What is the maximum number of hours a youth aged 16 or 17 can work in nonhazardous jobs?

In the context of labor laws regarding youth employment, the accurate information is that there are limitations to the hours youth aged 16 or 17 can work, particularly when it comes to nonhazardous jobs. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) allows 16- and 17-year-olds to work unlimited hours in nonhazardous jobs when school is not in session. Thus, they can work as many hours as they wish during holidays, summer breaks, and other school vacations.

This flexibility provides both the employer and the young worker opportunities to engage in work without strict limitations concerning total hours, as long as those job conditions are deemed nonhazardous. In contrast, there are specific constraints on working hours during school sessions, but those do not apply in this instance since the question specifically refers to nonhazardous jobs.