Minor Work Permit

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Minor Work Permit

• Issuing Officer Training
• J. Ronald DeJuliis, Commissioner

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Maryland Work Permit Process

• The Maryland Employment of Minors law is designed
  to encourage the development of minors by
  allowing them to engage in occupations that
  prepare them for responsible citizenship, yet
  protect them from occupations that will be
  injurious to their mental, moral, or physical
  welfare.
• The Division of Labor and Industry is responsible
  for the enforcement of the Employment of Minors
  law.
• The Issuing Officer is responsible to verify
  compliance with the Employment of Minors law
  before issuing a work permit.

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Maryland Work Permit Process

• Before an Issuing Officer can verify compliance
  with the Employment of Minors law the minor who
  is seeking to obtain a work permit must complete
  the following.
• Instructions for the Minor
• Step 1 Print a hard copy of the work permit
  application which can be downloaded from the
  Departments website at http//www.dllr.state.md.u
  s/labor/empm.shtml. Complete the minors
  information section. It is important that the
  minor also sign and date the application.
• Step 2 Take the application to the employer to
  complete the employers section.
• Step 3 Have the parent or guardian review, sign
  and date the application.

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Maryland Work Permit Process

• Step 4 Using the completed hard copy of the
  application the minor should log back on to the
  website, complete the online application, save
  the information and print the data receipt.
• When the minor has completed their part of the
  work permit process, they should then take the
  completed hard copy of the application, the data
  receipt, and proof of age such as a birth
  certificate, valid drivers license/permit, state
  identification card, passport or any other valid
  government issued document that provides the date
  of birth to the issuing officer.

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Maryland Work Permit Process

• Using the information provided by the minor, the
  issuing officer is now able to verify that the
  employment is allowed by law and issue the work
  permit to be forwarded to the employer.
• Instructions for the Issuing Officer
• The Issuing Officer should follow the following
  steps
• Step 1 Log on to the Minor Work Permit web
  site http//www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/empm.shtml
  and enter the receipt number to retrieve the
  online application.
• Review the hard copy of the application to ensure
  that it contains all the required signatures then
  verify that the online data and the information
  noted on the application are the same.

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Maryland Work Permit Process

• Step 2 - Based on the documentation provided,
  verify the age of the minor. A minor under the
  age of 14 may not be employed or permitted to
  work. Minors 14 through 17 years of age may only
  work with a work permit. This permit must be in
  the employers possession before the minor is
  permitted to work. Minors under the age of 14
  can be employed as a model, performer or
  entertainer with a special permit issued only by
  the Commissioner of Labor and Industry.
• Certain activities are not considered employment
  for purposes of the Employment of Minors Law
  provided the activity does not involve mining,
  manufacturing or hazardous occupations and it
  takes place outside of the school day. The
  Employment of Minors Fact Sheet which can be
  downloaded from the Departments website at
  http//www.dllr.state.md.us/labor/minorfactsheet.d
  oc provides a complete list of these activities
  as well as the occupations which are considered
  hazardous for minors 14 through 17 years of age.

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Maryland Work Permit Process

• Step 3 Verify the work duties of the minor. To
  ensure the safety of Marylands working youth,
  certain occupations are declared hazardous by the
  U.S. Secretary of Labor and have been adopted by
  the Commissioner of Labor and Industry for the
  State of Maryland. (See the Employment of Minors
  Fact Sheet for a complete list of these
  occupations.)
• Step 4 - Approve the permit. After the minors
  age has been verified and a review of the work
  duties indicate that the employment is allowed by
  law, the issuing officer is now ready to approve
  the permit. At the bottom of the online
  application check off the following items
• ? Has the application been signed by the minor,
  parent and employer?
• ? Is the minor between the ages of 14 17?
• ? Select the Proof of Age and verify that the
  online application matches the
• hard copy application.
• ? Click the approve button to print the
  Maryland Work Permit for Minors.
• ? Sign the official Minor Work Permit and
  give it to the minor to provide to
• the employer.
• ? Retain the hard copy of the application
  on file for three years.

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Maryland Work Permit Process

• This concludes the Minor Work Permit Issuing
  Officer Training.
• Issues concerning violations of the Employment of
  Minors law should be directed to the Commissioner
  of Labor and Industry by email to
  dli_at_dllr.state.md.us.
• Commissioner of Labor and Industry
• Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing and
  Regulation
• 1100 N. Eutaw Street Room 606
• Baltimore, MD 21201