Vermont Code § 21 V.S.A. § 434

Employment of children under 16 years of age
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§ 434. Employment of children under 16 years of age
(a) A child under 16 years of age shall not be employed:
(1) more than eight hours in any day;
(2) more than six days in any week;
(3) earlier than seven o’clock in the morning; or
(4) after seven o’clock at night, except from June 1 through Labor Day, when a child may
be permitted to work until nine o’clock at night.
(b) A child under 16 years of age shall not be employed more than three hours on any day
that school is in session, and not more than a total of 18 hours during any week that
school is in session.
(c)(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, a child employed as an actor
or performer in motion pictures, theatrical productions, radio, or television, or
employed as a baseball bat person, may be employed until midnight or after midnight
if a parent or guardian and the Commissioner of Labor have consented in writing.
(2) The Commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the permissible duties of a baseball
bat person.
(d) The provisions of this section shall not apply to employment as a newspaper carrier
or work connected with agriculture or domestic service.

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