# Hiring minors at a restaurant in Oregon (2026)

*Guides · Mays Team · November 6, 2026*

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Oregon doesn't give teens work permits. The paperwork sits with you instead: before you hire anyone under 18, your business needs a validated employment certificate from the Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), renewed every year and posted on the wall at each location. Oregon also keeps a cap where federal law stops, at 44 hours a week for 16- and 17-year-olds, and every minor gets a 15-minute paid rest break where an adult gets 10.

This page is about hiring teenagers in Oregon: the youngest age you can hire, how long and how late 14- to 17-year-olds may work, work permits, breaks, the kitchen jobs they can't do, posters, two example weeks checked against every limit, and what Mays checks for you. Wages, tips and overtime are on [Oregon restaurant pay rules (2026)](https://www.mays.app/blog/oregon-restaurant-pay-rules-2026); they apply to teenagers too, and this page adds only what is different for them.

**Checked October 5, 2026:** every figure on this page was read on its official source; the Sources list at the end gives the date of each check.

*This is general information, not legal advice. Whether a rule applies can depend on your business's size and your own facts; the note at the end says more.*

## Federal and Oregon law: follow the stricter one

Two sets of child labor rules can apply to a restaurant in Oregon: the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Oregon's own law. Where the state law is less strict, the federal law applies, and where the state law is stricter, the state law applies ([US DOL, state child labor](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/child-labor)). The FLSA covers a business with at least two employees and annual sales of at least $500,000 ([DOL Fact Sheet #14](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/14-flsa-coverage)), and it can cover workers at a smaller one individually, when their work regularly involves trade between states.

Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) says the same: some Oregon provisions may be less restrictive than federal law, and an employer the FLSA covers that follows only the less restrictive Oregon rule breaks federal law ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)).

## Oregon at a glance

| Rule | Oregon |
| --- | --- |
| Youngest age for restaurant work | 14 ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)) |
| Work permit | None for the teen; your business needs BOLI's annual employment certificate, posted at each location ([OAR 839-021-0220](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0220)) |
| 14–15, school week | 3 hours on a school day, 18 a week, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at most 6 days ([OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070); [ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)) |
| 16–17 | Up to 44 hours a week, any time of day ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)) |
| Breaks | A 15-minute paid rest break for every minor, and a 30-minute meal period no minor can waive ([OAR 839-021-0072](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0072)) |
| Youth wage | None: minors earn the adult minimum wage ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)) |
| Serving alcohol | From 18, with an OLCC service permit ([ORS ch. 471](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors471.html)) |

## How young can you hire?

Under federal law, 14 is the youngest age for restaurant work ([29 CFR 570.2](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.2)).

Oregon sets the same general minimum: a minor must be at least 14 to work ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)). The statute bars anyone younger from working in or in connection with any place of business, apart from narrow cases BOLI approves with a permit ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html); [BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)).

## Hours for 14- and 15-year-olds

| Limit | Federal | Oregon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hours on a school day | 3 ([29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)) | 3 ([OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)) |
| Hours in a school week | 18 ([29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)) | 18 ([OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)) |
| Hours on a day with no school | 8 ([29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)) | 8 ([OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)) |
| Hours in a week with no school | 40 ([29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)) | 40 ([OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)) |
| Days a week | No federal limit | 6 ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)) |
| Time of day | 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; 9 p.m. from June 1 through Labor Day ([29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)) | 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; until 9 p.m. from June 1 through Labor Day ([OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)) |
| During school hours | Not allowed ([29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)) | Not allowed, except in a school work-experience or student-learner program ([OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)) |

At this age Oregon's hours match the federal ones, and by law they can't be stricter: Oregon's statute keeps BOLI's rules on the total hours a minor can work from going beyond the FLSA's, unless another Oregon law says otherwise ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)). The one limit Oregon adds is days: no more than 6 a week ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)). A 14- or 15-year-old's meal period doesn't count toward their working hours ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)).

