The Connecticut General Assembly is in full swing which means the Labor & Public Employee committee is in hearing mode. Several bills have already gotten a hearing, and several more are scheduled for a hearing on February 24th. No bills have yet been voted out of the committee. You can track all the bills… Continue Reading
Tag Archives: child labor
Quietly, Child Labor Case Involving Pizzaria is Resolved
Posted in Wage & HourAnd so, the Case of the Little Pepperonis ends with a whimper. After settlement discussions over the late summer, the pizzaria owners who had sued to state regarding enforcement of child labor laws quietly withdrew the case in late August 2010. No word on whether the children will be allowed to assist their parents in… Continue Reading
Pizzaria & Child Labor: An Update
Posted in Laws and Regulations, Litigation, Wage & HourRemember the federal case of the pizza restaurant owners suing the state to allow their children to be able to learn the pizza business through observation and participation? Part of their case involved a challenge to the constitutionality of the state’s child labor laws. It has been over two months since we’ve heard much about… Continue Reading
A Slice of Heaven? More Followup from the Pizzaria Child Labor Case
Posted in Wage & HourAre the owners of a pizza of the pizza restaurant who filed suit challenging the state’s child labor laws making a mountain out of a molehill? A new report by the Advocate newspapers this week suggests that is the case. It’s worth the read. It’s something I’ve been wondering about as well because what was… Continue Reading
Machetes for 8 Year Olds, and Other Tidbits From “Where We Live” Interview on Child Labor
Posted in Laws and RegulationsThis morning, I served as a guest on the terrific "Where We Live" program that airs daily on WNPR. You can listen to the broadcast here. It’s difficult to recap a one-hour broadcast in a short blog post so here are a few of my random observations and thoughts after today’s session. To some callers,… Continue Reading
Pizza and Child Labor Laws: Appearance on WNPR’s Where We Live
Posted in Laws and RegulationsWant to know more about the state’s child labor laws? I’ll be live in studio on Wednesday, June 23rd for the WNPR broadcast of Where We Live and we’ll be talking about the laws in the area and what’s being done to see that those laws are enforced. It’ll air at 9 a.m. EDT with a… Continue Reading
Parents Sue to Allow Children to Work in Family Pizza Business
Posted in Laws and Regulations, Wage & HourTwo parents have recently sued the Connecticut Department of Labor, asking the court rule that the child labor protection laws should not apply to situations such as theirs where they want their own kids to work in the family pizza place. The Connecticut Law Tribune has a good recap of the matter thus far. I… Continue Reading
What Keeps You Up at Night: Wage & Hour Rx
Posted in Human Resources (HR) Compliance, Wage & HourTomorrow, I’ll be speaking as part of the CBIA Wage & Hour Rx program. Full details are available here. The presentation will focus on the issues that can keep employers up at night and how employers can dig themselves out of some of the problems that they may face. But in preparation for that presentation, I… Continue Reading
A Comparison of Connecticut Laws Regarding 14- and 15-Year Olds and Federal Law
Posted in Laws and RegulationsAs 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
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