Child Labor
As noted in a previous FrankCrum News Alert, Utah has established child labor requirements involving prohibited occupations, hours of work and break periods. Utah has amended their child labor law effective May 1, 2024.
- modifying the working hours requirements for minors 16 years old and younger;
- amending certain occupations permitted for minors; and
- amending exemptions for permitted occupations with no specific age limit
Religious Accommodation
The Utah Antidiscrimination Act prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age (40 or over), national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions. Effective May 1, 2024, Utah has also added additional protections that will prohibit an employer from compelling an employee to engage in expression that the employee reasonably believes would burden or offend their sincerely held religious beliefs unless accommodating the employee would cause an undue hardship to the employer by substantially interfering with its:
- core mission;
- ability to conduct business in an effective or financially reasonable manner; or
- ability to provide training and safety instruction.