Sec. 31-14. Night work of minors regulated.
Sec. 31-14. Night work of minors regulated. (a) No person under eighteen years
of age shall be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile establishment
between the hours of ten o'clock in the evening and six o'clock in the morning, except
that such persons may be employed in any manufacturing, mechanical or mercantile
establishment until eleven o'clock in the evening or any supermarket until twelve
o'clock midnight on any night other than a night preceding a regularly scheduled school
day. No such person may be discharged or discriminated against in any manner for
refusing to work later than ten o'clock in the evening.
(b) In the event of war or other serious emergency, the Governor may suspend the
limitations upon evening or night work contained in this section as to any industries or
occupations as he may find such emergency demands.
(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to persons under eighteen years
of age who have graduated from a secondary educational institution.
(d) For purposes of this section, "supermarket" means any retail food store occupying a total retail sales area of more than three thousand five hundred square feet.
(1949 Rev., S. 7345; P.A. 84-501, S. 1; P.A. 85-28, S. 3; P.A. 98-210, S. 3.)
History: P.A. 84-501 provided that minors may be employed in supermarkets until midnight on nights not preceding
a school day, but prohibited discrimination for refusing to work the extra hours, and defined "supermarket"; P.A. 85-28
exempted persons who have graduated from a secondary educational institution from the employment restrictions placed
on minors; P.A. 98-210 established eleven p.m. limit for employment of persons under 18 years of age on days preceding
nonschool days in manufacturing, mechanical and mercantile establishments, replaced the term "minor" with the term
"person" throughout section, and added alphabetic Subsec. indicators and numeric Subdiv. indicators.
Cited. 126 C. 682.