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Teens at Work: <br />Facts for Employers, Parents and Teens <br />This brochure covers all industries other than agriculture <br />Many Washington employers hire workers under the <br />age of 18 to work in restaurants, grocery stores and <br />offices, among other non-agricultural jobs. <br />This brochure answers many questions employers, <br />teen workers and parents have about non-agricultural <br />work rules, permits and conditions for working <br />minors. These requirements also apply to teens <br />working in their family's non-agricultural business. <br />If you have questions this brochure does not <br />answer, visit www.Teenworkers.Lni.wa.gov, email <br />TeenSafety@Lni.wa.gov or call your local Department <br />of Labor & Industries (L&I) office. <br />Forms for employers, parental authorization, <br />fact sheets, and information for teens is <br />available at www.TeenWorkers.Lni.wa.gov. <br />What does an employer have to do to hire minors? <br />Post a current Minor Work Permit endorsement <br />Employers are responsible for getting a Minor Work <br />Permit endorsement on their business <br />license for each work site where <br />they employ minors. They can get <br />one with the business license <br />I ao application. This application can be <br />obtained through the Department <br />of Revenue's Business Licensing <br />Services (www.bls.dor.wa.gov) <br />or any L&I office. The business <br />license with current Minor Work <br />Permit endorsement must be <br />15 <br />posted, and renewed every year. <br />Keep specific information on file for each minor worker <br />An employer must have the following information about <br />each minor worker on file at the minor's work site: <br />Proof of age <br />The date of birth must be supported by proof. <br />Acceptable forms of proof are: <br />■ A driver's license or passport. <br />■ A Social Security card along with either a birth <br />certificate or a baptismal record. <br />■ A notarized statement of a parent or guardian. <br />Employment description <br />Earliest and latest work hours, total number of hours <br />of work daily and per week and a complete description <br />of duties. <br />A Parent/School Authorizatimi form <br />The Parent/School Authorization form must be <br />completed by the employer, signed by the parent/ <br />guardian, and by a school representative if the student <br />is working during the school year. It must be kept on <br />file at the minor's work site. The employer needs to <br />renew the Parent/School Authorization form when it <br />expires every school year in September, or when the <br />minor's schedule changes. <br />A summer Parent Authorization form can be used <br />during summer break or when a minor has completed <br />their high school requirements. <br />What is the minimum age to work? <br />Youth must be 14 years old to work at non-agricultural <br />jobs. Under limited circumstances and with permission <br />from the county superior court, a child younger than <br />age 14 may be employed in their parents' business. <br />27 <br />