Record of employment of minors under 19

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NJ Code › Title 34 › Chapter 2 › Section 2-21.6

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Every employer shall keep a record, in a form approved by the Department of Labor, which shall state the name, date of birth and address of each person under 19 years of age employed, the number of hours worked by said person on each day of the week, the hours of beginning and ending such work, the hours of beginning and ending meal periods, the amount of wages paid, and such other information as the department shall by regulation require. Such record shall be kept on file for at least 1 year after the entry of the record and shall be open to the inspection of the Department of Labor, of attendance officers and of police officers. 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. 6. Amended by L.1964, c. 288, s. 4.

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Record of employment of minors under 19 · N.J. Stat. § 34:2-21.6 | Frix