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This question is about Virginia.
In Virginia, a minor can work up to 18 hours a week. In Virginia, a minor with work-hour restrictions is defined as someone who is under 16 years old. A minor who is 16 or 17 years old does not have any work-hour restrictions in the state of Virginia.
For workers under 16 in Virginia, you cannot work more than 3 hours a day on a school day. You also cannot work more than 8 hours on a day when school is not in session, and the total work hours cannot be over 18 hours for a given week.
When school is not in session, or if the person is not enrolled in school, a minor can work up to 40 hours in one week. There are limits to working hours for minors under 16. They cannot work before 7 am or after 7 pm. June 1st through Labor Day they can work until 9 pm.
It is important to note that Federal law states that minors cannot work after 7 pm when school is in session and 9 pm when school is not. They also cannot work before 7 am at any time. Federal law also defines a minor as someone under 18 years old, so while Virginia does not have restrictions on 16 and 17-year-olds, the federal law does.

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