CDE Form B1-1 (Rev. 08-13)
General Summary of Minors’ Work Regulations
FLSA-Federal Labor Standards Act, CDE-California Department of Education, EC-California Education Code, LC-California Labor
Code, CFR-California Federal Regulations, WEE-Work Experience Education, CVE-Cooperative Vocational Education
 If federal laws, state laws, and school district policies
conflict, the more restrictive law (the one most protective of
the minor) prevails (FLSA).
 Employers of minors required to attend school must sign a
“Statement of Intent to Employ a Minor and Request for a
Work Permit – Certificate of Age” (CDE Form B1-1) (EC
49162).
 Employers must retain a “Permit to Employ and Work”
(CDE Form B1-4) for each employed minor (EC 49161).
 Work permits (CDE Form B1-4) must be retained for three
years and be available for inspection by sanctioned
authorities at all times (EC 49164).
 A work permit (CDE Form B1-4) must be revoked
whenever the issuing authority determines the employment
is illegal or is impairing the health or education of the
minor (EC 49164).
 A day of rest from work is required in every seven days,
and shall not exceed six days in seven (LC 551, 552).
Minors under the age of 18 may not work in environments
declared hazardous or dangerous for young workers, examples
listed below (LC 1294.1, 1294.5; 29 CFR 570 Subpart E):
1. Explosive exposure
2. Motor vehicle driving/outside helper
3. Roofing
4. Logging and sawmilling
5. Power-driven woodworking machines
6. Radiation exposure
7. Power-driven hoists/forklifts
8. Power-driven metal forming, punching, & shearing machines
9. Power saws and shears
10. Power-driving meat slicing/processing machines
HOURS OF WORK
16 & 17 Year Olds
Must have completed 7
th
grade to work
while school is in session (EC 49112)
14 & 15 Year Olds
Must have completed 7
th
grade to work
while school is in session (EC 49112)
12 & 13 Year Olds
Labor laws prohibit non-farm
employment of children younger than 14.
Special rules apply to agricultural work,
domestic work in a private home, and the
entertainment industry (LC 1285–1312)
Maximum Work Hours - School In Session
4 hours per day on any schoolday
(EC 49112, 49116; LC 1391)
8 hours on any non-schoolday or on any
day preceding a non-schoolday
(EC 49112; LC 1391)
48 hours per week (LC 1391)
WEE and CVE students & personal
attendants may work more than 4 hours
on a schoolday, but never more than 8
(EC 49116; LC 1391, 1392)
3 hours per schoolday outside of school
hours (EC 49112, 49116; LC 1391)
8 hours on any non-schoolday
18 hours per week (EC 49116; LC 1391)
WEE and CVE students may work during
school hours and up to 23 hours per week
(EC 49116; LC 1391)
2 hours per schoolday and a maximum of
4 hours per week (EC 49112)
Maximum Work Hours - School Not In Session
8 hours per day (LC 1391, 1392)
40 hours per week (LC 1391)
8 hours per day (LC 1391, 1392)
40 hours per week (LC 1391)
Spread of Hours
7 a.m.–7 p.m., except from June 1 through
Labor Day, until 9 p.m. (LC 1391)
7 a.m.–7 p.m., except from June 1
through Labor Day, until 9 p.m. (LC
1391)
For more information about child labor laws, contact the U.S. Department of Labor at http://www.dol.gov/, and the State of
California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Labor Standards Enforcement at http://www.dir.ca.gov/DLSE/dlse.html.