## Hours for 16- and 17-year-olds

| Limit | Federal | Oregon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hours on a school day | No federal limit | No daily limit ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)) |
| Hours in a school week | No federal limit | 44 ([OAR 839-021-0067](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0067)) |
| Hours in a week with no school | No federal limit | 44 ([OAR 839-021-0067](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0067)) |
| Time of day | No federal limit | Any hours ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)) |

Federal law sets no hours at this age, so Oregon's weekly cap is the one to schedule by: 44 hours, in school weeks and summer weeks alike ([OAR 839-021-0067](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0067)). To schedule more, you first need a Special Emergency Overtime Permit from BOLI, and it is issued only if the teen gets time and a half for hours over 40 in the workweek, where the overtime law covers them ([OAR 839-021-0067](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0067)). Oregon sets no daily limit and no time-of-day limit for 16- and 17-year-olds ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)).

## Work permits and age certificates

Oregon doesn't issue individual work permits to teens aged 14 to 17 ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)). The employer is the one who applies: before you hire anyone under 18, apply to BOLI for an annual employment certificate, online or on a paper form ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)). The application gives an estimate of how many minors you'll employ in the year, their duties, the machinery and equipment they'll use, and whether any are 14 or 15 ([OAR 839-021-0221](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0221)). One certificate covers all the minors you employ, even across several locations ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)).

The validated certificate lasts 1 year from the day it is issued, and the renewal application must reach BOLI before it expires; BOLI sends a renewal notice about 6 weeks ahead ([OAR 839-021-0220](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0220); [BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)). If you change what your minors do, or start employing them at another location, file a Notice of Change within 15 days; if BOLI denies the change, move the teen back to approved duties right away ([OAR 839-021-0220](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0220)).

Check every minor's age before they start, from a document such as a passport, a driver's license or a birth certificate, and keep a list of all the minors you employ ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx); [ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)).

Federal law itself doesn't require work permits ([DOL Fact Sheet #43](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/43-child-labor-non-agriculture)). An age certificate on file protects you from unknowingly hiring someone too young, and the federal rules suggest getting one whenever a teen says they are only a year or two over the minimum age for the job ([29 CFR 570.5](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.5)).

## Breaks for minors

Oregon: Minors under 18 get a paid rest break of 15 minutes, not 10, for each 4-hour segment. The meal-period exceptions for hardship, industry custom and unforeseeable events can apply only to 16- and 17-year-olds, and the server's meal waiver only at 18 or older, so no minor can waive a meal period ([BOLI, meals and breaks](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/meals-and-breaks.aspx)).

Every minor also gets a meal period of at least 30 continuous minutes, in the same way as adults ([OAR 839-021-0072](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0072)): one for a work period of 6 to 8 hours, relieved of all duties ([OAR 839-020-0050](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-020-0050)). The 15-minute rest break is paid and comes with every 4-hour segment of work or the major part of one, which BOLI defines as any stretch longer than 2 hours, so even a short after-school shift can need one ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)).

Federal law doesn't require meal or rest breaks at any age ([DOL Fact Sheet #43](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/43-child-labor-non-agriculture)).

## Jobs minors can't do in your restaurant

Some jobs are off limits whatever the hours. Under federal law, no one under 18 may do these ([DOL Fact Sheet #2A](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/2a-child-labor-restaurants)):

- Meat or deli slicer, meat grinder, patty former ([29 CFR 570.61](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.61))
- Dough or batter mixer, dough sheeter or brake ([29 CFR 570.62](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.62))
- Cardboard baler or trash compactor ([29 CFR 570.63](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.63))
- Delivery driving ([29 CFR 570.52](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.52))

And 14- and 15-year-olds also may not do these:

- Baking ([29 CFR 570.33](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.33))
- Cooking other than on an electric or gas grill with no open flame, or a fryer that lowers and raises its baskets automatically ([29 CFR 570.33](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.33))
- Power-driven food slicers, grinders, choppers, processors, cutters or mixers ([29 CFR 570.33](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.33))
- Work in freezers or meat coolers (more than stepping in to fetch an item) ([29 CFR 570.33](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.33))
- Ladders or scaffolds ([29 CFR 570.33](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.33))
- Filtering, pouring or carrying hot oil or grease above 100 °F ([29 CFR 570.34](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.34))
- Loading or unloading trucks ([29 CFR 570.33](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.33))

