(a) No public restaurant, cafe, dining room, barber shop, hairdressing or manicuring establishment, amusement or recreational establishment, bowling alley, shoe-shining establishment, billiard or pool room or photograph gallery shall employ or permit to work any person under eighteen years of age (1) between the hours of ten o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning, provided any person between sixteen and eighteen years of age may be employed in any amusement or recreational establishment, restaurant, cafe or dining room, or employed in any theater until twelve o'clock midnight unless such person is regularly attending school in which case such person may be employed until eleven o'clock in the evening on days which precede a regularly scheduled school day and until twelve o'clock midnight during any regular school vacation season and on days which do not precede a regularly scheduled school day, and (2) more than (A) six hours in any regularly scheduled school day unless the regularly scheduled school day immediately precedes a nonschool day or eight hours in any other day, and (B) thirty-two hours in any calendar week during which the school in which such person is enrolled is in session or forty-eight hours in any other calendar week during which the school in which such person is enrolled is not in session. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the number of hours such person participates in a work experience that is part of an approved educational plan, cooperative program or school-to-work program shall not be counted against the daily or weekly limits set forth in this section.
(b) The hours of labor of such persons shall be conspicuously posted in such establishment in such form and manner as the Labor Commissioner determines.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any person under eighteen years of age who has graduated from a secondary educational institution.
(1949 Rev., S. 7349; 1963, P.A. 160; 1971, P.A. 479; P.A. 73-83, S. 2, 3; 73-84; 73-616, S. 63; P.A. 77-204; P.A. 81-114; P.A. 85-28, S. 5; P.A. 97-263, S. 9; P.A. 98-210, S. 5; P.A. 06-139, S. 3; P.A. 12-197, S. 35; P.A. 17-202, S. 83.)
History: 1963 act extended applicability to cover amusement or recreational establishments, bowling alleys, shoe-shining establishments and billiard or pool rooms; 1971 act added provision re employment of minors between 16 and 18 years old who do not regularly attend school, in restaurants, cafes or dining rooms; P.A. 73-83 deleted provision prohibiting employment of women for more than nine hours a day in specified establishments and extended nine-hour limit to persons 66 or older, handicapped persons and disabled veterans; P.A. 73-84 allowed employment of persons 16 to 18 years old who do not regularly attend school, in restaurants, cafes and dining rooms until midnight rather than eleven p.m. as was previously the case; P.A. 73-616 extended midnight limit for employment of minors in eating establishments to persons who regularly attend school, during vacations and days which do not precede school days; P.A. 77-204 made provisions re minors between 16 and 18 years old applicable to those employed as ushers in nonprofit theaters; P.A. 81-114 allowed minors who regularly attend school to work in restaurants, cafes or theaters until eleven o'clock in the evening on days preceding school days and replaced alphabetic Subdiv. indicators with numeric indicators; P.A. 85-28 exempted persons who have graduated from a secondary educational institution from the employment restrictions placed on minors; P.A. 97-263 increased the amount of fine from $100 to $200; P.A. 98-210 allowed employment of persons between 16 and 18 years of age who do not regularly attend school, in amusement and recreational establishments and for-profit theaters until midnight rather than ten p.m. as was previously the case, limited employment of persons between 16 and 18 years of age who regularly attend school, in public restaurants, cafes, dining rooms, barber shops, bowling alleys, hairdressing, manicuring, amusement, recreational or shoe shining establishments while school is in session, deleted the exemption for hotel establishments, created an exemption for graduates under 18 years of age, replaced the term “minor” with the term “person” throughout the section and added alphabetic Subsec. indicators and numeric Subdiv. indicators; P.A. 06-139 deleted former Subsec. (d) re penalty for violation of section, effective January 1, 2007; P.A. 12-197 amended Subsec. (a)(1)(B) and (C) by adding provisions allowing certification by an advanced practice registered nurse; P.A. 17-202 amended Subsec. (a)(1) by deleting Subparas. (A) to (C) re persons 66 years of age or older, handicapped persons and disabled veterans, respectively, and making technical changes.
See Secs. 31-15a, 31-69a re penalties for violation of section.
Former statute a valid exercise of police power; women entertainers within statute. 126 C. 678.
