DWD 270.06(2)(c)
(c) The certificate of age shall be issued on a form furnished by the department. The form shall be signed by the permit officer and the applicant in the presence of the permit officer.
DWD 270.06(2)(d)
(d) The original copy shall be delivered to the applicant. The permit officer shall attach a copy of the certificate to the evidence of age under s.
DWD 270.07 and maintain a copy in the permit officer's files. In addition, the permit officer shall send a copy of the certificate of age and evidence of age to the department.
DWD 270.06 History
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DWD 270.07
DWD 270.07 Evidence of age for child labor permits and certificates of age. A permit officer shall accept any of the following items as evidence of age for a child labor permit required under s.
103.73 (1) (a), Stats., a certificate of age allowed under s.
103.75, Stats., or a street trade permit required under s.
103.25, Stats.:
DWD 270.07(1)
(1)
Wisconsin driver's license or state ID. A valid Wisconsin operator's license issued under ch.
343, Stats., that contains the photograph of the license holder or an identification card issued under s.
343.50, Stats.
DWD 270.07(2)
(2)
Birth certificate. A birth certificate issued by a registrar of vital statistics or other officer charged with the duty of recording births or a certified record of birth from the hospital in which the birth occurred.
DWD 270.07(3)
(3)
Baptismal certificate. A baptismal certificate including the minor's name, date of birth, date and place of baptism, name of church, and the signature of officiating or issuing clergy.
DWD 270.07(4)
(4)
Other evidence. When the evidence of age in subs.
(1) to
(3) are not attainable, any of the following may be used as evidence of age:
DWD 270.07(4)(a)
(a) Government records that show the age of the minor, including a passport or a certificate of arrival in the United States issued by United States immigration officers.
DWD 270.07(4)(b)
(b) A life insurance policy that is at least one year old and is supported by the age indicated in a school record.
DWD 270.07(4)(c)
(c) School records, preferably from the first school attended, with a parent's, guardian's, or custodian's statement of age, and physician's statement of physical age.
DWD 270.07(4)(d)
(d) When none of the above forms of evidence of age are obtainable, proof of age may be established through circuit court as provided in s.
889.28, Stats.
DWD 270.07(5)
(5)
Evidence of identity if name change. A marriage license or other certificate or legal document shall be required in addition to the evidence of age if the minor's current name is different from the name on the evidence of age.
DWD 270.07 History
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DWD 270.08
DWD 270.08 Fees for permit and certificate of age. The fee for issuing each child labor permit or certificate of age shall be $5.00. The permit officer may retain $2.50 of the fee as compensation for services. The permit officer shall forward $2.50 of the fee to the department to cover the cost of administration, materials, and supervision.
DWD 270.08 History
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DWD 270.09
DWD 270.09 Permanent records to be kept by the employer. DWD 270.09(1)(1)
Every employer shall keep payroll or other records for each of their employees that contain the following information about the employee for at least 3 years:
DWD 270.09(1)(e)
(e) Time of beginning and ending of meal periods. When employee's meal periods are required or when the meal periods are to be deducted from work time, this requirement shall not apply when work is of such a nature that production or business activity ceases on a regularly scheduled basis.
DWD 270.09(1)(h)
(h) The amount of and reason for each deduction from the wages earned.
DWD 270.09(2)
(2) The required records or a duplicate copy shall be kept safe and accessible at the place of employment or business at which the employee is employed or at one or more established central record-keeping offices in the state of Wisconsin.
DWD 270.09(3)
(3) The required records shall be made available for inspection and transcription by a duly authorized deputy of the department during the business hours generally observed by the office at which they are kept or in the community generally.
DWD 270.09 History
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DWD 270.10
DWD 270.10 Minimum ages in various employments. DWD 270.10(1)(1)
14 years of age and older. A minor who is 14 years of age or older may not be employed during the hours that the minor is required to attend school under s.
