17 yr. old student...work past 10pm? Nevada

[Ribbinski]

I'm a mother of a minor.
My son is Senior in highschool who is 17 years old.
I would like someone to confirm that minors are not allowed to work past
10pm on school nights...meaning Sunday-Thursday.
I have called my son's employeer 2 times in the one month of his employement when they have kept him past 10pm.
Yes, I do know he IS at work...I'm out in the parking lot from 9:50pm to almost midnight. I feel I have the right to step in and voice my opinion to management if this 10pm is the Nevada law.
I would like to hear conformation on this subject in case I need to call his employer again if they keep him later than 10pm. TY for any futher input.

[ScottB]

That would be true in some states, such as mine, but not in Nevada, which apparently has no hourly limits on 17 year olds.

[Pattymd]

And here's the table of contents of the laws regarding employment of minors. As you can see, the hours of work are regulated for age 16 and younger. Only. So, there is no violation of law here. Lucky you didn't go barging into the employer with incorrect information.

http://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-609.html

And, if I may be frank, and give you a little advice, in the future, if an issue comes along that your son needs to handle, let him handle it. Mommy coming in and "protecting" her child is NOT going to endear you to the employer and he would be perfectly within his rights to refuse to speak to you. You are not his employee. I managed Payroll in a very large national corporation that employed thousands of minors and, unless it was a dire situation, I would NOT speak to parents.

[Ribbinski]

I would like to state a couple of fax before I'm blamed about 'mommy coming to the rescue'. My son just turned 17 almost the same time his employment start date was for the company he is now employed with.

Due to the posted material:
It is not legal for a 16yr. old student to work past 10pm
But...
It IS legal for a 17yr. student old to work past 10pm?

I do not see the concept in this law. But as law abiding citizens....
The only reason I called the employeer was because my son said that they would not let him out of the store.

With his birthdate ....and changing rules of the law for students, that is why I came to the board to confirm the 10pm curfue before they locked him inside the building again.

Just to add a PS: about how lame the company is...
My son has been employeed there a month now.
He is to be paid weekly and he did not recieve his first check until 3 days ago... Which was 3 checks, plus one coming that is also late.
I had to make phone calls then too.

My son may stay later due to the law and being 17yrs old now, but he will just need to change his availability to weekends for late night since he is in all honor classes and has a ton of homework. This was also a concern of his as well. He has already asked off for Saturday for the ACT test, but they scheduled him anyway. This past paragraph has nothing to due with my original question, but thought I'd post the extra info.
Again, Thank You for your comments and input.

[Pattymd]

I'm sorry, but whether you understand the concept or not, it's the law. However, I do stand by my statement to let your son handle the discussions with the employer. He sounds like a very intelligent young man and you getting involved directly with the employer does not help him; advise him if you wish. Trust me on this one. I've been on the other side.

[dead_fairy88]

In the state of Las vegas, NV , If you are under 18 years of age and have a job they can have you work past 10 o'clock at night if and only if they have a work permit. which can be bought at the juvenile court on Pecos and bonanza for 1 dollar. You must be able to prove you have the job. Also if You are under 18 and in school you can not work more than 32 hours in a school week, because you cannot be a full time highschool student.

[dead_fairy88]

Originally Posted by ScottB

That would be true in some states, such as mine, but not in Nevada, which apparently has no hourly limits on 17 year olds.

ummm , I live in vegas and 17 year olds have to be inside at 10 pm..... unless they have a job and work permit, or must be with a parent or gar. blah blah blah!

[dead_fairy88]

[quote=Ribbinski;820717]I would like to state a couple of fax before I'm blamed about 'mommy coming to the rescue'. My son just turned 17 almost the same time his employment start date was for the company he is now employed with.

Due to the posted material:
It is not legal for a 16yr. old student to work past 10pm
But...
It IS legal for a 17yr. student old to work past 10pm?
ummm this is not true...you can get a work permit at 15 1/2 to work past curfew!And you need one until you are 18!

Just to add a PS: about how lame the company is...
My son has been employeed there a month now.
He is to be paid weekly and he did not recieve his first check until 3 days ago... Which was 3 checks, plus one coming that is also late.
I had to make phone calls then too.

--- they could have held his first check!

[dead_fairy88]

Originally Posted by Pattymd

I'm sorry, but whether you understand the concept or not, it's the law. However, I do stand by my statement to let your son handle the discussions with the employer. He sounds like a very intelligent young man and you getting involved directly with the employer does not help him; advise him if you wish. Trust me on this one. I've been on the other side.

Well I honesty believe you should let her handle her son the way she wants to she is his mother.......gave birth to him and raising him..... he sounds fine... he has a job and goes to school. I think she is doing a great job!

[cbg]

And I think you should realize that Patty was not talking about how the mother handles the son, but why the son should be the one to talk to the employer and not the mother.

[Pattymd]

And let's be realistic here. I have been a payroll manager for a large nationwide company which employed thousands of minors. A 17 year-old is perfectly capable of handling this on his own and I, as a payroll manager, would NOT speak to a parent about her child's paycheck under other than very dire circumstances. See, what happens is that the employer sees this as interference and has a tendency to get on the defensive when mommy calls, especially when child hasn't told "mommy" the entire story.

This is the real world.