Employment Certificates Employment Certificates and Permitsand Permits

Career Services and Work Career Services and Work Experience Program PresentationExperience Program Presentation

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Types of Employment Certificates Types of Employment Certificates

Student Non-Factory Employment Student Non-Factory Employment CertificateCertificate

Student General Employment CertificateStudent General Employment CertificateFull-Time Employment CertificateFull-Time Employment Certificate

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Types of Permit CertificatesTypes of Permit Certificates

Farm Work PermitsFarm Work PermitsNewspaper Carrier PermitsNewspaper Carrier PermitsStreet Trade PermitsStreet Trade PermitsChild Model PermitsChild Model PermitsChild Performer PermitsChild Performer Permits

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Other Important CertificatesOther Important Certificates

Certificates of AgeCertificates of Age

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Obtaining Employment Certificates Obtaining Employment Certificates and Permits…and Permits…

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Students need to provide the following Students need to provide the following paperwork:paperwork:

Written permission from a parentWritten permission from a parent

Proof of ageProof of age

A certificate of physical fitness A certificate of physical fitness

NOTE: Obtain employment certificates and permits from your school or the superintendent of schools.

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ExceptionsExceptions

An employment certificate or permit isAn employment certificate or permit is not required for the following: not required for the following:

work as a golf caddy babysitting minors 16 and 17 years of age to work on a farm minors 12 years and above working for their parents on

the home farm or at other outdoor work not connected with a business

a college student 16 or 17 years of age employed by a nonprofit college or university or fraternity, sorority, student association, or faculty association

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ExceptionsExceptions

minors 14 or 15 years of age to engage in casual minors 14 or 15 years of age to engage in casual employment consisting of yard work and household employment consisting of yard work and household chores in and about a residence or a nonprofit, chores in and about a residence or a nonprofit, noncommercial organization, if it does not involve noncommercial organization, if it does not involve the use of power-driven machinery. the use of power-driven machinery.

minors 16 or 17 do not need employment minors 16 or 17 do not need employment certificates for casual work even if it involves power-certificates for casual work even if it involves power-driven machinery ordinarily used in connection with driven machinery ordinarily used in connection with yard work or household chores.yard work or household chores.

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NOTE: Federal law requires a 16 year age NOTE: Federal law requires a 16 year age minimum for the operation of power-driven minimum for the operation of power-driven lawn mowers.lawn mowers.

Minor 14 & 15 Years Old Minor 16 & 17 Years Old

NO power-driven machinery can be used

No certificate required if No certificate required if work is casualwork is casualCertificate required if Certificate required if work is regularwork is regular

No certificate required if work No certificate required if work is casualis casualCertificate required if work is Certificate required if work is regularregular

Power-driven machinery is used

Certificate required Certificate required whether or not work is whether or not work is casualcasual

No certificate required if work No certificate required if work is casualis casualCertificate required if work is Certificate required if work is regularregular

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FinallyFinally Employers must keep Student Non-Factory, General, Employers must keep Student Non-Factory, General,

and Full-time Employment Certificates on file, at the and Full-time Employment Certificates on file, at the location where the minor is employed. location where the minor is employed.

When a minor leaves a job, the employer must return the When a minor leaves a job, the employer must return the certificate to the minor. certificate to the minor.

Minors may work for an unlimited number of employers Minors may work for an unlimited number of employers using the Student Non-Factory Employment Certificate, using the Student Non-Factory Employment Certificate, the Student General Employment Certificate, and the the Student General Employment Certificate, and the Full-Time Employment Certificate. Full-Time Employment Certificate.

The minor must keep Farm Work Permits, Model The minor must keep Farm Work Permits, Model Permits, Newspaper Carrier Permits, and Street Trades Permits, Newspaper Carrier Permits, and Street Trades Permits in his/her possession at all times.Permits in his/her possession at all times.

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For more information on employment laws, For more information on employment laws, labor standards and working in New York labor standards and working in New York State visit:State visit:

http://www.labor.state.ny.us/