118.15, Stats., unless the minor has graduated from high school, passed the general education development test, or is participating in an approved high school or vocational school work training or work experience program for which proper scholastic credit is given, except that any minor may be employed in public exhibitions as provided in s.
103.78, Stats.
DWD 270.10(2)
(2)
Under 14 years of age. A minor under 14 years of age may not be employed or permitted to work in any gainful occupation at any time, except that a minor under 14 years of age may be employed or permitted to work as follows to the extent permitted under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act,
29 USC 201 to
219:
DWD 270.10(2)(a)
(a)
School lunch. Minors 12 years of age or older may be employed in school lunch programs of the school that they attend.
DWD 270.10(2)(b)
(b)
Public exhibitions. Minors under 14 years of age may be employed in public exhibitions as provided in s.
103.78, Stats.
DWD 270.10(2)(c)
(c)
Street trades and fundraising. Minors 12 years of age or older may be employed in street trades, and any minor may work in fund–raising sales for nonprofit organizations, public schools, or private schools, as provided in ss.
103.21 to
103.31, Stats.
DWD 270.10(2)(d)
(d)
Caddies on golf courses. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may be employed as caddies on golf courses, if they use caddy carts.
DWD 270.10(2)(e)
(e)
Farming. Minors 12 years of age or older may be employed in farming.
DWD 270.10(2)(f)
(f)
Domestic employment. Minors 12 years of age or older may be employed in and around a home in work usual to the home of the employer, if the work is not in connection with or a part of the business, trade, or profession of the employer and the type of employment is not specifically prohibited by ss.
103.64 to
103.82, Stats., or this chapter.
DWD 270.10(2)(g)
(g)
Parents or guardians employing their own children. Minors 12 years of age or older may be employed under the direct supervision of the minor's parent or guardian in connection with the parent's or guardian's business, trade, or profession if the minor would otherwise not be prohibited from being employed in the same job at age 14.
DWD 270.10(2)(h)
(h)
Football sideline officials. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may be employed as sideline officials to operate chains and the sideline marker for high school football games.
DWD 270.10(2)(i)
(i)
Officials for privately-sponsored athletic events. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may be employed under direct adult supervision as officials for athletic events sponsored by private, nonprofit organizations in which the minor would be eligible to participate or in which the participants are the same age as or younger than the minor.
DWD 270.10(2)(j)
(j)
Football ball monitors. Minors 11 to 13 years of age may be employed as ball monitors at high school football games and practices.
DWD 270.10(2)(k)
(k)
Restitution or community service. Minors under 14 years of age may be employed as participants in a restitution project under s.
938.245 (2) (a) 5.,
938.32 (1t) (a),
938.34 (5), or
938.345, Stats., in a supervised work program or other community service work under s.
938.245 (2) (a) 6.,
938.32 (1t) (b),
938.34 (5g),
938.343 (3), or
938.345, Stats., or in the community service component of a youth report center program under s.
938.245 (2) (a) 9m.,
938.32 (1p),
938.34 (7j),
938.342 (1d) (c) or
(1g) (k),
938.343 (3m),
938.344 (2g) (a) 5.,
938.345, or
938.355 (6) (d) 5. or
(6m) (a) 4., Stats.
DWD 270.10 History
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DWD 270.11
DWD 270.11 Hours of labor of minors. The following schedule of hours modifies s.
103.68, Stats., as provided under s.
103.66, Stats., and shall be deemed to be necessary to protect minors from employment dangerous or prejudicial to their life, health, safety, or welfare:
DWD 270.11(1)(a)1.1. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may not be employed more than 6 days per week, except in street trades and farming.
DWD 270.11(1)(a)2.
2. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may not be employed more than 4 hours per school day, except on the last school day of the week. They may not be employed more than 8 hours per day on the last school day of the week and on non–school days.
DWD 270.11(1)(a)3.
3. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may not be employed more than 18 hours per calendar week during weeks in which their school is in session 5 days per week. They may not be employed more than 24 hours per calendar weeks in which their school is in session fewer than 5 days per week.
DWD 270.11(1)(a)4.
4. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may not be employed more than 8 hours per day or 40 hours per calendar week during weeks that they are not required to attend school on any day of the calendar week.
DWD 270.11(1)(b)1.1. Minors 14 and 15 years of age may not be employed more than 6 days per week, except in street trades and farming.
DWD 270.11(1)(b)2.
2. Minors 14 and 15 years of age may not be employed more than 4 hours per day on school days, except the last school day of the week. They may not be employed more than 8 hours per day on the last school day of the week and non–school days.
DWD 270.11(1)(b)3.
3. Minors 14 and 15 years of age may not be employed more than 18 hours per calendar week during weeks in which their school is in session. They may not be employed more than 24 hours per calendar week during weeks that their school is in session for fewer than 5 days per week.
DWD 270.11(1)(b)4.
4. Minors 14 and 15 years of age may not be employed more than 8 hours per day or more than 40 hours per calendar week during the weeks in which they are not required to attend school on any day of the calendar week.
DWD 270.11(1)(c)1.1. Minors 16 and 17 years of age may not be employed more than 6 days per week, except in street trades, farming, canning and freezing establishments, and as station captains or delivery clerks incidental to street trades.
DWD 270.11(1)(c)2.
2. Minors 16 and 17 years of age may not be employed more than 5 hours per day on school days, except the last school day of the calendar week. They may not be employed more than 8 hours per day on the last school day of the calendar week and on non–school days.
DWD 270.11(1)(c)3.
3. Minors 16 and 17 years of age may not be employed more than 26 hours per week during calendar weeks that their school is in session. They may not be employed more than 32 hours per week during calendar weeks in which their school is in session less than 5 days per week.
DWD 270.11(1)(c)4.
4. Minors 16 and 17
may be employed no more than 50 hours per week during the weeks in which they are not required to attend school on any day of the week, if the employer pays whichever is the greater of the following:
DWD 270.11(1)(c)4.a.
a. Time and one–half their regular rate of pay for all overtime hours worked over 10 hours per day or over 40 hours per regularly reoccurring period of 168 hours.
DWD 270.11(1)(d)1.1. Florists may employ minors 16 and 17 years of age in excess of the permitted hours of labor per day and per week on a voluntary basis during the 3–day period prior to Valentine's Day, Easter, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and Christmas. During these peak periods, time and one–half the regular rate of pay shall be paid for all overtime hours worked per day or per week to minors 16 and 17 years of age working over 8 hours a day, 40 hours a week during the hours they are not required to attend school when their respective school is in session. This paragraph does not exempt florists employing minors from complying with the time–of–day restrictions specified in sub.
(2) (d).
DWD 270.11(1)(d)2.
2. Minors 14 through 17 years of age may be employed in farming in excess of the permitted hours of labor per week during peak periods, as determined on a case-by-case basis. During these peak periods, time and one–half the regular rate of pay shall be paid for all over–time hours worked over 50 hours per week. Minors 14 through 17 years of age may work over the permitted hours of labor of 50 hours a week during the hours they are not required to attend school when their school is in session.
DWD 270.11(1)(d)3.
3. A minor who is 12 or 13 years of age
and assigned to a restitution project or community service work as listed in s.
103.67 (2) (j), Stats., may perform any duties under circumstances in which a minor 14 or 15 years of age is permitted as provided under this section and ss.
DWD 270.12 and
270.13.
DWD 270.11(1)(d)4.
4. Subsection
(1) (c) shall not apply to minors 16 and 17 years of age who are employed in first processing of perishable fruits and vegetables under the conditions in s.
DWD 270.16.
DWD 270.11(1)(e)
(e) Work experience program. Hours worked as part of a work experience program during school hours shall not count as part of the total permitted hours of work per day or per week.
