Georgia § 39-2-7 - Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Maximum hours of employment.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 39-2-7 — Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Maximum hours of employment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 39-2-7. Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Maximum hours of employment.
No minor under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation covered by this chapter for more than four hours on any day in which the school attended by said minor is in session, more than eight hours on days other than school days, or more than 40 hours in any one week. (Ga. L. 1946, p. 67, § 5.)
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Section 39-2-7 ("Employment of minors under 16 years of age generally - Maximum hours of employment.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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