Section 31-18 - Hours of labor of minors in certain other establishments(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.)
Amended by P.A. 17-0202, S. 83 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2017 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by P.A. 12-0197, S. 35 of the the 2012 Regular Session, eff. 10/1/2012. 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.
See Secs. 31-15a, 31-69a re penalties for violation of section.