“Updating this nearly century-old law puts our kids on a level playing field with their peers across the country,” she said. “And this age group especially is motivated to make money to finance their budding social lives and wardrobes.” “Kids are generally happy to do things if they’re getting paid,” Wagner said. Wagner said the current state law treats child labor like it’s still the Industrial Revolution, with sweatshops and coal mines. Schools and doctors wouldn’t have to give permission. ![]() Parental consent would no longer be needed for a minor to work, though parents would have to be given a chance to opt them out of extended summer working hours. ![]() Wagner said a publicly accessible database could benefit parents and teens by identifying good employers who follow the law by being registered. Under a bill endorsed Thursday by the Assembly Labor Committee, A4222/ S2796, schools would no longer issue working papers, which would shift to a Department of Labor online database.
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