§ 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. See Secs. 31-15a, 31-69a re penalties for violation of section.

Legislative History

(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.