Bill Text - SB318 (2018)

(Second New Title) relative to posting and notification requirements for employers, establishing criteria for workplace inspections, and amending certain provisions of the youth employment law.


Revision: Dec. 8, 2017, 12:02 p.m.

SB 318  - AS INTRODUCED

 

 

2018 SESSION

18-2900

04/08

 

SENATE BILL 318

 

AN ACT amending the prohibitions on youth employment.

 

SPONSORS: Sen. French, Dist 7

 

COMMITTEE: Commerce

 

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ANALYSIS

 

This bill repeals certain provisions of the youth employment law governing the employment of youths 16 and 17 years of age.

 

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

18-2900

04/08

 

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eighteen

 

AN ACT amending the prohibitions on youth employment.

 

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

 

1  Youth Employment Law; Certain Labor.  Amend RSA 276-A:11 to read as follows:

276-A:11  Certain Labor.  In addition to the prohibitions listed in RSA 276-A:4, III, IV, and V, [VI, and VII] no youth shall be employed or permitted to work at manual or mechanical labor in any manufacturing establishment more than 10 hours in any one day, or more than 48 hours in any one week.  No youth shall be employed or be permitted to work at manual or mechanical labor in any other employment, except household labor and nursing, domestic, hotel and cabin including dining and restaurant service operated in connection with such service, and boarding house labor, operating in telegraph and telephone offices and farm labor, or canning of perishable vegetables and fruit, or as a laboratory technician, more than 10- 1/4 hours in any one day, or more than 54 hours in any one week.

2  Youth Employment Law; Additional Prohibitions.  Amend RSA 276-A:21 to read as follows:

276-A:21  Additional Prohibitions.  The prohibitions under this subdivision shall be in addition to those prohibitions listed in RSA 276-A:4, III, IV, and V [and VI].

3  Youth Training and Employment in Firefighting; Limitations on Youth Training and Employment.  Amend RSA 276-A:23, V to read as follows:

V.  Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of [RSA 276-A:4, VIII and] RSA 276-A:24 and rules adopted by the commissioner when employing or permitting 16 or 17 year old youths to work in support of firefighting.

4  Repeal.  RSA 276-A:4, VI-VIII, relative employment restrictions for youths 16 and 17 years of age, are repealed.

5  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.