Bill > HB06414

This bill modifies Connecticut state labor laws to expand employment opportunities for 15-year-olds in retail stores. Currently, 15-year-olds are permitted to work in certain limited contexts such as golf courses, youth camps, and as baggers, cashiers, or stock clerks in mercantile establishments, but with specific restrictions. The bill removes the specific language limiting 15-year-olds to working in retail food stores and instead broadly allows them to work in mercantile establishments (retail stores), maintaining the existing work hour and time restrictions. Specifically, these restrictions include working no more than 40 hours per week, no more than 8 hours per day, and during daytime hours (7 AM to 7 PM, with an extension to 9 PM during summer months from July 1st to the first Monday in September). The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2025, and aims to provide more consistent employment opportunities for teenage workers across different types of retail establishments by aligning the rules for retail stores with those previously established for grocery stores.

Labor and Employment

Labor and Public Employees Committee (J)

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