Raised Bill No. 285 is a legislative proposal that mandates the Labor Commissioner to conduct a study on the types of jobs that can be legally performed by minors aged between fourteen and eighteen, in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and its accompanying regulations. The bill requires the Labor Commissioner to submit a report by January 1, 2025, to the joint standing committees of the General Assembly with jurisdiction over commerce, labor, and public employee matters. This report should include recommendations for potential amendments to the general statutes that would permit minors to engage in the jobs identified by the study.

The bill is introduced with the purpose of exploring the expansion of work opportunities for certain minors within the legal framework of the FLSA. It includes an insertion that specifies the effective date of the section upon passage and designates it as a new section in the statutes. The bill also clarifies that proposed deletions in legislative language are typically enclosed in brackets, while additions are underlined, except in cases where the text is entirely new and therefore not underlined. This particular bill does not contain any deletions from the current law.