Back to school signals a limitation on work hours for young people in Washington State. For employers, this means a Sept. 30 deadline to renew parent/school permit forms so teens can work during the school year. In addition, these youth must work between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. (except from June 1 to Labour Day, when work hours extend until 9 p.m.). Young people aged 16 to 17 can work up to four hours on school days, eight hours from Friday to Sunday and 20 hours during school weeks. If you`re a Washingtonian considering getting your first job, you need to determine what the legal working age is in your state. Can you work on it? If so, you are on the road to independence. Working can help you achieve your personal goals, whether it`s a trip, buying a car, saving for college, or just having enough money for nights on the town.
The university maintains a general work permit exemption as a Washington State institution and public employer. UW departments do not need to apply for individual minor work permits. In Washington, D.C., juvenile labor certificates are issued by the Washington Department of Labor. A work certificate is issued if the minor meets all the State`s employment criteria. When school is in session, a student`s priority should be school, whether they are in a classroom, learning online or homeschooling. This is important for companies by working with parents and schools and actively managing teens` working hours. Young people between the ages of 16 and 17 who are emancipated by court order have no restrictions on working hours. You do not need a parent/school approval form. Employers must continue to obtain a minor work permit and emancipated minors may not engage in prohibited occupations. (RCW 13.64.060 (g)). Employers should ask for documents as proof of emancipation – usually a court order, driver`s license, or government-issued ID indicating emancipated status.
Work restrictions For minors under the age of 16, prohibited agricultural tasks include the use of maize pickers, balers and combines, work in fruit silos to maintain certain atmospheres, manure pit tasks and work with wild boars, bulls or horses raised for breeding purposes. Exceptions for learner learners may remain valid. The L&I maintains a complete list of prohibited agricultural tariffs on the State Department`s website. Immediate family members of farm owners remain exempt from child labour laws in Western Australia. Washington state law exempts the state, municipalities, school districts, tribal governments, and tribal businesses from state laws on child labor, underage labor permits, and Supreme Court permit requirements. These employers remain subject to applicable federal child labor laws. While some states require working minors to provide an age certificate to their employers, minors who want to work in Washington are not required. Employers are expected to identify the minors they employ and ensure that their employment complies with all federal and state child labor restrictions.
Child labor regulations may include the use of labor certificates issued by the minor`s school or the state Department of Labor and/or an age certificate document confirming the minor`s age for professional purposes. This page describes the Washington Child Labor Act. Restrictions on night work set limits on the time at which a minor can legally work. Employers should ask for documents as proof (e.g., marriage certificate, university registration, etc.) if a minor is working under one of these exceptions. Minors working under these exceptions are still subject to all other youth labour laws (see Prohibited Obligations; Wages, breaks and meal times). In addition to laws requiring professional references or age checks for general employment of minors, most states have special regulations for the employment of minors in agriculture (such as agricultural labor and harvesting) and the entertainment industry (including child actors, such as models, and artists). The Washington Administrative Code (WAC) outlines the rules and regulations relating to child labor in the state. Employers and employees must abide by laws and principles that the state determines are appropriate. There are laws in place to protect minors from harmful or inappropriate working conditions. The WAC defines a minor as a person under the age of 18. In addition to the following derogations, minors working in agriculture are subject to the same working time arrangements as young non-agricultural workers. Sixteen and seventeen year olds can work 50 hours, up to 10 hours a day, during non-school weeks and be paid up to 60 hours as mechanical pea, wheat or hay harvesters.
Fourteen and fifteen year olds can work 21 hours during school weeks, while sixteen and seventeen year olds can work up to 28 hours. Possible working hours range from 6:00 a.m. for animal and irrigation workers to 8:00 p.m. for fourteen and fifteen-year-olds. The hours on the clock can vary from 5:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. during non-school weeks, and people over 15 can work until 10:00 p.m. for up to two consecutive school nights. Irrigation, livestock and dairy workers between the ages of 14 and 17 are allowed to work seven days a week, regardless of their educational status.
Jobs for 12- and 13-year-olds are also legal. Young people are allowed to work as manual pickers during the weeks without school, with the same hours for fourteen and fifteen-year-olds, minus the seven-day exception. At the federal level, child labor is regulated by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Minors and students may also be subject to special labor regulations regarding minimum wage, meal and break times during work, etc. Washington State law requires labor certificates for children under the age of 18, which they can obtain from the Department of Labor.