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A Comparison of Connecticut Laws Regarding 14- and 15-Year Olds and Federal Law

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations

As I reported a few weeks ago, 14- and 15-year-olds can legally work again in limited capacities in Connecticut.  (Summer camp counselors are on the list.)  But how does state law compare to federal law? Turns out the Office of Legislative Research has already done the research.  OLR recently posted the results of their research… Continue Reading

15 Year Olds Can Now Officially Work Again…In Limited Roles

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

At long last, Governor Rell has signed a bill this week that I’ve reported on lots before that allows 15-year-olds to once again work in grocery stores and some other limited capacity roles.  The law, which is effective immediately, also retroactively makes legal any 15-year-olds that have been working in the stores since the previous… Continue Reading

Connecticut Legislative Update: 15-Year-Old Worker Bill Passes, Jurors Get Expanded Protection for Jury Duty

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Laws and Regulations, Legislative Developments

I realize this blog has been a little top heavy of late with legislative developments, but it always seems that a whole year’s worth of developments occur within a 2-3 week period at the end of the short General Assembly session. With this year’s session scheduled to close at the end of the day on… Continue Reading

Connecticut House Has Yet to Approve Bill Allowing 15-Year-Old Workers

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

With just a few days to go, the list of pending bills in both the state Senate and House continues to grow.  But it is worth updating readers on one uncontroversial employment law bill that passed the Senate over a month ago that remains pending.  Specifically, Senate Bill 216 would renew a labor law that permitted 15-year-olds to work… Continue Reading

Legislative Update on 15 Year Old Workers, Workplace Bullying, and Other Labor Bills

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Legislative Developments

With one month to go in the shortened legislative session, there hasn’t been a lot of action on various labor & employment bills.  Many of the bills I highlighted in the last two months haven’t seen a lot of action or are still awaiting further votes.  This post will briefly summarize where some of the… Continue Reading

Attention Shoppers: 15-year-olds May No Longer Work in Grocery Stores

By Daniel Schwartz on Posted in Laws and Regulations

The Associated Press is reporting this morning that the labor law that permitted 15-year-olds to work in grocery stores as baggers,  shelf stockers and cashiers, is no longer in effect, "apparently because lawmakers forgot to renew it." According to the AP: The 20-year-old law had to be renewed every five years, and lawmakers didn’t do… Continue Reading