a long slender part, such as the portion of a long bone between the wider ends or extremities, the shaft of a hair and the central shaft of a feather.
maximum number of hours for 16- and 17-year-old minors is 4 hours on a school day (6. hours with a special variance), 8 hours on a Friday or any non-school day and not more. than 6 days per week. The maximum number of hours of work for 16- and 17-year-old. minors is 20 or 28 (with the optional special variance).
Work hour restrictions: 1  14: Only between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. 2  16: Prohibited from working more than 8 hours in a day and 44 hours in a week. 3  Marriage: Child labor laws in the State of Mississippi do not apply to minor workers who are married before they reach the age of 18.