# Teen work rules in Georgia

In Georgia, you can start most non-farm jobs at 14. You need a work permit until you turn 16 (from school (county or city superintendent or designee, licensed private school principal, or the parent running a home study program)). At 14 and 15 you can work up to 3 h on a school day, 18 h in a school week, 40 h in a summer week. There are no state hour limits at 16 and 17.

- Minimum age: 14
- Work permit: required under 16
- Hours at 14–15: 3 h on a school day, 18 h in a school week, 40 h in a summer week
- Hours at 16–17: no limits

## Employers hiring at 14 here

- Chick-fil-A
- AMC Theatres
- McDonald's
- Publix
- Culver's
- Dairy Queen
- Burger King
- Hy-Vee
- Fareway
- Rita's Italian Ice
- Arby's
- Jimmy John's
- Runza
- Braum's

## Sources

- GDOL – Employment Certificate Instructions: https://dol.georgia.gov/child-labor-employment-certificate-instructions
- GDOL – Get a Youth Work Permit Online (permits not required 16+ since 2015-07-01): https://dol.georgia.gov/get-youth-work-permit-online
- GDOL – Child Labor Work Hour Restrictions: https://dol.georgia.gov/child-labor-work-hour-restrictions
- GDOL – Georgia Laws & Rules Regulating Employment of Children (O.C.G.A. 39-2): https://dol.georgia.gov/document/child-labor/child-labor-georgia-laws-and-rules-regulating-employment-children/download
- US DOL WHD – State child labor laws applicable to non-farm employment: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/child-labor
- US DOL WHD – Employment/Age Certification table (GA: employment certificate ages 12–15, mandatory, issued by school): https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/state/age-certificates

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