As summer hiring ramps up and many minors seek seasonal work, employers may want to be aware that Colorado, Indiana, New Jersey, and New York have recently updated their child labor laws, affecting employers’ compliance obligations in those states for hiring workers under the age of eighteen.
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Colorado adopted new regulations that took effect on February 1, 2026, implementing the Colorado Youth Employment Opportunity Act (CYEOA), which regulates the employment of minors under the age of eighteen. The regulations clarify restrictions under the CYEOA that prohibit individuals under the age of eighteen from certain hazardous jobs, exemptions, and restrictions on jobs involving the use of certain “power-driven” machines. The regulations further clarify that minors are prohibited from certain jobs, including jobs in liquor stores, marijuana dispensaries, tobacco and nicotine stores, and casinos. The regulations also expand employers’ recordkeeping obligations, requiring employers to keep certain documents related to a minor’s eligibility for employment for three years after the minor’s eighteenth birthday or...
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