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  1. Gary says

    My 17yr old son worked at a bar dishwashing/delivery. The 1st night he worked the mngr kept him to 1:00 am. He started at 5pm. I talked to owner next day and told them that can’t happen. From what I’m reading he shouldn’t even been hired because of age. Then they kept him to late, obviously.

    • Stefanie Riehl says

      Thank you for reading our publication. We are a private trade association which attempts to provide our member companies with the information they need to fully comply with applicable laws and regulations. Since we are not a government agency that has enforcement powers, we really can’t comment on your specific situation. You may want to speak with your son’s school or the New Jersey Department of Labor to determine how the law would apply.

      • Anne Gorrigan says

        My child was hired to work at a local ice cream stand. This is her second job. She is 15. She worked her first job for 5 hours at a fitness center. She arrived for the first day at the ice cream stand after working the five hours at the fitness center and was told that she would be working until 10:15pm. There was no break during the seven hours of her shift. Her supervisor was aware that she had already worked 5 hours that day. This seems excessive and not according to the law.

  2. Pamela L Johnson says

    My 17 year old nephew is scheduled to work until 9:45pm punching out at 10:50pm but the manager keeps him in store (Marshalls) till 11pm!

    • Stefanie Riehl says

      Thank you for reading our publication. We are a private trade association which attempts to provide our member companies with the information they need to fully comply with applicable laws and regulations. Since we are not a government agency that has enforcement powers, we really can’t comment on your specific situation. You may want to speak with your nephew’s school or the New Jersey Department of Labor to determine how the law would apply.

    • Stefanie Riehl says

      Thank you for reading our publication. Per the NJ Department of Labor: All minors under the age of 18 who work in New Jersey must have an employment certificate – also called “working papers.”

      • Jason Louison says

        But what about the part where we need to fill out with the principal and the chief officers signature?

  4. Danielle says

    My 22 month old will be working on an independant film. They are not paying her fie her work and want her on set for 8 hours! Is this legal??

    • Stefanie Riehl says

      Thank you for reading our publication. We are a private trade association which attempts to provide our member companies with the information they need to fully comply with applicable laws and regulations. Since we are not a government agency that has enforcement powers, we really can’t comment on your specific situation. You may want to speak with someone at the New Jersey Department of State in the Motion Picture & Television Commission.

  8. Nisha Desai says

    Hi.
    I own a liquor store and want to check if my 15 year old son can help me with stocking and clerical work. He ofcourse will not be serving ir selling alcohol and will be working with adults all the time. Do i need working papers for him as he will be working in a family business?

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