### Oregon's own rules

- Under 16, Oregon's own list matches the federal kitchen rules: no baking and no cooking, except on a gas or electric grill without an open flame, warming food in a microwave, or using a deep fryer whose basket raises and lowers automatically; and no cleaning kitchen equipment hotter than 100 °F or filtering or disposing of cooking oil hotter than 100 °F ([OAR 839-021-0102](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0102)). BOLI's employer FAQ still answers more strictly, that a 15-year-old may cook only where the public can see it, such as at a lunch counter or snack bar ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)), so check with BOLI's Child Labor Unit before you put a 14- or 15-year-old on the grill.
- Under 16: the same rule also names cold storage plants, breweries, distilleries and wineries among the workplaces closed to them ([OAR 839-021-0102](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0102)).
- Every minor: Oregon adopts the federal hazardous-occupation list above for 16- and 17-year-olds ([OAR 839-021-0104](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0104)), and no one under 18 may run or be in charge of an elevator that carries people or goods, a freight elevator included ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)).
- Every minor: no driving on public roads on the job, so no 17-year-old delivery drivers; a teen with a license may still drive to and from work ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)).
- Alcohol: staff aged 18 to 20 may take orders for, serve and sell alcohol where that goes with serving food, but not in areas the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission (OLCC) closes to minors; they may step into those areas only to order and pick up drinks, and may not mix, pour or draw drinks except pouring at the guest's table or drawing outside those areas ([ORS ch. 471](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors471.html)). Anyone who mixes, sells or serves alcohol needs an OLCC service permit, and applicants must be at least 18 ([ORS ch. 471](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors471.html)), so a teen under 18 may not serve alcohol.

## Pay: the minimum wage, youth rates and tips

Oregon has no youth rate: all minors must be paid the applicable minimum wage, the same as adults ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)). The one lower rate is for student-learners, students placed with you through a school-approved professional training program: at least 75 percent of the minimum wage, only under a special certificate from BOLI ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)). Because the state minimum makes no exception for workers under 20, the federal youth wage below doesn't apply in Oregon.

Oregon has a reporting-pay rule for minors only. When you have a minor report for work, give them enough work to earn at least half of what their agreed hours would pay, or pay them the greater of 1 hour or half the agreed hours at their regular rate. It isn't owed when you followed a posted policy for telling minors not to come in, or when something outside your control, such as a storm or a power outage, stopped the work ([OAR 839-021-0087](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0087)). The pay page has the details.

Federal law lets an employer pay $4.25 an hour to a worker under 20 during their first 90 consecutive calendar days on the job, but not to push out other workers, and not where a state or local law requires more and makes no exception for workers under 20 ([DOL Fact Sheet #32](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/32-minimum-wage-youth)).

Everything else about pay, from the tipped cash wage to tip pools and overtime, is on [Oregon restaurant pay rules (2026)](https://www.mays.app/blog/oregon-restaurant-pay-rules-2026).

## Posters and records

Every employer the federal minimum wage law covers must display the federal poster, *Employee Rights Under the Fair Labor Standards Act*, where employees can readily read it; it includes a section on child labor ([US DOL, FLSA poster](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/flsa)).

Post BOLI's validated employment certificate in a conspicuous place where all employees can see it, with a copy at each location where minors work, and give the manager of each location the summary of child labor laws BOLI sends you ([OAR 839-021-0220](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0220)). Where 14- and 15-year-olds work, also post a printed notice of the most hours they may work in a week and on each day ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)).

Keep a record for each minor: their name, address, date of birth, occupation, the hours they work each day and each week, and their start and end dates; for a minor under 16, also the time they start and stop work each day ([OAR 839-021-0170](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0170)). BOLI may fine an employer up to $10,000 for each violation of the child labor law ([ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)).

## Two example weeks

Two made-up schedules for a week in October, when school is in session Monday to Friday: Maya, 15, and Leo, 17. Each line under a schedule is a limit from this page, and the week stays inside every one of them.

