Working Papers

Per NYS Department of Labor:

"School officials issue all working papers, except for child performer permits.

• If you are in school, go to your guidance office and ask for a working papers application. If you are not in school, go to the nearest school by where you live because they are required to give you the application.

• During school vacation periods, these offices stay open part-time to issue working papers.

1.  Fill out the application and have your parent or guardian sign the application.

2.  When you have filled out the working papers application and had your parent or guardian sign it, you have to take it back to the school's guidance office.

If you have dropped out of school, to get a full-time employment certificate, your parent or guardian must come with you to give consent in person at the issuing office.

3.  Your employer must keep Student Non-Factory, Student General, Full-Time, and Limited Employment Certificates on file at the place where you work, as long as you keep the job.

4.  You must keep your Farm Work Permits, Model Permits, Newspaper Carrier Permits, and Street Trade Permits in your possession at all times."

-Link to NYS DOL