Mississippi Rules on Employing Minors

In Mississippi, no employment certificate requirement is specified. However, a minor over 14 and under 16 may not be permitted to work in any mill, cannery, workshop, factory, or manufacturing establishment more than eight hours in one day, 44 hours in one week or between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. and must comply with the compulsory school attendance law. Exceptions exist for railroads, public service corporations and seasonal agricultural occupations. Minors under 14 may not be employed in any mill, cannery, workshop, factory or manufacturing establishment. This prohibition does not apply to fruit or vegetable canneries.

Mississippi's child labor laws do not apply to married minors under the age of 18. Minors under 17 may not be licensed to drive any motor vehicle in use as a school bus or common carrier of persons or property.