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EMPLOYMENT OF MINORS
Permitted Occupations for 14 & 15 Year-Olds
The Connecticut Department of Education
only issues Working Papers for 14 year-olds to work as caddies or in the pro
shops of private or municipal golf courses, and for 15 year-olds to work in that
capacity or in mercantile/retail environments. Working Papers for 14 and 15
year-olds are not issued under any other circumstances but for the above
mentioned.
No working papers are required for the below list of examples of
permitted occupations for 14 and 15 year olds.
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Agriculture
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Street trades (newspaper delivery, shoe shining,
baby-sitting)
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Hospitals (no food service or laundry)
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Convalescent homes (no food service or laundry)
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Hotels and motels (no food service or laundry)
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Banks
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Insurance companies
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Professional offices (lawyers, CPAs)
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Municipalities (library attendants, recreation
departments)
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Acting
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Household chores for private homeowners (yard
work
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Licensed summer camps
*15-year old may be employed or permitted to
work in any mercantile establishment as a bagger, cashier, or stock clerk
(see P.A. 08-108)
Any questions on non-hazardous occupations not
contained in this list should be directed to the Wage &
Workplace Standards Division - 860-263-6790.
Any questions regarding working papers should
be directed to the Connecticut Department of Education -
860-807-2130.
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