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Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-5-104

Employment of minors fourteen or fifteen years of age

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Linda F. Seals v. H & F, Inc. (2010)

Most recently applied in Linda F. Seals v. H & F, Inc. (January 2010)

Acts 1976, ch. 480, § 4; 1978, ch. 541, § 2; T.C.A., § 50-704.

(1) A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may be employed in connection with any gainful occupation that: Does not interfere with the minor's schooling, health or well-being;

(2) Is not prohibited by subsection (b); or

(3) Is not prohibited by § 50-5-106.

(4) A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may not be employed: During school hours;

(5) Between the hours of seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) and seven o'clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.), if the next day is a school day;

(6) Between the hours of nine o'clock p.m. (9:00 p.m.) and six o'clock a.m. (6:00 a.m.);

(7) More than three (3) hours a day on school days;

(8) More than eighteen (18) hours a week during a school week;

(9) More than eight (8) hours a day on nonschool days; or

(10) More than forty (40) hours a week during nonschool weeks.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.