SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 4400

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  JUNE 5, 2025

      The Senate Labor Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 4400.

This bill amends child labor laws to provide that a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age may be employed as a professional athlete by a national sports association, league, or team following 11:30 p.m. of any day in the event that employment is a continuation of a workday which begins before 11:30 p.m. but ends later due to return travel or due to a match or game time delay, with a special written permit from the minor's parents or legal guardian. 

      Under current law, a minor who is 14 or 15 years of age may be employed as a professional athlete by a national sports association, league or team until 11:30 p.m. of any day.