HEA 1083 Summary

• Exempts parents and legal entities owned only by parents from child labor regulations, except for rules on underage employment, school-hour employment, and hazardous occupations (effective July 1, 2014).

• Allows children aged 16-17 to work until 11 p.m. on school nights and children aged 17-18 to work until 11:30 p.m. or 1 a.m. (max 2 nights per week) with written parental permission (effective upon passage).

• Repeals the five-drug panel definition for drug testing and establishes new criteria requiring confirmation tests reviewed by licensed physicians before a positive result can be found (effective July 1, 2014).

• Modifies unemployment insurance eligibility by clarifying benefits are paid from state funds, not employer plans, and establishing that entitlement is determined without burden of proof (effective July 1, 2014).

• Expands the definition of "employer" effective January 1, 2015, to include any employing unit with liability for wages to one or more individuals or with any quarterly wages of $1 or more (reduced threshold from $1,500).