how old do you have to be to work at star market/shaws?

Answer 1

Depends on state law.

Usually for supermarket jobs you can work at as young as 14, for a limited number of hours. Most states have laws limiting the number of hours of work to 20, during the school year for anyone under 18.

Answer 2

Federal law would allow you to work in a grocery doing things like bagging or operating a cash register for up to 3 hours a day/18 hours a week during days/weeks when school is in session, and up to 8 hours a day/40 hours a week during days/weeks when school is not in session. Once you turn 16, more jobs and longer hours are available to you, but not things like operating or cleaning the meat slicer or dough mixer, etc. You have to be at least 18 to do those things. Check out Title 29 of the US Code of Federal Regulations, Part 570, for more information on federal child labor laws, or contact the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division at www.dol.gov or 1-866-4US-WAGE.

However, just because federal law sets this standard, does not mean that your state can not have more restrictive child labor laws. You should contact your state labor department or your Lieutenant Governor's office (numbers generally available in the blue/government pages of your phone book) for more information.

Also, the company itself may decide that for insurance or liability or other reasons, they don't want to hire anyone under 16 (or 18) or whatever, and that is within their rights as a company to do so. Just because they *can* hire 14 and 15 year olds, doesn't mean they *have* to.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

I think at least 16 or 14 years old. Good luck!