Work Permits
STUDENT WORK PERMITS
All minors under age 18 (including minors employed by parents) must have a work permit. Minors who have high school diplomas, have passed the state proficiency examination, or are engaged in certain types of employment are exempt from this requirement (see below).
Minors must comply with mandatory school attendance laws and academic requirements to obtain work permits. Schools have the legal right to restrict or reduce the type of employment and/or the hours of work if evidence is shown that the schoolwork or health of the minor is being impaired by the employment.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OBTAIN A WORK PERMIT:
1. Complete and print an application for a work permit: Form CDE B1-1
2. The application must be complete, including the parent/guardian and employer signature and date. It is necessary to include the social security number.
3. Students will SIGN their name in front of Ms. Boock. The bottom section, “For authorized work permit issuer use ONLY,” will be filled out by Ms. Boock.
3. Students will SIGN their name in front of Ms. Boock. The bottom section, “For authorized work permit issuer use ONLY,” will be filled out by Ms. Boock.
4. During the school year, students must bring the completed printed form to the LJCDS Upper School office to Ms. Boock between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m.
5. During the summer, please email Ms. Boock the day before you plan on coming to campus to make sure she is in. Our summer availability is typically Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
5. During the summer, please email Ms. Boock the day before you plan on coming to campus to make sure she is in. Our summer availability is typically Monday through Friday, between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
6. Please allow 3-5 days for the processing of the work permit during the school year.
Exemptions
- Minors who have high school diplomas or have passed the state proficiency examination
- Employment type:
- Private homes, doing occasional odd jobs
- Sale or delivery of newspaper, if self-employed
- Self-employment
- Agricultural or domestic work on property owned, operated, or controlled by the minor's parents
Work Permits Must
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- Be renewed at the start of each new school year or when the student obtains a new job
- Be kept on file at the minor’s work site
Workers’ Compensation Insurance
All minors must be covered by Workers’ Compensation Insurance, including minors employed by parents and minors employed by businesses operating from a private residence.
HOURS MINORS ARE ALLOWED TO WORK
Ages 16–17
When School is in Session
- 4 hours maximum per day, Monday-Thursday
- 8 hours maximum per day, Friday-Sunday
- 32 total hours per week
- Between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m.
- Between 5 a.m. and 12:30 a.m., if there is no school the next day
School in Session, Student Enrolled in Work Experience Education
- 8 hours maximum per day
- 48 total hours per week
- Between 5 a.m. and 12:30 a.m., any day of the week
Summer/Vacation
- 8 hours maximum per day
- 48 total hours per week
- Between 5 a.m. and 12:30 a.m., any day of the week
Ages 14–15
When School is in Session
- 3 hours maximum per day, Mon.-Fri.
- 8 hours maximum per day, Sat. and Sun.
- 18 total hours per week
- Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Summer/Vacation
- 8 hours maximum per day
- 40 total hours per week
- Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., any day of the week (summer hours: June 1 through Labor Day, 7 a.m.–9 p.m.)
Ages 12–13
All Year
Prohibited in firms subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act. For further information, contact:
Federal Wage and Hour Office
(619) 557-5110
Prohibited in firms subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act. For further information, contact:
Federal Wage and Hour Office
(619) 557-5110
Under Age 12
Prohibited except in the entertainment industry. For entertainment work permits, contact:
State Industrial Welfare Commissioner’s Office
(619) 220-5451
State Industrial Welfare Commissioner’s Office
(619) 220-5451
WAGES
- In most cases, a minor must be paid the minimum wage.
- If an employee works a split shift, he/she must be paid one extra hour at the minimum wage.
- If an employee reports to work but is not assigned work and is sent home, the employee is owed at least 2 hours of pay.
- If an employee is asked not to clock in, the employee is free to leave and cannot be required to wait without pay, as he/she is under the employer’s direction and control.
PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT
Hazardous Occupations for All Minors - Federal Law
The federal government, under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), has listed Hazardous Occupations in which minors under 18 are prohibited from working.
- Motor vehicle driving on public roads (This does not prohibit a minor from driving on private property, e.g., an auto dealer lot)
- Power-driven woodworking machines
- Exposure to radioactive substances
- Power-driven hoisting apparatus (Includes automobile hoist, lift truck, forklift, elevator, crane, derrick, bobcat, etc.)
- Power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing machines (Includes rolling machines, pressing or punching machines, bending machines, etc.)
- Power-driven bakery machines (Includes dough mixer, batter mixer, bread divider, molding machine, bread slicing and wrapping, cookie or cracker machine)
- Power-driven paper-products machines (Includes paper bailers, box crushers, etc.)
- Power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears
- Roofing operations
- Excavation operations
- For a complete list, contact the Federal Wage & Hour Office at 619-557-5110.
Minors Under 18 Years of Age
- Selling or serving alcoholic beverages
- Building or construction work of any kind
- Delivering goods from motor vehicles
- In the vicinity of moving machinery
- Hazardous occupations
- Operating an auto or truck
- In the vicinity of explosives
Hazardous Occupations for Minors Under 16 Years of Age - California Law
- In or about a gasoline service station, except as cashiers, clerical workers, or merchandise labelers
- Public messenger service
- In or about dangerous equipment and power-driven machinery, aircraft, or vessels
- Selling to passing motorists: newspapers, candy, flowers, or other merchandise or commodities
- Selling door-to-door unless the following conditions are met:
- Minors work in pairs as a team
- One adult supervisor for ten or fewer minors
- Within sight or sound of a supervisor once every 15 minutes
- Returned to home or rendezvous point daily
- Employer has complied with IWC registration requirements
SUMMER PERMITS
LJCDS students should follow the same instructions above to obtain a summer work permit. Minors who have not graduated from high school need work permits for their new jobs, even during the summer months. A work permit is needed for every job.
Work permits expire one week after school starts. Minors who are still working must renew their work permit for the current school year.
ENTERTAINMENT PERMITS
Any student in Lower School, Middle School or Upper School will have their entertainment work permit signed by La Jolla Country Day School’s approved signer, Ms. Jen Boock, in the Upper School office.
