# N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.4: Lunch period for minors under 18

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.4

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.4
- **Heading:** Lunch period for minors under 18
- **Jurisdiction:** New Jersey
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** NJ Code / Title 34 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-21.4

## Text

4. No minor under eighteen years of age shall be employed or permitted to work for more than six hours continuously without an interval of at least thirty minutes for a lunch period, and no period of less than thirty minutes shall be deemed to interrupt a continuous period of work. L.1940, c. 153, p. 334, s. 4; amended 2022, c.63, s.4.

## Nearby sections

- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-1 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.1 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.1.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.1a Database created, maintained, employment of minors; employer registration, required; rules, regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.1a.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.2 Minors under 16 not to be employed; exceptions; nonresidents](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.2.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.3 Limitations on minors' working hours.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.3.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.4 Lunch period for minors under 18](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.4.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.5 Posting of law, list of prohibited occupations and schedule of hours of labor; permitting minors to begin later or stop earlier than time stated in schedule](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.5.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.6 Record of employment of minors under 19](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.6.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.15 Street trade; agricultural pursuits; ages when permitted; special permits; newspaper carriers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.15.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.16 Fees or expenses not to be paid by child, parent or guardian](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.16.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.17 Prohibited employment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.17.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.17a Inapplicability of s. 34:2-21.17 to participants in junior achievement program](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.17a.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.17b Provisions for minors as volunteers at recycling centers](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.17b.md)
- [N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.17c Not considered employee.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.17c.md)

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Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.4. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.