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WORKING PAPERS?  Keep Reading!

Our Career & Counseling Center is available to help you with your working papers.  

There are two forms that you will need to print and complete: Form  AT16 and AT17.

          AT16-- Complete only your name, address, date of birth and gender.  AT16 Form

          AT17-- Complete Section 1 and have a parent sign it.  AT17 Form

Once you have these forms completed, bring them to the Career and Counseling Center.  Questions?  Stop by during the day or contact your guidance counselor.

Additional information is available at the Department of Labor website: https://dol.ny.gov/working-papers

If you are aged 14-17 you will need an employment certificate, also called working papers, in order to hold a job in New York State.

This rule covers:

• High school graduates

• Minors who work for their parents

• Minors who do industrial homework

Working papers are divided into two age groups (14-15 and 16-17):

14-15-year-olds - Your working papers are blue. If you are 14 and 15 years old, you are issued these working papers because you are not allowed to work in a factory.

16-17-year-olds (in school) - Your working papers are green. The difference between 14-15 year old working papers and 16-17 year old working papers is that you are allowed to work in a factory. You cannot work around certain machines, do construction work, help on a motor vehicle, clean, oil, wipe, or adjust belts on machinery.