{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-50-5-104","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 50-5-104","heading":"Employment of minors fourteen or fifteen years of age","body":"(a) A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may be employed in connection with any gainful occupation that: (1) Does not interfere with the minor's schooling, health or well-being; (2) Is not prohibited by subsection (b); or (3) Is not prohibited by § 50-5-106 . (b) A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may not be employed: (1) During school hours; (2) Between the hours of seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) and seven o'clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.), if the next day is a school day; (3) Between the hours of nine o'clock p.m. (9:00 p.m.) and six o'clock a.m. (6:00 a.m.); (4) More than three (3) hours a day on school days; (5) More than eighteen (18) hours a week during a school week; (6) More than eight (8) hours a day on nonschool days; or (7) More than forty (40) hours a week during nonschool weeks. Acts 1976, ch. 480, § 4; 1978, ch. 541, § 2; T.C.A., § 50-704.\n(a) A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may be employed in connection with any gainful occupation that: (1) Does not interfere with the minor's schooling, health or well-being; (2) Is not prohibited by subsection (b); or (3) Is not prohibited by § 50-5-106 .\n(1) Does not interfere with the minor's schooling, health or well-being;\n(2) Is not prohibited by subsection (b); or\n(3) Is not prohibited by § 50-5-106 .\n(b) A minor who is either fourteen (14) or fifteen (15) years of age may not be employed: (1) During school hours; (2) Between the hours of seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) and seven o'clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.), if the next day is a school day; (3) Between the hours of nine o'clock p.m. (9:00 p.m.) and six o'clock a.m. (6:00 a.m.); (4) More than three (3) hours a day on school days; (5) More than eighteen (18) hours a week during a school week; (6) More than eight (8) hours a day on nonschool days; or (7) More than forty (40) hours a week during nonschool weeks.\n(1) During school hours;\n(2) Between the hours of seven o'clock p.m. (7:00 p.m.) and seven o'clock a.m. (7:00 a.m.), if the next day is a school day;\n(3) Between the hours of nine o'clock p.m. (9:00 p.m.) and six o'clock a.m. (6:00 a.m.);\n(4) More than three (3) hours a day on school days;\n(5) More than eighteen (18) hours a week during a school week;\n(6) More than eight (8) hours a day on nonschool days; or\n(7) More than forty (40) hours a week during nonschool weeks.","path":["TN Code","Title 50","Chapter 5"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"1dc481693ba26f68ee3ae5c3a723b73e1381b6257010c8659aebcb2b644ae39e","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-50-5-103","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-50-5-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}