Workers 14-15 face strict hour caps. Workers 16-17 are largely unrestricted.
Texas child labor law mostly mirrors the federal FLSA but adds state-specific nightwork rules. 14-15 year olds: 3 hours per school day, 18 hours per school week, 8 hours per non-school day, 40 hours per non-school week. Nightwork prohibited 10pm-5am during the school year (midnight-5am in summer if not enrolled). 16-17 year olds: no hour caps, but federal hazardous occupation rules still apply.
Minor Hour Limits & Nightwork Ban
Enforces age-tiered weekly hour caps for workers 14-15. Blocks shift acceptance that would exceed the cap or violate the 10pm/midnight nightwork prohibition. 16-17 workers are unrestricted on hours but still face hazardous-occupation rules.
What the rule does when a 14-15 year old approaches the weekly cap.
The hero card configuration: two Blocks for cap and nightwork, Avoid warning the manager.
When a 15-year-old has 16 hours scheduled this school week and tries to accept a 4-hour shift (would push to 20, over the 18-hour cap), the worker app blocks acceptance. The shift remains available for other workers.
During the school year, shifts ending after 10pm cannot be accepted by 14-15 year old workers. In summer (when not enrolled in summer school), the cutoff extends to midnight. The worker app blocks the action and explains the rule.
When a manager tries to schedule a minor for hours that would approach or exceed the cap, a yellow indicator surfaces. The schedule can save with non-violating hours; offered hours surface to other eligible workers.
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Two age tiers, two week types, plus a nightwork rule.
Texas adds state-level nightwork restrictions on top of FLSA hour caps. The hour caps for 14-15 mirror the federal rule, but the 10pm/midnight nightwork ban is Texas-specific (federal cap is 7pm/9pm).
Ages 14-15 — federal-aligned hour caps
School week: maximum 18 hours total / 3 hours per school day / 8 hours per non-school day. Non-school week (typically summer): maximum 40 hours / 8 hours per day. These match the federal FLSA caps.
Texas-distinctive nightwork ban
During the school year, 14-15 year olds cannot work between 10pm and 5am on a day followed by a school day. During summer (when not enrolled in summer school), the cutoff extends to midnight. This is more permissive than the federal 7pm/9pm rule — Texas allows later evening hours than FLSA.
Teambridge tracks age tier, school calendar, and shift acceptance against the cap.
Three independent dimensions: how old the worker is, what kind of week it is, and how many hours have already been scheduled or accepted.
Worker tagged at hire and on each birthday.
On hire, the worker's age is captured. On each birthday, the system updates the age tier (under 14, 14-15, 16-17, 18+). Each tier has its own rules.
Auto-detected from school calendar.
Teambridge knows the worker's school district calendar. Each week is automatically tagged as 'school' or 'non-school' based on whether classes are in session. Holidays and breaks shift the cap.
Worker app prevents over-cap acceptance.
When a minor tries to accept a shift, the worker app calculates: existing hours this week + this shift = ? If over the cap for the age tier and week type, acceptance is blocked. Manager doesn't have to police it.
Shift end time gated against tier rule.
For 14-15 year olds, shifts ending past 10pm during the school year (or midnight in summer) cannot be accepted. The worker app blocks the action.
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