NOTICE TO EMPLOYERS
ABOUT ONLINE CHILD LABOR CERTIFICATION

The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR) is now offering an option for 16- and 17-year old workers to apply for a work permit online at the DLIR website.

If you hire a 16- or 17-year-old who presents an electronic Certificate of Age (form eCL-3) to you to show that they have registered for child labor, follow the instructions in the box below.

The online work permit differs from a permit received in person at the Department (yellow card) as the online permit must be used in conjunction with an acceptable proof of age document.

The Child Labor Law requires 16- and 17-year olds to obtain a work permit before starting a job and allows them to work during periods they are not required to be in school or have been excused by school authorities. They may not work in, about or in connection with adult entertainment or in any occupation prohibited by law or deemed hazardous – for example, the operation of power-driven wood working tools or bakery machines, roofing operations, demolition, and occupations involving exposure to radioactive substances. Click here for a full list of hazardous occupations.

The online application process will reduce the time it takes to process and receive permits through the mail or by fax. Normal processing of online permits should be one business day. Delivery of the work permit will be made by e-mail to the applicant. Same day service in person will still be available at Department of Labor locations throughout the State.

Submission of an on-line application is not available for minors under the age of 16, but the application form for 14- and 15-year old work permits is available online – click here