards Act, a child may work forty (40) hours in any one
(1) week when school is in session if attendance is not compulsory.
B. As used in this section, "in session" means the period
beginning on the first Tuesday after Labor Day through May 31 of the
following year.
C. Children under the age of sixteen (16) years must be
permitted a one (1) hour cumulative rest period for each eight (8)
consecutive hours worked. However, no such child shall work more
than five (5) consecutive hours unless permitted a one-half (1/2)
hour cumulative rest period.
R.L. 1910, § 3732. Amended by Laws 1991, c. 172, § 4, eff. Sept. 1,
1991; Laws 1993, c. 137, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Laws 1997, c. 391,
§ 8, eff. July 1, 1997.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
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