Division of Labor Standards
Permit and Certificate Unit
Harriman State Office Campus
Building 12, Room 185B
Albany, NY 12240
www.labor.ny.gov
Child Performer Permitted Working Hours
• Infants under 15 days old may not be employed as child performers.
• Meal periods, rest periods, and hours of instruction are included in the total maximum hours on set.
• To complete a one-day assignment performers 6 months and older may have maximum daily work and on set hours increased by 2 hours, but cannot
work the following day.
• Child performers must receive 12 hours of rest between workdays.
• Child performers ages 14-17 may work up to 8 hours during school hours, for no more than 2 consecutive days, with school permission.
• If a child performer works after attending school, the maximum daily hours of presence at the workplace is reduced by 3 hours. When a child performer
provides services at his or her residence after attending school, the maximum daily hours for providing services is reduced by 3 hours.
• While school is in session, instruction must average 3 hours per school day each week, with minimum of 1 hour on each school day. Instruction time over
3 hours per day may be “banked” and “spent” on another day. No more than 5 hours may be carried over from week to week. See part 186-5.
All Performances Ages 15 days-5 years old
Not before 5:00am
No later than 12:30 am
Age
Maximum
Hr. on set
Maximum
work hr.
Minimum hrs
rest/recreation
15 days – 5 months
2
20 minutes
Remaining time on set
6 months – 1 year
4
2
Remaining time on set
2 years – 5 years
6
3
3
Live Performance Ages 6 years – 17 years
Not before 5:00am
No later than 12:00 midnight on evenings preceding school days
No later than 12:30am on non-school day mornings
School in session
Maximum
hrs on set
Maximum
work hrs
Minimum hrs
rest /recreation
Rehearsal, Opening Day,
Duration of Run
10
8
1
Technical rehearsal,
Preview Performance
12
7
1
School not in session
Maximum
hrs on set
Maximum
work hrs
Minimum hrs
rest /recreation
Rehearsal, Opening Day,
Duration of Run
10
9
1
Technical rehearsal,
Preview Performance
12
9
2
Non-Live Performance Ages 6 years – 17 years
Not before 5:00am
No later than 10:00pm on evenings preceding school days
No later than 12:30am on non-school day mornings
School in
session
Maximum
hrs on
set
Maximum
work hrs
Minimum hrs
rest/recreation
6 – 8 years
8
4
Remaining time on set
9 – 15 years
9
5
Remaining time on set
16 – 17 years
10
6
Remaining time on set
School not in
session
Maximum
hrs on
set
Maximum
work hrs
Minimum hrs
rest/recreation
6 – 8 years
8
6
Remaining time on set
9 – 15 years
9
7
Remaining time on set
16 – 17 years
10
9
Remaining time on set
LS 559 (09/18)