Constitutionality; prohibition of employment of females between designated hours in certain establishments held to be valid exercise of police powers. 14 CS 485.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 557 - Employment Regulation
Section 31-12. - Hours of labor of minors in manufacturing or mechanical establishments.
Section 31-13. - Hours of labor of minors in mercantile establishments.
Section 31-13b. - Visible clock required as part of time card system.
Section 31-14. - Night work of minors regulated.
Section 31-15a. - Criminal penalty.
Section 31-16. - Night work in messenger service.
Section 31-18. - Hours of labor of minors in certain other establishments.
Section 31-21. - Legal day's work.
Section 31-22. - Labor Commissioner's duties of enforcement and reports.
Section 31-22m. (Formerly Sec. 31-51a). - Apprenticeship. Definitions.
Section 31-22n. (Formerly Sec. 31-51b). - Apprenticeship council.
Section 31-22o. (Formerly Sec. 31-51c). - Powers and duties of council.
Section 31-22p. (Formerly Sec. 31-51d). - Labor Commissioner's powers and duties.
Section 31-22q. (Formerly Sec. 31-51e). - Program of apprentice training. Informational campaign.
Section 31-22r. - Apprenticeship registration; apprentices, sponsors.
Section 31-22s. - Report re feasibility of on-line apprenticeship registration system.
Section 31-22t. (Formerly Sec. 31-51j). - Preclusion of apprentice training programs prohibited.
Section 31-22u. - Military training evaluation.
Section 31-22v. - Office of apprenticeship training. Internet web site.
Section 31-23. - Employment of minors prohibited in certain occupations. Exceptions.
Section 31-24. - Hazardous employment of children forbidden.
Section 31-25. - Operation of elevators by minors.
Section 31-28. - Registration of manufacturing and mechanical establishments.
Section 31-29. - Manufacturing license for residential buildings.
Section 31-30. - Home workers.
Section 31-31. - Records of home workers and materials.
Section 31-33. - Regulation of industrial home work.
Section 31-34. - Stained glass windows.
Section 31-35. - Lighting and sanitary condition of factories and roundhouses.
Section 31-36. - Toilet room required in foundries. Penalty.
Section 31-38. - Toilet accommodations on tobacco plantations.
Section 31-39. - Employees in paper factory to be vaccinated.
Section 31-40c. - Information and notice requirements for employers using or producing carcinogens.
Section 31-40d. - Complaints of violations. Inspections. Discrimination prohibited.
Section 31-40e. - Order to comply. Citation. Hearing. Appeal.
Section 31-40f. - Penalties. Duties of Labor Commissioner. Private right of action.
Section 31-40h. - Sterilization as condition of employment prohibited.
Section 31-40i. - Enforcement. Private right of action.
Section 31-40j. - Definitions.
Section 31-40k. - Employee's right to information concerning toxic substances. Employer's list.
Section 31-40l. - Information requirements for employer using or producing toxic substances.
Section 31-40n. - Trade secret protections. Registration with Labor Commissioner.
Section 31-40o. - Discrimination prohibited. Waiver of rights void.
Section 31-40p. - Severability.
Section 31-40s. - Smoking or use of tobacco products outside of the workplace.
Section 31-40v. - Establishment of safety and health committees by certain employers.
Section 31-40w. - Breastfeeding in the workplace.
Section 31-40y. - Employer harassment of and discrimination against interns prohibited.
Section 31-41. - Order to remove excessive dust.
Section 31-42. - Appliances for threading shuttles.
Section 31-43. - Public laundries; sanitation.
Section 31-44. - Penalty for violation of orders.
Section 31-45. - Emergency kits required in factories.
Section 31-45a. - Protection of feet.
Section 31-47. - Inspection of employee lodging houses.
Section 31-48. - Laborers not to be overcharged.
Section 31-48a. - Recruitment or referral of professional strikebreaker restricted.
Section 31-48c. - Hiring of municipal police during labor dispute prohibited.
Section 31-49. - Care required of a master for his servant's safety.
Section 31-49e. - Paid family and medical leave. Definitions.
Section 31-49f. - Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority established.
Section 31-49i. - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Trust Fund established.
