Texas Labor Code 51.013 – Hours of Employment; Hardship Exemption
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person permits a child who is 14 or 15 years of age and who is employed by the person to work more than:
(1) eight hours in one day; or
(2) 48 hours in one week.
(b) A person commits an offense if the person permits a child who is 14 or 15 years of age, is employed by the person, and is enrolled in a term of a public or private school to work:
(1) between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on a day that is followed by a school day; or
(2) between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. on a day that is not followed by a school day.
Terms Used In Texas Labor Code 51.013
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A person commits an offense if the person permits a child who is 14 or 15 years of age, is employed by the person, and is not enrolled in summer school to work between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. on any day during the time that school is recessed for the summer.
(d) The commission may adopt rules for determining whether hardships exist. If, on the application of a child, the commission determines that a hardship exists for that child, this section does not apply to that child.