Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.101
Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the "youth employment standards act".
Michigan Compiled Laws — YOUTH EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT (Act 90 of 1978)
Michigan · statute · 90 of 1978, Mich. Comp. Laws · 30 active provisions
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.102
Definitions.
As used in this act: (a) "Department" means the department of labor and economic opportunity. (b) "Director" means the director of the department or the director's designee. (c) "Employ" means engage, permit, or allow to work. (d) "Employer" means a person, firm, or corporation that employs a minor, and includes this s…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.103
Employment of minor; prohibited occupations; minimum age; exceptions and limitations.
(1) A minor shall not be employed in, about, or in connection with an occupation that is hazardous or injurious to the minor's health or personal well-being or that is contrary to standards established under this act, unless a deviation is granted under section 20. (2) The minimum age for employment of minors is 14 yea…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.104
Employment of minor; copy of work permit or temporary permit required; issuance and filing of work permit; duration of temporary permit; oath; return of permit; exception to work permit requirement; exception in subsection (3) inapplicable to other provisions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), before the date that is 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added section 4a, a minor must not be employed in an occupation regulated by this act until the person proposing to employ the minor procures from the minor and keeps on file at the place of e…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.104a
Employment of minor; registration requirements; compliance determination; notice; consent to deviations.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2), beginning on the date that is 18 months after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this section, a minor must not be employed in an occupation regulated by this act unless all of the following requirements are met: (a) The minor is registered with the d…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.104b
Registration system for minors and employers.
(1) The director shall create and maintain a registration system that does both of the following: (a) Allows a minor to register for employment or a parent or legal guardian of a minor to register the minor for employment. (b) Allows an employer to register to employ minors under this act as described in section 4d. (2…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.104c
Database of employers authorized to employ minors.
(1) The director shall, based on the information in the registration system, create and maintain a database of employers that are authorized to employ minors under this act. The database must meet all of the following requirements: (a) Be accessible to the public via the internet at no cost to the public. (b) Display a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.104d
Employer submission requirements to registration system before hiring minor.
If an employer proposing to hire a minor receives notification via the registration system that the minor has registered for employment with the employer, the employer shall submit all of the following to the registration system before hiring the minor: (a) The name and contact information of the employer. (b) The name…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.105
Work permit; application; examination, approval, and filing of papers.
An issuing officer or the director, as applicable, shall issue a work permit on an application by the minor desiring employment and after the following papers have been examined, approved, and filed: (a) A statement of intention to employ the minor, signed by the prospective employer or by a person authorized by the pr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.106
Work permit; form; color; contents; rules.
(1) A work permit must be issued in the form prescribed by the department of education in cooperation with the department of labor and economic opportunity and in accordance with instructions so prescribed. A work permit issued to a minor under 16 years of age must clearly indicate on the work permit that the minor is…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.107
Revocation of permit; factors; record of refusal, suspension, or revocation; informing minor of appeal process.
(1) The issuing officer or the director, as applicable, may revoke a permit based solely on the following factors: (a) Poor school attendance, characterized by repeated erratic or unexcused absences, which results in consistent performance of school work at a level lower than that which preceded the minor's employment.…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.108
Failure or refusal to issue work permit; appeal; procedure.
The failure or refusal of the issuing officer or the director, as applicable, to issue a work permit may be appealed in accordance with the administrative procedures act of 1969, 1969 PA 306, MCL 24.201 to 24.328, by the minor who applied for the permit, the parent or guardian of the minor, or the person or agency to w…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.109
Work permit as evidence of age.
A work permit issued in accordance with this act shall be conclusive evidence of the age of the minor for whom issued in a proceeding involving the employment of the minor under this act.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.110
Minor under 16 years; days and hours of employment.
(1) A minor under 16 years of age whose employment is subject to this act may be employed only as follows: (a) During a time that is outside school hours. (b) For not more than 3 hours per day during a week when school is in session. (c) Between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. during the period that begins on June 1 and…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.111
Minor 16 years or older; days and hours of employment; definitions.
(1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person shall not employ a minor 16 years of age or older in an occupation subject to this act for more than any of the following periods: (a) Six days in 1 week. (b) An average of 8 hours per day in 1 week. (c) Ten hours in 1 day. (d) Subject to subdivision (e), 48 hours in 1…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.112
Meal and rest period.
A minor shall not be employed for more than 5 hours continuously without an interval of at least 30 minutes for a meal and rest period. An interval of less than 30 minutes shall not be considered to interrupt a continuous period of work.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.112a
Employment of minor in occupation involving a cash transaction after sunset or 8 p.m. at fixed location; condition.
A minor who would otherwise be permitted under this act to be employed in an occupation subject to this act shall not be employed in an occupation that involves a cash transaction subject to this act after sunset or 8 p.m., whichever is the earlier, at a fixed location unless an employer or other employee 18 years of a…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.113
Posting copy of MCL 409.110, 409.111, and 409.112; time record.
(1) Each employer shall keep posted conspicuously in or about the premises at which a minor is employed, a printed copy of sections 10, 11, and 12 as furnished by the department. (2) Each employer shall keep in or about the premises at which a minor is employed, an adequate time record which shall state the number of h…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.114
Employment of minor in performance by performing arts organization; approval.
This act shall not prevent a minor from being employed in a performance by any performing arts organization if a letter of approval is obtained from the department of labor by the representative of the arts organization. Approval shall be issued only if the department of labor determines that the employment is not detr…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.114a
Performing in or being subject to child abusive commercial activity.
Except as provided in section 14, a minor shall not perform in or be a subject of a child abusive commercial activity as defined in section 145c of Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.145c of the Michigan Compiled Laws.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.115
Employment of minor in establishment manufacturing, distributing, or selling alcoholic beverages.
(1) A work permit must not be issued authorizing the employment of a minor 16 years of age or older in, about, or in connection with that part of an establishment where alcoholic beverages are distilled, rectified, compounded, brewed, manufactured, bottled, consumed, sold at retail, or sold for consumption on the premi…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.116
Exemption; minor 16 years of age completing requirements for graduation or high school equivalency; minor 17 years of age passing general educational development test; duty of employer.
(1) This act does not apply to or prohibit the employment of a minor 16 years of age or older who has completed the requirements for graduation from high school or obtained a high school equivalency certificate. An employer, before employing the minor, shall obtain and keep on file a certification from the school the m…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.117
Exemption; emancipated minor; duty of employer.
This act shall not apply to nor prohibit the employment of an emancipated minor, as defined by section 4 of Act No. 293 of the Public Acts of 1968, as amended, being section 722.4 of the Michigan Compiled Laws. An employer, before employing the minor, shall obtain and keep on file proof of the minor's emancipated statu…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.118
Exemption; minor 14 years of age employed under agreement or contract between employer and governing body of school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school.
This act does not apply to or prohibit the employment of a student minor 14 years of age or older by an employer if a written agreement or contract is entered into between the employer and the governing body of the school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school at which the minor is enrolled. The employmen…
Mich. Comp. Laws § 409.118a
Act inapplicable to minor as ice hockey player for junior hockey team.
This act does not apply to a minor in his or her capacity as an ice hockey player for a junior ice hockey team that is a member of a regional, national, or international junior ice hockey league.
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