P.R. Laws tit. 29, § 433
No minor between fourteen (14) and less than eighteen (18) years of age shall be employed, permitted, or suffered to work in, or in connection with, any gainful occupation for more than six (6) consecutive days in any one week, or for more than forty (40) hours in any one week, or for more than eight (8) hours in any one day; neither shall any minor between fourteen (14) and less than sixteen (16) years of age be permitted, or suffered to work before eight o’clock in the morning or after six o’clock in the evening; nor shall any minor between sixteen (16) and less than eighteen (18) years of age be permitted, or suffered to work before six o’clock in the morning or after ten o’clock in the evening; Provided, That minors between fourteen (14) and less than eighteen (18) years of age may be employed in concerts or theatrical shows until midnight, upon authorization of the Secretary of Labor and Human Resources. In the case of minors attending school and working after class hours, the total number of school and working hours shall not exceed eight (8).
Every employer shall post and keep posted conspicuously in the place where any minor between fourteen (14) and less than eighteen (18) years of age is employed, permitted, or suffered to work, a printed notice setting forth the maximum number of hours said minor may be required or permitted to work each day of the week, the hours of beginning and ending of work each day, and the hours when the time allowed for meals begins and ends. The printed form of such notice shall be furnished by the Child Bureau of the Department of Labor and Human Resources, and the presence of such minor in the place of work for a longer time in any day than so stated, or at any time other than as stated in said printed notice, shall be deemed a prima facie evidence of a violation of the provisions of this section.
History —May 12, 1942, No. 230, p. 1298, § 3, eff. 90 days after May 12, 1942.