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Work Permits
Completing a Work Permit
*Bring a COPY OR PHOTO OF YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY CARD*
- Download & print work permit application below or pick up at Career Center
- Student, Employer & Parent sections must be completed and signed
- Return completed application to Mrs. Vargas or email it to kvargas3@lbschools.net
- Once permit has been processed, please pick up from Mrs. Vargas in the office. (Bring photo/copy/ or physical Social Security card)
Work Permit Regulations
Ages 12 and 13
School in Session*
- May be employed only during school holidays and vacations (usually construed to include weekends). May never be employed on any school day, either before, during or after school. [BC 49111]
- Daily and weekly work hour maximums while school is in session are not specified in statute, but may not exceed the maximum allowed when school is not in session or the maximum sated on permit. [LC 1391]
- Not eligible for WEE programs [BC 49113]
School Not in Session
Spread of Hours
Permits shall be subject to cancellation by school officials or the Labor Commissioner if the conditions for the legal issuance of the permit or certificate of age do not exist or did not exist at the time the permit or certificate was issued. A permit to work shall be revoked by the issuing authority when he/she is satisfied that the employment of the minor is impairing the health or education of the minor, or that any previous or condition of the permit is being violated, or that the minor is performing work in violation of any provision of law. [LC 1300; BC 49164]
With few exceptions, all employees are entitled to one day's rest in seven. [LC 551, 552] Days of rest may be accumulated, provided, that in each calendar month the employee receives the equivalent of one day's rest in seven. [LC 554] A violation of sections 551, 552, and or 554 is a misdemeanor. [LC 553]. School attendance is not considered work time.
*Statutes governing work hours for 14- and 15-year-olds use the phrase, "while school is in session", for the three-hour day, 18-hour week. California provides no precise definition for this phrase. However, the phrase is also used in federal regulations from which California's standard is derived. [29 CFR 570.35(a)]. The U.S. Department of Labor considers the phrase "when school is in session" to mean the scheduled school days of the public school system in the county where the minor resides. A school week under federal standards is any week during which school is in session for at least one day. Thus, school is considered in session during any week that has at least one scheduled school day. Since the school session is derived from the schedule for the county's public schools, school may be considered in session for a minor who attends a private school that is closed during the summer if the public schools are in session at that same time.
**A "school day" is any day that the minor is required to attend school for 240 minutes or more. [LC 1391(b)]
***"Personal attendant" is defined in IWC Order 15-2001, Section 2(J).
Ages 14 and 15
Must have completed seventh (7th) grade to work while school is in session. (BC 49112)
School in Session*
- Three (3) hours per day on any school day** [BC 49112, 49116, LC 1391(a)(2)]
- Eight (8) hours on any non-school day or on any day preceding a non-school day [LC 1391(a)(1)]
- 18 hours per week [BC 49116, LC 1391(a)(2)]
- WEE students and personal attendants*** may work during school hours and up to 23 hours per week. [BC 49116, LC 1391(a)(2)
School Not in Session
Spread of Hours
Ages 16 and 17
Must have completed seventh (7th) grade to work while school is in session. (BC 49112)
School in Session*
- Four (4) hours per day on any school day** [BC 49112, 49116, LC 1391(a)(4)]
- Eight (8) hours on any non-school day or on any day preceding a non-school day [BC 49112, LC 1391(a)(3)]
- 48 hours per week [LC 1391(a)(3)]
- WEE students and personal attendants*** may work more than four (4) hours on a school day, but never more than eight (8) [BC 49116, LC 1391(a)(4)(A)
School Not in Session
Spread of Hours
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Transcripts
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Steps to Easily Send Transcripts
- Go to www.parchment.com/join
- Sign up to create your account with Parchment and save the registration code that is provided.
- Add your school to your Parchment account
- Click the Get Started button
- Add your high school
- Complete the Transcript Authorization Form by either entering the parchment Registration Code or electronically signing the form
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