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Employer's Checklist for Employment of Minors

Source: Published by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Automation Support Unit
Last Updated: June 3, 1999

  • Do you have a Statement of Age/Working Papers? (obtained by minors from most local public high schools with the employer's written promise of employment and the minor's proof of age)

  • Are there any Time & Hour Restrictions?

  • Is it a Permitted Occupation for minor's age?

  • Is it a Permitted Industry for minor's age?

  • Do you provide at least a 30 minute meal period if the minor works seven and one-half (7-1/2) consecutive hours or more?

  • Do you pay wages at least equal to the state and federal minimum wage rates?

  • Do you maintain payroll records (3 years) and personnel files (1 year following separation)?

  • Do you provide employees with a "hiring agreement" stating the employees' hours of employment, rate of pay, wage payment schedule and vacation, sick, and health & welfare benefit information?