VT YOUTH EMPLOYMENT 

EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR THE EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS IN THE STATE OF VERMONT UNLESS THE MINOR IS: 

A. UNDER 16 YEARS OF AGE, AND

B. EMPLOYED DURING SCHOOL HOURS IN OTHER THAN A DULY APPROVED EDUCATIONAL OR VOCATIONAL COURSE OF STUDY.

    NEW HAMPSHIRE  (Youth Employment Certificate) 

Employment of Minors in the State of New Hampshire

Anyone under the age of 16 must acquire working papers (employment certificate) no later that the first 3 days of employment however the school district recommends getting them prior to beginning work. You can only obtain working papers AFTER a job has been secured. You must obtain new working papers for each job obtained up until age 16.

1. The employer should provide the student with an “Employers Request for Child Labor form”. This form should be filled out by the employer, signed provide Federal ID and contain detailed description of the work being done by this student.

2. The student and parent/guardian must take this completed form, latest report card and proof of age (birth certificate, passport, baptismal certificate, immigration record or a religious or official record bearing minors age) to the following location:

• Minors ages 16 and 17 do NOT need working papers but do need a document signed by a parent or legal guardian giving permission for them to work. This must be done for each job obtained until the age of 18. This is not needed only IF the youth has graduated from High School or obtained a GED.

*The state of NH does not provide working papers for any state outside of New Hampshire.

• The State of NH Child Labor Guide will provide you with information regarding the amount of hours a minor is allowed to work, jobs that they are not permitted to do, etc.