Sec. 23.5. (a) This section does not provide an exception to the limit on the number of hours a minor is permitted to work under sections 17 through 20 of this chapter.
(b) It is unlawful for an employer to permit a minor who is:
(1) less than eighteen (18) years of age; and
(2) employed by the employer;
to work after 10 p.m. and before 6 a.m. in an establishment that is open to the public unless another employee at least eighteen (18) years of age also works in the establishment during the same hours as the minor.
(c) The requirement for an employee who is at least eighteen (18) years of age to also work in the establishment under subsection (b) does not apply if the establishment does not open to the public until after 6 a.m. and closes to the public before 10 p.m.
(d) A violation of subsection (b) is a hazardous occupation violation subject to section 30 of this chapter.
As added by P.L.147-2020, SEC.16.