How many hours can a minor work in Montana?

When school is in session these minors have the ability to work:

• 3 hours per school day

• 8 hours per non-school day

• 18 total per school week

• 40 hours total per non-school week

Minors at the ages of 14 and 15 in Montana are not allowed to work before 7 am or after 7 pm. However, they are allowed to work as late as 9 pm from June 1st until Labor Day (School summer vacation) with the exception of the night preceding a school day. These minors are also only allowed to work outside of school hours when school is in session.

• 16 and 17-year-old minors

When school is in session these minors have the ability to work:

• 8 hours per school day

• 40 hours per school week

• 48 total per non-school week

• No more than 6 consecutive workdays ( six work days in a row)

• Until 10 pm on nights followed by a school day

These minors are not allowed to work before 7 am or after 10 pm on school nights. They also cannot work before 7 am on non-school days. With written parental permission 16 and 17-year-old minors may work until 11:30 p.m. on nights followed by a school day. There is no restricted end time on nights not followed by a school day.

16 and 17-year-old minors may not work in an establishment open to the public between 10 pm and 6 am unless another employee at least 18 years of age also works during the same hours as the minor.