Employment of Minors (Work Permit) - Employment Standards Service (ESS)

Work permits are required for all minors under the age of 18 to work in the State of Maryland.
Apply for a Work Permit online.
La aplicación en línea para solicitar un permiso de trabajo tiene un botón en la parte inferior de la página para cambiar el idioma a español


Minors 14 and 15 years of age may not be employed or permitted to:


- *Non-school hours;
- *work more than 3 hours on any day or more than 18 hours in any week when school is in session;
- work more than 8 hours a day on any day or more than 40 hours in any week when school is not in session
- *work before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. (minors may work until 9:00 p.m. from June 1 to Labor Day);
- work more than 5 consecutive hours without a non-working period of at least 30 minutes. *This is based upon a more restrictive Federal law.


Minors 16 and 17 years of age:


- May not spend more than 12 hours in a combination of school hours and work hours each day.
- Must be allowed at least 8 consecutive hours of non-work, non-school time in each 24 hour period.
- May not be permitted to work more than 5 consecutive hours without a non-working period of at least 30 minutes.


Student-Learner


- Course of Study
Student-learner must be enrolled in a course of study and training in a cooperative vocational training program under a recognized state or Local Education Authority or in a course of study in a substantially similar program conducted by a private school.