OAR 839-021-0292
Permitted Hours of Work of Minors 16 and 17 Years of Age in Agriculture
(1)
When a minor who is 16 or 17 years of age is employed to operate or assist in the operation of power-driven farm machinery or when such minor is employed to ride in or on power-driven farm machinery as provided in OAR 839-021-0276 (Employment Certificates for Minors Employed in Agriculture) to 839-021-0285 (Applicability of and Compliance with Other Rules to Minors Employed in Agriculture), the maximum number of hours the minor may work may not exceed:(a)
25 hours a week during school weeks;(b)
From the last day of the most recently completed school year of the district in which the minor resides while employed in agriculture to the first day of the school year immediately following the most recently completed school year of the district in which the minor resides while employed in agriculture, 60 hours per week (notwithstanding OAR 839-021-0067 (Hours of Employment for Minors 16 and 17 Years of Age)(1));(2)
As used in this rule, the terms “school week” and “school is in session” have the same meaning as that provided in OAR 839-021-0290 (Permitted Hours of Work of Minors under 16 Years of Age in Agriculture)(1).(3)
Notwithstanding section (1) of this rule, the Bureau may issue special permits to employers for the employment of minors 16 and 17 years of age in agriculture for more than the maximum number of hours provided in this rule when the Bureau determines that such hours of work will not be detrimental to the health and safety of the children so employed.(a)
An employer who wishes to employ a minor 16 and 17 years of age in agriculture for more than the maximum number of hours provided in this rule 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.(b)
The Bureau will investigate the employment and the facts and circumstances set out in the application. 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(s), the Bureau will issue a Special Emergency Overtime Permit to the employer, setting out the terms and conditions of the permit and the period of time for which it will be effective.(4)
Nothing in this rule should be construed to regulate the daily starting and quitting times of minors who are 16 or 17 years of age who are employed in agriculture.
Source:
Rule 839-021-0292 — Permitted Hours of Work of Minors 16 and 17 Years of Age in Agriculture, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=839-021-0292.