The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Title 21 : Labor
Chapter 005 : Employment Practices
Subchapter 004 : EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AND ALIENS
(Cite as: 21 V.S.A. § 437)-
§ 437. Employment of children; special restrictions; hours for children under 16 years of age
(a) Except as provided in section 438 of this title, a child shall not be employed or permitted to work at or on any occupations, employment, operations, or machines determined to be hazardous, by rule, by the U.S. Secretary of Labor or the Commissioner.
(b) A child under 16 years of age shall not be employed more than eight hours in any one day or more than 40 hours in any one week. (Amended 2001, No. 68, § 7; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 128; 2023, No. 85 (Adj. Sess.), § 100, eff. July 1, 2024.)
