Working In MN

This post is about minimum wage and working hours for teens with jobs in Minnesota. This is an assignment for my 21st century class. Minimum wage for the state of Minnesota can be divided into three different groups. For a large employer the minimum wage is $6.15 an hour. For a small employer it's $5.25, and the training wage is $4.90.

During the summer a worker under the age of 16 may not work before 7  a.m. or after 9 p.m., or more than 40 hours per week or more than 8 hours every 24 hours. During the school year they are not allowed to work any later than 7 p.m., no more than 3 hours per day, and no more than 18 hours a week. The only restrictions that apply to a teenage worker between the ages of 16 or 17 is that they may not work later than 11 p.m. or earlier than 5 a.m. on a school day.

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