Pardon my Vent

SAMIAM · 07-14-2019, 10:55 AM

Every small business in NH is struggling with staffing this year,so what do our legislators do to help out? Make more difficult labor laws.
Got this yesterday from the State of NH;

Effective 7/14/19, the Youth Employment Law pertaining to Night Work limits the hours that youth 16 or 17 years old may work in any shift during a work week. Specifically, no youth who works more than 2 nights in a week past 8:00PM or before 6:00AM shall be permitted to work more than 8 hours in any shift during that same week.

This means that any kid working a 4 to 9 shift cannot work any other 8 hour shifts for the week.
As it is,youth labor laws are extensive and tricky to follow since they change when school is in session and vary with 14/16 and 16/17 year old kids
Sorry for the rant

DickR · 07-14-2019, 11:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SAMIAM

......Specifically, no youth who works more than 2 nights in a week past 8:00PM or before 6:00AM shall be permitted to work more than 8 hours in any shift during that same week.

This means that any kid working a 4 to 9 shift cannot work any other 8 hour shifts for the week....

What is missing in the wording of what was passed? The two statements quoted above seem to be at odds. The first seems to allow working multiple days after 8pm (or before 6am), as long as no shift in the week goes over 8 hours. Do kids need to be pushed to 10-12 hours/shift anyway?

BroadHopper · 07-14-2019, 11:07 AM

This is a big deal with all businesses that employee youth. It's far more productive to deal with green cards and importing labor than to hire local youth.
Seems to me the youth today is so coddled, they will never make it in the real world, in fact once they graduate they are in a state of shock!
No wonder they get into drugs and socialism!

The Real BigGuy · 07-14-2019, 11:31 AM

I must be missing something. It reads to me that if a kid works more than 2 shift before 6 or after 8 he can’t work more than 8 hrs a day. In the example of a 4 to 9 shift (5hrs) it seems to say he can work as many as he wants as the shift isn’t more than 8 hrs. What am I missing?

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FlyingScot · 07-14-2019, 05:21 PM

Hi Sam,

I'm with RBG, I do not know what was actually passed, but your post reads as if the only restriction is that no teen who works nights can work more than 8 hours in a single shift. He could still work five 8 hour shifts. It's just that he could not work any 9 hour shifts.

You might want to double check all this.

Wifi-1 · 07-14-2019, 06:38 PM

Seems to me there is a "not" missing in the OP. ?

07-14-2019, 10:55 AM	#1
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,912 Thanks: 338 Thanked 1,689 Times in 594 Posts	Pardon my Vent Every small business in NH is struggling with staffing this year,so what do our legislators do to help out? Make more difficult labor laws. Got this yesterday from the State of NH; Effective 7/14/19, the Youth Employment Law pertaining to Night Work limits the hours that youth 16 or 17 years old may work in any shift during a work week. Specifically, no youth who works more than 2 nights in a week past 8:00PM or before 6:00AM shall be permitted to work more than 8 hours in any shift during that same week. This means that any kid working a 4 to 9 shift cannot work any other 8 hour shifts for the week. As it is,youth labor laws are extensive and tricky to follow since they change when school is in session and vary with 14/16 and 16/17 year old kids Sorry for the rant

07-14-2019, 11:07 AM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,591 Thanks: 3,232 Thanked 1,107 Times in 797 Posts	No problem venting This is a big deal with all businesses that employee youth. It's far more productive to deal with green cards and importing labor than to hire local youth. Seems to me the youth today is so coddled, they will never make it in the real world, in fact once they graduate they are in a state of shock! No wonder they get into drugs and socialism! __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

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07-14-2019, 11:31 AM	#4
The Real BigGuy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,310 Thanks: 125 Thanked 473 Times in 288 Posts	I must be missing something. It reads to me that if a kid works more than 2 shift before 6 or after 8 he can’t work more than 8 hrs a day. In the example of a 4 to 9 shift (5hrs) it seems to say he can work as many as he wants as the shift isn’t more than 8 hrs. What am I missing? Sent from my iPhone using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

07-14-2019, 05:21 PM	#5
FlyingScot Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Tuftonboro and Sudbury, MA Posts: 2,416 Thanks: 1,320 Thanked 1,029 Times in 637 Posts	Hi Sam, I'm with RBG, I do not know what was actually passed, but your post reads as if the only restriction is that no teen who works nights can work more than 8 hours in a single shift. He could still work five 8 hour shifts. It's just that he could not work any 9 hour shifts. You might want to double check all this.

07-14-2019, 06:38 PM	#6
Wifi-1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 213 Thanks: 196 Thanked 87 Times in 57 Posts	Seems to me there is a "not" missing in the OP. ?