Employment Certificates

All students ages 14, 15, 16, and 17 need Employment Certificates (Work Permits) in order to comply with state and federal Child Labor Laws. Students ages 12 and 13 may only work as caddies (restricted to caddying 18 holes per day). They are required to obtain employment certificates. Newspaper carriers are not required to obtain Employment Certificates. Bethlehem Area School District students should contact their middle school or high school to complete the Employment Certificate Application. Bethlehem Area School District residents who attend Charter, Cyber, Non-Public, or Home Education programs should contact the Child Accounting Office at the Education Center (1516 Sycamore Street, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017) to complete the Employment Certificate Application.

Work Permits are transferable from job to job and are valid until age 18 or graduation from high school. The parent must appear in-person to complete the Application. Students must sign their Work Permits in the presence of their school office or the Child Accounting Office at the Education Center.

All must be completed before a work permit may be issued but not necessarily in this order:

A parent must appear in person at the school office (BASD public school students only) or the Child Accounting Office (all students) to sign the application. Bring in the student's birth certificate, baptismal certificate, or passport as evidence of age. Sixteen and seventeen year old students may also present a driver's license or driver's permit.

Please contact the student's school or the Child Accounting Office with any questions.