Minor Schedule Hour-Cap and Cutoff Validator

Inspection template for auditing posted work schedules for 14- and 15-year-old employees against federal hour limits and school-night cutoff times before publication.

Schedule Context

• Employee is 14 or 15 years old
  Verify the schedule applies only to a worker age 14 or 15.
• Schedule period classified correctly as school week or non-school week
  Select the applicable schedule period.
• School-day status identified for each workday
  Confirm each scheduled day is labeled as a school day or non-school day where applicable.
• Posted schedule reviewed before publication
  Confirm this is a pre-posting compliance check.

School-Week Limits

• Total hours scheduled during the school week do not exceed 18
  Enter the total scheduled hours for the school week.
• No school day exceeds 3 scheduled hours
  Enter the highest number of scheduled hours on any school day in the week.
• All school-week shifts fall within 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
  Confirm no school-week shift starts before 7:00 a.m. or ends after 7:00 p.m.

Non-School-Week Limits

• Total hours scheduled during the non-school week do not exceed 40
  Enter the total scheduled hours for the non-school week.
• All non-school-week shifts fall within 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
  Confirm no non-school-week shift starts before 7:00 a.m. or ends after 9:00 p.m.

Violation Review and Corrective Action

• No violations identified in the draft schedule
  Confirm the schedule contains no hour-cap or cutoff violations.
• Corrective action documented for any failed item
  Record the adjustment made to bring the schedule into compliance.
• Schedule withheld from posting until compliant
  Confirm the schedule is not released until all violations are resolved.