DWD 270.11(2)(a)
(a)
School and curfew. No minors may be employed during the hours they are required to attend school as defined in s.
118.15, Stats., nor contrary to local curfew ordinances establishing an earlier restriction.
DWD 270.11(2)(b)
(b) 12 and 13 years of age. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may not be employed before 7:00 a.m. on any day, except they may not be employed before 5:00 a.m. if employed in farming. Minors 12 and 13 years of age may not be employed after 8:00 p.m. on days preceding school days and not later than 9:30 p.m. on days not preceding school days.
DWD 270.11(2)(c)
(c) 14 and 15 years of age. Minors 14 and 15 years of age
may not be employed before 7:00 a.m. on any day, except they may not be employed before 5:00 a.m. if employed in farming. Minors 14 and 15 years of age may not be employed after 8:00 p.m. on days preceding school days and not later than 11:00 p.m. on days not preceding school days.
DWD 270.11(2)(d)1.1. During school weeks, minors 16 and 17 years of age may not be employed before 7:00 a.m. on school days or before 5:00 a.m. on non-school days, except the following:
DWD 270.11(2)(d)1.a.
a. Minors 16 and 17 hears of age may not be employed before 5:00 a.m. on all days if employed in farming.
DWD 270.11(2)(d)1.b.
b. Minors 16 and 17 years of age who are employed after 11:00 p.m. shall receive 8 consecutive hours of rest from the end of one shift to the beginning of the next shift.
DWD 270.11(2)(d)2.
2. During school weeks, minors 16 and 17 years of age may not be employed after 11:00 p.m. on days preceding school days nor after 12:30 a.m. on days not preceding school days.
DWD 270.11(2)(d)3.
3. During weeks in which minors 16 and 17 years of age are not required to attend school, they may be employed at any time of day. Between the hours of 12:30 a.m. and 5:00 a.m., they shall be under direct adult supervision and shall receive at least 8 consecutive hours of rest between the ending of work and the beginning of work the next day, except that adult supervision is not required if the minor is employed in farming.
DWD 270.11(2)(d)4.
4. This paragraph shall not apply to minors employed in the following occupations:
DWD 270.11(2)(d)4.a.
a. Street trades or station captains or delivery clerks incidental to street trades.
DWD 270.11(3)
(3)
Meal periods. An employer of a minor shall allow a minor at least 30 minutes for each meal period reasonably close to the usual meal period time, namely 6:00 a.m.; 12:00 noon; 6:00 p.m.; 12:00 midnight or at other times deemed reasonable by the department. No minor may be employed or permitted to work more than 6 consecutive hours without a meal period.
DWD 270.11(4)
(4)
Graduates, living independently, and various types of schools. DWD 270.11(4)(a)(a) Minors 16 and 17 years of age who have graduated from high school or have passed the general education development test are exempt from the limitations in this section and may be employed without restrictions on their hours of labor.
DWD 270.11(4)(b)
(b) Minors 16 and 17 years of age who are living independently and supporting themselves; married under s.
765.02 (2), Stats., or the laws of another state; head of a household as defined in s.
71.01 (5m), Stats.; or enrolled in an accredited school designed to prepare the minor to pass the general education development test or obtain a high school equivalency diploma may work up to 40 hours per week during the weeks public schools are in session and up to 50 hours per week during non–school weeks. The daily hour limits under sub.
(1) (c) and the time of day restrictions under sub.
(2) (d) shall not apply.
DWD 270.11(4)(c)
(c) Minors 16 and 17 years of age who are home-schooled or schooled at home may work up to 26 hours per calendar week during the weeks the public schools are in session or 32 hours per calendar week if the public schools are in session less than 5 days per week and up to 50 hours per calendar week during non–school weeks. The daily hour limits and time of day restrictions of sub.
(2) (d) shall not apply to students who are home-schooled. The daily hour limits and time of day restrictions of sub.
(2) (d) shall apply to students who are schooled at home.
