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Teenagers in New Jersey can now work longer hours during the summer thanks to a law signed by Gov. Phil Murphy.
The new regulations make permanent a 2021 law which expanded summer working hours for residents between 16 and 18 years old to up to 50 hours per week.
It also increased working hours for 14- to 15 year-olds to mirror federal child labor laws.
That means 14- to 15 year-olds can work up to 40 hours per week during the summer and other non-school weeks, up to three hours on a school day, up to eight hours on a non-school day, and up to 18 hours during a school week.
After British troops surrendered at the Battle of Princeton, Britain never regained full control of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War.
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Under the law, younger teens are also allowed to work until 9 p.m. during the summer.
New Jersey teenagers and businesses lauded the new provisions.
“I think now, especially, during this time, where everything I feel revolves around money, whether you want to go places, or you want to buy new clothes … a lot of it revolves around money,” said Chris-Tina Middlebrooks, a 16-year old student in Burlington County. “It might benefit you more, if you’re supporting a family member, like your mother, or if you’re coming from a single family household, if you’re helping to support.”
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