Form Ca-7 - Combined Offer Of Employment & Work Permit And Age Certificate (Page 2 of 2) in pdf

Summary of Requirements

CA-7 MICHIGAN WORK PERMIT AND AGE

CERTIFICATE

Minimum Age for Employment is 14 years except that a minor 11 years of age or older may be employed as a youth athletic program referee or

umpire for an age bracket younger than his/her own age if an adult representing the athletic program is on the premises at which the athletic program

event is occurring and a person responsible for the athletic program possesses a written acknowledgment of the minor’s parent/guardian consenting

to the minor’s employment as a referee or umpire; or as a golf caddy; or as a bridge caddy at any event sanctioned by the American contract bridge

league or other national bridge league association; or 13 years of age or older may be employed to perform services which entail setting traps for

formal or informal trap, skeet and sporting clays shooting events or in farming occupations as described in section 4(3) of the Youth Employment

Standards Act 90 of 1978

Adult supervision is required, at all times.

Who Needs a CA-7 Yellow Work Permit? A minor 16/17 shall not be employed in an occupation regulated by this act until the person proposing to

employ the minor procures from the minor and keeps on file at the place of employment a valid and completed, original yellow CA-7 front and back,

Combined Offer of Employment and Work Permit/Age Certificate whether a minor attends public or non-public school, private school, home school,

cyber school, on-line school, virtual school, and not attending school, dropped out-of-school or out-of-state resident.

16 or 17

home school minor seeking employment shall be issued a work permit by the issuing officer of the school district, intermediate school district,

public school academy, or nonpublic school in which the minor’s residence or prospective employer is located. The minor must present a signed,

written statement from the parent or guardian, as the instructor of record, indicating how many hours per week the student is being home schooled.

The issuing officer will review the parent/guardian statement and issue the work permit with those hours reflected. The issuing officer will attach the

parent/guardian statement to the work permit and keep a copy of the statement with their copy of the work permit filed at the school. (Nonpublic and

Home School Information).

Who Issues the Work Permit? A State of Michigan issuing officer is the chief administrator of a school district, intermediate school district, public

school academy, or nonpublic school, or a person authorized by that chief administrator in writing to act on his/her behalf

The issuance of a work permit does not authorize employment of minor contrary to state or federal laws and regulations

Issuing Officer’s Responsibilities

A copy of the CA-7 and certified record/documentation must be filed in the minor’s permanent school file. Work

permits shall not be issued if the work is hazardous or injurious, information is incomplete, information is not accurate, or the minor’s

employment is in violation of state or federal laws and regulations

Employment of Minors

Under 18 years of age shall not be employed in, about, or in connection with an occupation that is hazardous or injurious to

minor’s health or personal well-being or standards of work as established by state and federal regulation (i.e., construction, handling of manual or

power slicers, motor vehicle operation, power-driven machinery, hazardous substances, hazardous occupations, etc).

Instructions

The Minor and parent/guardian completes Section I.

The Minor takes the original yellow CA-7 work permit to the person proposing to employ the minor to complete Section II.

The person proposing to employ the minor completes Section II and gives the original yellow, front and back, CA-7 work permit back to the

minor. The minor must appear, in person, to a State of Michigan issuing officer who examines Sections I and II of the CA-7 work permit for compliance

with state and federal laws and regulations, and the minor’s certified Evidence of Age.

The State of Michigan Issuing Officer, after reviewing Sections I and II completes including signature and date Section III.

The State of Michigan Issuing Officer makes copy of the original yellow, CA-7, along with the certified Evidence of Age provided by minor and

places copy in minor’s permanent school file and returns original yellow CA-7 work permit to the minor.

The Minor gives completed original yellow, front and back, CA-7 work permit to the person proposing to employ listed in Section II before

beginning work.

Employer’s Responsibilities:

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Must have a completed and valid original yellow CA-7 work permit, front and back, before a minor begins work.

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Must keep the original yellow CA-7 work permit, front and back, and approved deviation on file at the place of employment.

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Must provide, at all times, competent supervision (ongoing instruction and guidance) by the employer or an employee who is 18 years of age or

older.

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Must comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations including nondiscrimination against any applicant or employee because of

race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, height, weight, marital status, or disability.

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Must maintain adequate time records including number of hours worked each day along with starting and ending times required by

Public Act 90 of 1978, as amended, and be made available for inspection by an authorized representative of the department.

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Must post all required work place poster at work site/work location including “Posting Requirement” may be downloaded at

Michigan

Department of Education

website ( ).

Individual Application for Hours Deviations

At any time an employer may apply through the Office of Career and Technical Education for a

General Hours or an Individual Application for Hours Deviation For 16 and 17 Year Old Minors

Michigan Youth Employment Standards Act (P.A. 90 of 1978

For information about the law, rules, and regulations contact the Office of Career

and Technical Education, PO Box 30712, Lansing, MI, 48909, phone 517/373-3373,

OCTE Website

( ) and click on ‘Youth

Employment’.

: For information about federal child labor provisions contact the U.S. Department of Labor,

Wage and

Federal Fair Labor Standards Act

Hour Division

( ), or 1-866-4USWAGE.

Revocation of Permit: A permit may be revoked by the school issuing officer if: (1) poor school attendance results in a level of school work lower

than that prior to beginning employment or (2) the Michigan Department of Education/U.S. Department of Labor informs the school of an employer’s

violations of state or federal laws or regulations. Any minor who has a permit revoked shall be informed of the appeal process by the school.

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