# 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

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_NJ_T34_C2_S2-21.5

## Section

- **Citation:** N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.5
- **Heading:** 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
- **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 2-21.5

## Text

Every employer shall post and keep conspicuously posted in the establishment wherein any minor under 18 is employed, permitted, or suffered to work a printed abstract of this act and a list of the occupations prohibited to such minors, to be furnished by the Department of Labor, and a schedule of hours of labor which shall contain the name of each minor under 18 the maximum number of hours he shall be required or permitted to work during each day of the week, the total hours per week, the time of commencing and stopping work each day, and the time for the beginning and ending of the daily meal period. An employer may permit such minor to begin work after the time for beginning, and stop before the time for ending work stated in the schedule; but he shall not otherwise employ or permit him to work except as stated in the schedule. This schedule shall be on a form provided by the Department of Labor and shall remain the property of that department. Nothing in this section shall apply to the employment of minors in agricultural pursuits or in domestic service in private homes, or as newspaperboys as provided in this act. L.1940, c. 153, p. 334, s. 5. Amended by L.1964, c. 288, s. 3.

## 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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