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 Oklahoma Statutes (Last Updated: September 18, 2014)
 Title 40. LABOR

  § 40-75. Hours of employment of children - Rest periods.  

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  • 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.