Revision: Dec. 14, 2021, 4:32 p.m.
SB 345 - AS INTRODUCED
2022 SESSION
22-3103
04/05
SENATE BILL 345
AN ACT relative to youth employment.
SPONSORS: Sen. Hennessey, Dist 1; Sen. Giuda, Dist 2
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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ANALYSIS
This bill makes certain changes to the laws governing employment of 14 and 15 year olds.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
22-3103
04/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty Two
AN ACT relative to youth employment.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Alcoholic Beverages; Employment of Minors. Amend RSA 179:23, II to read as follows:
II. An on-premises licensee may employ any person not less than 18 years of age to serve or otherwise handle liquor and beverages while employed as a waiter, waitress, bartender, or hostess in a licensed premises. Minors not less than [15] 14 years of age may be employed [in dining areas and minors not less than 16 years of age may be employed in lounge areas] to clean tables, remove empty containers and glasses, and assist in stocking. A person at least 18 years of age shall be in attendance and be designated in charge of the employees and business.
2 Youth Employment Law; Prohibitions. Amend RSA 276-A:4 to read as follows:
276-A:4 Prohibitions.
I. No youth shall be employed or permitted to work in any hazardous occupation, except in an apprenticeship, vocational rehabilitation, or training program approved by the commissioner.
II. No youth under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work without a certificate except:
(a) For his or her parents, grandparents, or guardian;
(b) At work defined in this chapter as casual; or
(c) As farm labor.
III. No youth under [16] 15 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in a dangerous area in manufacturing, construction, and mining and quarrying occupations, or in woods and logging.
IV. No youth under [16] 15 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work earlier than [7] 5 o'clock a.m. or later than [9] 10 o'clock p.m., more than [3] 5 hours per day on school days and [23] 30 hours per week during school weeks, except that on nonschool days he or she may be employed 8 hours per day and, during vacations, 48 hours per week. Upon application by an employer who employs a youth under [16] 15 years of age in agricultural work, the commissioner of labor may order that the restriction upon hours of work imposed by this paragraph be suspended.
V. No youth under 12 years of age may be employed or permitted to work except for his or her parents, grandparents, or guardian, or at work defined in this chapter as casual, or in the door-to-door delivery of newspapers.
VI.(a) In any employer's predetermined designated work week during which school is in session for 5 days, no youth 15, 16, or 17 years of age who is duly enrolled in school shall work more than 6 consecutive days or more than 30 hours during that work week.
(b) In any employer's predetermined designated work week during which school is in session for 4 days, no youth 15, 16, or 17 years of age who is duly enrolled in school shall work more than 6 consecutive days or more than 40-1/4hours in that work week.
(c) In any employer's predetermined designated work week during which school is in session for more than one but less than 4 days, no youth 15, 16, or 17 years of age who is duly enrolled in school shall work more than 6 consecutive days or more than 48 hours in that work week.
VII. No youth 15, 16, or 17 years of age who is duly enrolled in school shall work for more than 6 consecutive days or 48 hours in any one week during school vacations, including summer vacation. For purposes of this paragraph, "summer vacation" means June 1 through Labor Day. This prohibition shall not apply to youths 15, 16, or 17 years of age who reside and work at a summer camp for minors.
VIII. No youth 15, 16, or 17 years of age, except a youth 15, 16, or 17 years of age who has graduated from high school or obtained a general equivalency diploma, shall be employed by an employer unless the employer obtains and maintains on file a signed written document from the youth's parent or legal guardian permitting the youth's employment.
3 Youth Employment Law; Night Work. Amend RSA 276-A:13 to read as follows:
276-A:13 Night Work. No youth who works more than 2 nights in a week past [8] 10 o'clock p.m. or before [6] 5 o'clock a.m. shall be permitted to work more than 8 hours in any shift during that particular week.
4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.