Labor Law and Work Permits for Connecticut.

Do you know the child actor labor laws for your state? If you’re looking to pursue a career in entertainment for your child or if you are an entertainment industry professional looking to employ a child in your production, it is important that you know the child actor labor laws in both your home state and any state in which you intend to work.

  • NO

    The state of Connecticut’s regulation on the employment of minors in entertainment coincides with federal guidelines, which provides an exemption from the child labor provisions for “any child employed as an actor or performer in motion pictures or theatrical productions, or in radio or television productions.”

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    Click here for Federal Child Labor Law

  • NO

    Work permits are not required for minors working in entertainment in Connecticut.

  • NO

    Permits are not required to employ a minor in Connecticut.

  • NO

    We can find no evidence of any blocked trust account requirements in Connecticut.

  • NO

    Connecticut does not require the presence of a teacher on set during the employment of a minor. The employer should contact the minor’s local school district to ensure the minor’s education is not neglected.

  • YES

    The state of Connecticut requires entities who operate an employment agency where a fee is paid by the employment applicant to hold a Private Employment Agency license. Click here for more information.

  • YES

    Connecticut recognizes graduated minors as “legal 18”. Click here for details.

  • Connecticut Department of Labor
    Wage & Workplace Standards Division
    200 Folly Brook Boulevard
    Wethersfield, CT 06109-1114
    PH (860) 263-6791