NJSS

• Internship Programs under the Fair Labor Standards Act Fact Sheet. www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/whdfs71.pdf
• Rights of a Whistleblower Fact Sheet www.osha.gov/OshDoc/data_General_Facts/whistleblower_rights.pdf
• Hazards Teens Face in the Workplace- Talking Safety Video https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/talkingsafety/video3.html
• Reviews common workplace concerns and Federal labor laws in place to protect you. https://www.worker.gov/
• No –cost tool for employers and career seekers to share and search apprenticeship opportunities. https://www.apprenticeship.gov/

Having a problem in the workplace?

The following support systems and agencies are available to you.

• Talk to your supervisor, parent, teachers, job training representative or union representative.
• NIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health): General Safety Information
  • (1-800) CDC –INFO (232-4636)
  • www.cdc.gov/niosh
• National Young Worker Safety Resource Center: Health and Safety Information and Advice (also available in Spanish)
  • (510)-643-2424
  • www.youngworkers.org
• Health or Safety Complaint
  • OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
    • (800) 321-OSHA (6742)
    • www.osha.gov
  • PEOSH (State, county and municipal jobs)
    • (609) 633- 3896 – for safety hazards
    • (609) 984-1863- for health hazards
    • www.nj.gov/labor/lsse/employer/Public_Employees_OSH.html
• Complaint about wages or work hours
  • NJ Division of Wage and Hour Compliance
    • (609) 292- 8228- for child labor
    • (609) 292- 2305 – for general enforcement
    • https://www.nj.gov/labor/wagehour/wagehour_index.html
  • US Department of Labor
    • (866) 487-9243
    • www.dol.gov/whd/
• Complaint about sexual harassment or discrimination
  • New Jersey Division on Civil Rights
    • (609) 292- 4605
    • www.nj.gov/oag/dcr/index.html
  • U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    • (800) 669-4000
    • www.youth.eeoc.gov
• Information about benefits of injured workers.
  • New Jersey Division of Workers Compensation
    • (609) 292-2515
    • https://www.nj.gov/labor/wc/wc_index.html