Connecticut Labor Department Employers' Checklist for Employment of Minors	Last Updated: May 20, 2009
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• 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)
• 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) 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?

Checklist for the Employment of Minors in the State of Connecticut

Published by the Connecticut Department of Labor, Project Management Office