OAR 839-021-0067
Hours of Employment for Minors 16 and 17 Years of Age
(1)
An employer may not employ a 16 or 17 year old to work more than 44 hours per week except those employed in organized youth camps or those employed in agricultural employment.(2)
An employer who wishes to employ a 16 or 17 year old to work more than 44 hours per week must be issued a Special Emergency Overtime Permit by the Bureau. This permit will not be issued unless:(a)
The number of hours do not exceed those provided by statute; and(b)
When the minor is not otherwise exempt from the overtime pay provisions of any law, the minor receives one and one half times the regular rate of pay for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek.(3)
The maximum number of hours for a 16 or 17 year old employed in a cannery is ten hours per day.(4)
An employer who wishes to employ a 16 or 17 year old in a cannery for time in excess of ten hours per day, may apply in writing to the Child Labor Unit of the Wage and Hour Division, Bureau of Labor and Industries, 800 NE Oregon St., Suite 1045, Portland OR 97232-2180.(a)
The employer must set out the full and complete circumstances of the proposed employment in the written application.(b)
The Bureau will investigate the terms and conditions of the proposed employment and if the Bureau determines that the character of the employment is suitable and that the employment will not adversely affect the physical and moral well-being of the minor, the Bureau will issue a Special Emergency Overtime Permit to the employer.(5)
If, after the investigations referred to in section (4)(b) of this rule, the Bureau determines that the character of the employment is unsuitable and that such employment will adversely affect the physical and moral well-being of the minor or that there is no adverse effect on the employment opportunities of the minor, the Bureau will refuse to issue a Special Emergency Overtime Permit.
Source:
Rule 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
.