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Was my former boss breaking labor laws?

Hi, 17 year old here. My first job was at an ice cream parlor for the minimum $7.25/hr+ tips. There were two kinds of shifts that I could have: Opening (10am to 4pm) and Closing (4pm to 9pm on Sunday through Thursday, 4pm to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays). Now while the shift says 4 till 9/10, that’s when the store closed. After it closed we would begin closing tasks. On Sun-Thu closing shifts we’d usually get done between 9:30 and 9:45, but on Friday and Saturday we’d spend less time closing, since people usually stopped showing up after 9:30pm, so we’d be done between 10:15 and 10:30pm. My current boss/managers have been much more informative of labor laws and told me that if I (a minor) work more than 6 hours at a time it’s illegal, and on some morning shifts at my new job they have been VERY…


Hi, 17 year old here.

My first job was at an ice cream parlor for the minimum $7.25/hr+ tips. There were two kinds of shifts that I could have: Opening (10am to 4pm) and Closing (4pm to 9pm on Sunday through Thursday, 4pm to 10pm on Fridays and Saturdays). Now while the shift says 4 till 9/10, that’s when the store closed. After it closed we would begin closing tasks.

On Sun-Thu closing shifts we’d usually get done between 9:30 and 9:45, but on Friday and Saturday we’d spend less time closing, since people usually stopped showing up after 9:30pm, so we’d be done between 10:15 and 10:30pm.

My current boss/managers have been much more informative of labor laws and told me that if I (a minor) work more than 6 hours at a time it’s illegal, and on some morning shifts at my new job they have been VERY careful with making sure I take the half hour break before I work 6 hours as well as making sure I don’t work past 10pm on a school night also.

I was 16 at my first job; was my old boss breaking any laws? (If any more information is needed I can provide)

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