### Maya, 15, in a school week

| Day | Shift | Unpaid break | Hours | School day? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monday | Off |  |  | Yes |
| Tuesday | 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. | None | 3 | Yes |
| Wednesday | Off |  |  | Yes |
| Thursday | 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. | None | 3 | Yes |
| Friday | Off |  |  | Yes |
| Saturday | 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. | 30 minutes at 1 p.m. | 6 | No |
| Sunday | Noon to 4:30 p.m. | None | 4.5 | No |

That's 16.5 hours over 4 days. How the week measures up:

- Longest school day: 3 hours; the limit is 3 (federal, [29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)).
- The week: 16.5 hours; the limit is 18 (federal, [29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)).
- Earliest start: 10 a.m.; not before 7 a.m. (federal, [29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)).
- Latest finish: 7 p.m.; not after 7 p.m. (federal, [29 CFR 570.35](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35)).
- Longest school day: 3 hours; the limit is 3 (Oregon, [OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)).
- Longest day with no school: 6 hours; the limit is 8 (Oregon, [OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)).
- The week: 16.5 hours; the limit is 18 (Oregon, [OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)).
- Days worked: 4; the limit is 6 (Oregon, [ORS ch. 653](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html)).
- Latest finish: 7 p.m.; not after 7 p.m. (Oregon, [OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)).
- Earliest start: 10 a.m.; not before 7 a.m. (Oregon, [OAR 839-021-0070](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070)).

### Leo, 17, in a school week

| Day | Shift | Unpaid break | Hours | School day? |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Monday | Off |  |  | Yes |
| Tuesday | 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. | None | 4 | Yes |
| Wednesday | Off |  |  | Yes |
| Thursday | 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. | None | 4 | Yes |
| Friday | 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. | None | 4 | Yes |
| Saturday | 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. | 30 minutes at 2 p.m. | 8 | No |
| Sunday | Off |  |  | No |

That's 20 hours over 4 days. How the week measures up:

- The week: 20 hours; the limit is 44 (Oregon, [OAR 839-021-0067](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0067)).

In Oregon both teens also get paid rest breaks, which the tables don't show because they aren't unpaid time: 15 minutes for every 4-hour segment of work or any stretch longer than 2 hours ([BOLI, minor workers](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx)), so each of these shifts has at least one. The unpaid break on each Saturday is the 30-minute meal period a work period of 6 hours or more needs ([OAR 839-021-0072](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0072); [OAR 839-020-0050](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-020-0050)).

## How Mays handles this

Mays builds the schedule, runs the time clock and keeps each person's details for every location. For teenagers in Oregon:

- **Turn on minors' rules per location.** Work rules for minors are part of Labor law compliance: switch on **Minors (under 18)** on the location's Labor & compliance card. Mays then works out each person's age on every shift date from their date of birth.
- **The federal limits, and Oregon marked "Not checked yet".** Mays checks the federal limits everywhere. Oregon's own limits aren't built into Mays yet: the location's card lists Oregon as **Not checked yet**, so check the Oregon rules on this page yourself, above all the ones stricter than federal law.
- **Warnings on the schedule, never a block.** A shift that breaks a limit is outlined with **Minor rule**, each minor's row shows their age band and the week's hours against their limit, and the warnings before publishing name the law. You can still publish.
- **The auto-scheduler stays inside the limits.** It never puts a minor on a shift that would break one of their limits: it gives the shift to someone else or leaves it open, and tells you why.
- **Tasks by position.** Give a position a minimum age and tick the federal tasks it involves, such as a meat slicer or delivery driving. A minor scheduled in it gets a warning, and the auto-scheduler won't put them there.
- **School days from a calendar.** By default Mays counts Monday to Friday as school days from the day after Labor Day through May, with school from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. You can add your school district's own calendar, breaks included.
- **Hours across every location.** A teen who works at two of your locations is held to one weekly limit, because the limits apply per employer.
- **What Mays doesn't check yet:** minors' meal breaks, work permits and clock-ins. Keep the permits on file yourself, and schedule the breaks above.

How to set it up: [Scheduling minors](https://www.mays.app/help/scheduling/scheduling-minors).

## Sources

Every figure on this page comes from these official pages, as they read on the date shown.

