Bulletin #22 HR3139 - legislation which will affect your homeschooled teen Did you know?: HR3139 Youth Worker Protection Act will make teenagers unemployable. HR3139 Youth Worker Protection Act ("Working-Hour Restrictions for Minors") was introduced by Congressman Tom Lantos (CA) in September 2003. One of the goals of this bill is to seriously restrict the hours a teen may work. For example, 16 and 17 year olds will not be permitted to work more than 4 hours per day, or 20 hours per week. Teens aged 14-15 will be limited to 3 hours per day, or 15 hours per week. This...