Section 31-49j. - Duties of State Treasurer.
Section 31-49k. - State Treasurer. Investments.
Section 31-49l. - Board of directors. Responsibilities.
Section 31-49o. - Private plans. Approval of. Conditions.
Section 31-49q. - Written notice required of employer.
Section 31-49s. - Employer providing more expansive benefits.
Section 31-49t. - Authority's annual report.
Section 31-50a. - Noncompete agreements: Security guards.
Section 31-50b. - Noncompete agreements: Broadcast employees.
Section 31-51. - Blacklisting.
Section 31-51aa. - Drug testing: Effect of collective bargaining agreement.
Section 31-51bb. - Right of employee to pursue cause of action.
Section 31-51f. - Participation in Manpower Development and Training Act.
Section 31-51g. - Use of polygraph prohibited. Penalty. Exceptions.
Section 31-51ii. - Meal periods. Exemptions. Regulations.
Section 31-51jj. - Notice to employees of incoming emergency telephone calls.
Section 31-51k. - Employment of alien not entitled to residence.
Section 31-51kk. - Family and medical leave: Definitions.
Section 31-51mm. - Family and medical leave: Certification.
Section 31-51n. - Definitions.
Section 31-51nn. - Family and medical leave: Employment and benefits protection.
Section 31-51oo. - Family and medical leave: Confidentiality of medical records and documents.
Section 31-51p. - Membership in health care center as part of health benefits plan.
Section 31-51pp. - Family and medical leave: Prohibited acts, complaints, rights and remedies.
Section 31-51qq. - Family and medical leave: Regulations.
Section 31-51r. - Execution of employment promissory note prohibited.
Section 31-51rr. - Family and medical leave benefits for employees of political subdivisions.
Section 31-51t. - Drug testing: Definitions.
Section 31-51u. - Drug testing: Requirements.
Section 31-51uu. - Optional exclusion of employee health insurance premiums from gross income.
Section 31-51v. - Drug testing: Prospective employees.
Section 31-51vv. - Employment of person coerced to engage in such employment prohibited.
Section 31-51w. - Drug testing: Observation prohibited. Privacy of results.
Section 31-51x. - Drug testing: Reasonable suspicion required. Random tests.
Section 31-51z. - Drug testing: Enforcement. Damages.
Section 31-51aaa. - Individual Development Account Reserve Fund: Use and administration.
Section 31-51ccc. - Program evaluation. Report.
Section 31-51ddd. - Regulations.
Section 31-51eee. - Receipt of funds authorized.
Section 31-51fff. - Restrictions on funding expenditures to apply.
Section 31-51ww. - Individual development account programs: Definitions.
Section 31-51xx. - Connecticut IDA Initiative established. Implementation.
Section 31-51yy. - Eligibility. Duties of community-based organizations and financial institutions.
Section 31-51zz. - Individual Development Account Reserve Fund: Funds deposited in.
Section 31-52a. - Residents' preference in work on other public facilities.
Section 31-54. - Rate of wages for work on state highways.
Section 31-55. - Posting of wage rates by contractors doing state work.
Section 31-55a. - Annual adjustments to wage rates by contractors doing state work.
Section 31-56. - Hours of labor on state bridges.
Section 31-56a. - Definitions.
Section 31-56b. - Project labor agreements for public works projects.
Section 31-56c. - Use of project labor agreement re public school design-build contract.
Section 31-56d. - Severability.
Section 31-57. - Hours of labor on construction, alteration or repair of public works project.
Section 31-57a. - Awarding of contracts to National Labor Relations Act violators prohibited.
Section 31-57b. - Awarding of contracts to occupational safety and health law violators prohibited.
Section 31-57i. - Employee Misclassification Advisory Board. Members. Duties.
Section 31-57r. - Definitions.
Section 31-57t. - Permitted uses for sick leave.
Section 31-57u. - Additional leave. Donation of unused leave. Breaks in service.
Section 31-57w. - Notice to service workers of sick leave requirements. Regulations.
Section 31-57x. - Paid family and medical leave program. Implementation plan. Report.
Section 31-57y. - Unpaid time off for purposes of voting at an election.
Section 31-57z. - Education assistance programs. Notice to employees.