- [US Department of Labor, state child labor standards](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/child-labor), checked October 5, 2026
- [US Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #14: coverage under the FLSA](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/14-flsa-coverage), checked October 5, 2026
- [Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI), minor workers (for employers)](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/employers/Pages/minor-workers.aspx), checked October 5, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0220, employment certificates for minors 14 through 17](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0220), checked October 5, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0070, hours of employment for minors under 16 years of age](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0070), checked October 5, 2026
- [Oregon Revised Statutes, chapter 653 (minimum wages; employment conditions)](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors653.html), checked October 5, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0072, rest periods and meal periods (minors)](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0072), checked October 5, 2026
- [Oregon Revised Statutes, chapter 471 (alcoholic liquors generally)](https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors471.html), checked October 5, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.2 (minimum age standards)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.2), checked September 24, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.35 (hours for 14- and 15-year-olds)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.35), checked September 24, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0067, hours of employment for minors 16 and 17 years of age](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0067), checked October 5, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0221, employment certificate applications and notices of change](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0221), checked October 5, 2026
- [US Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #43: child labor provisions for nonagricultural occupations](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/43-child-labor-non-agriculture), checked October 5, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.5 (certificates of age)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.5), checked October 5, 2026
- [Oregon BOLI, meals and breaks](https://www.oregon.gov/boli/workers/pages/meals-and-breaks.aspx), checked September 24, 2026
- [OAR 839-020-0050, meal periods and rest periods](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-020-0050), checked October 5, 2026
- [US Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #2A: child labor rules for restaurants](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/2a-child-labor-restaurants), checked October 5, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.61 (Hazardous Occupations Order 10: meat slicers and processing machines)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.61), checked October 5, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.62 (Hazardous Occupations Order 11: bakery machines)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.62), checked October 5, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.63 (Hazardous Occupations Order 12: balers and compactors)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.63), checked October 5, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.52 (Hazardous Occupations Order 2: driving)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.52), checked October 5, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.33 (jobs barred at 14 and 15)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.33), checked October 5, 2026
- [29 CFR 570.34 (jobs allowed at 14 and 15)](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-29/section-570.34), checked October 5, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0102, occupations and types of work declared hazardous for minors under 16](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0102), checked October 5, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0104, occupations particularly hazardous for minors under 18](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0104), checked October 5, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0087, working conditions (minors)](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0087), checked October 5, 2026
- [US Department of Labor, Fact Sheet #32: youth minimum wage](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fact-sheets/32-minimum-wage-youth), checked October 5, 2026
- [US Department of Labor, the FLSA minimum wage poster](https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/posters/flsa), checked October 5, 2026
- [OAR 839-021-0170, general recordkeeping requirements (minors)](https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0170), checked October 5, 2026

*This page is general information, not legal advice. Laws change, and coverage rules (your business's size, whether federal law covers you, a teen's schooling) decide which of them apply. Check the pages above, and ask an employment lawyer about your situation.*

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## Related help articles

- Scheduling: [Scheduling minors](https://www.mays.app/help/scheduling/scheduling-minors) — Turn on work rules for minors at a location (part of Labor law compliance), and Mays checks the hours and times of anyone under 18 against federal and state law. You get warnings on the schedule, and the auto-scheduler stays inside the limits. Nothing is ever blocked.
- Time clock: [Labor & compliance (per location)](https://www.mays.app/help/time-clock/labor-compliance) — Where: Locations & Users → Locations → a location → Scheduling tab → Labor & compliance card.
- Scheduling: [Positions and wages](https://www.mays.app/help/scheduling/positions-and-wages) — Create the jobs people work — Barista, Cashier, Line Cook — with a colour and a default hourly wage, give people their positions and pay, and see where Mays uses them.
- Team & roles: [Add and invite team members](https://www.mays.app/help/team-roles/add-team-members) — Add people on the web or from the app. Employees get a text with a link to the app; managers and admins get an email to set a password. Plus resending invites and checking delivery.
- Scheduling: [Building the weekly schedule](https://www.mays.app/help/scheduling/build-the-schedule) — Build a location's week on the web — add, move, copy and edit shifts, add open shifts, and keep an eye on time off, availability and labor cost while you work.

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