{"data":{"id":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-6-7","jurisdiction":"us-wv","citation":"W. Va. Code § 21-6-7","heading":"Hours and days of labor by minors.","body":"(a) No child under the age of sixteen who is employed or permitted to work in accordance with the provisions of this article shall work:\n(1) During school hours, except as provided in work experience and career exploration programs approved by the United States Secretary of Labor;\n(2) Before seven o'clock antemeridian or after seven o'clock postmeridian: Provided, That a child under the age of sixteen may work until nine o'clock postmeridian from June 1 through Labor Day;\n(3) More than three hours per day, on days in which public schools are in session;\n(4) More than eighteen hours per week, in weeks in which public schools are in session;\n(5) More than eight hours, on days in which public schools are not in session;\n(6) More than forty hours per week, in weeks in which public schools are not in session; or\n(7) More than five hours continuously without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a lunch period.\n(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section do not apply to children under sixteen performing the jobs set out in section one of this article.","path":["CHAPTER 21. LABOR","ARTICLE 6. CHILD LABOR."],"source_url":"https://code.wvlegislature.gov/21-6-7/","current_through":"as of 2026-08-03; contains at least the enactments of the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:25:45Z","sha256":"a30d8a0452671cd1b3a5aeca1e52e5f6ebfadf1abc0f7723099d1d5e42db4004","source_id":"us-wv","stale":true,"prev":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-6-6","next":"us-wv/w.-va.-code-21-6-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}