Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §774, sub-§1, ¶B, as amended by PL 1997, c. 131, §1, is further amended to read:

B. More than 20 hours in any week when school is in session, except that the minor may work up to 8 hours on each day that an authorized school closure occurs up to a total of 28 hours in that week. In addition, the maximum weekly hours a minor may work is 50 hours during any week that the approved school calendar is less than 3 days or during the first or last week of the school calendar, regardless of how many days school is in session for the week. Notwithstanding this subsection, a minor may work up to 10 hours a day for each day of the 3-day Labor Day weekend. If requested, a school must provide verification of its closings to the minor's employer or the Department of Labor;

SUMMARY

This bill allows a minor to work up to 10 hours a day for each day of the 3-day Labor Day weekend.