Special Work Permits
States such as California, New York, Louisiana and New Mexico have special work permits and rules and proof of trust (a.k.a. Coogan) accounts for children who are employed in the entertainment industry. You will find information about those special permits and rules through the following links:
New York
New Jersey
New Mexico
Louisiana
Work Permit Information
For more information about your state’s laws in relation to the employment of minors visit the following websites:
Alabama:
https://labor.alabama.gov/uc/childlabor/child-labor.aspx
http://www.alalabor.state.al.us/PDFs/Work_Permit_Application.pdf
Alaska:
http://labor.state.ak.us/lss/lssforms.htm
Arizona
Arkansas
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho:
https://labor.idaho.gov/pdf/wagehour.pdf
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky:
http://www.oet.ky.gov/des/pubs/jobser/childlabor.pdf
http://www.labor.ky.gov/ows/employmentstandards/childlaborlaw/
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri:
http://dolir.missouri.gov/ls/brochures/11-AI.pdf
http://www.dolir.mo.gov/ls/childlabor/
Montana
Nevada
New Hampshire
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia:
http://www.doli.virginia.gov/laborlaw/laborlaw_faqs_childlaborlawp1.html
Washington, D.C.
Washington State
Wisconsin