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The Connecticut Department of Labor administers the child labor laws.
Youths must be:
Youths under 16 may work:
Youths 16-18 may work:
Certificate of age for youth under age 18. Employment certificates, issued by the Connecticut Department of Education, for youth under 16 working during school hours.
Administrative regulations and minor employee work hours must be posted.
Contacts
Connecticut Department of Labor
Wage and Workplace Standards Division
Regulations
Connecticut child labor regulations can be found in Title 31, chapter 557, Parts I and II of the General Statutes of Connecticut.
Contact
The Department of Labor is the sole federal agency that monitors child labor and enforces child labor laws. Enforcement of the Fair Labor Standard Act's child labor provisions is handled by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department’s Employment Standards Administration.
Regulations
U.S. child labor regulations can be found in CFR 29:
Part 570 Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation
Part 575 Waiver of Child Labor Provisions for Agricultural Employment of 10 and 11 Year Old Minors In Hand Harvesting of Short Season Crops
Part 579 Child Labor Violations – Civil Money Penalties