WORKING PAPERS
Pennsylvania's Child Labor Laws indicate no youth under the age of 18 shall be employed without a general or vacation employment certificate. The employment certificates are issued by school authorities and require proof of age and parental/guardiansignature(s).
An employment certificate is issued to minors ages 14-15.
A transferable work permit is issued to minors ages 16-17.
Youth aged 18 years or older do not need them.
Contact your local school district's administration office to get the specific procedure to obtain working papers. Listed below are Lehigh Valley local districts.
Bethlehem Area School District, Education Center
1516 Sycamore Street, Bethlehem, PA 18017. 610-861-0500
Saucon Valley School District, High School Guidance Office,
2100 Polk Valley Road Hellertown, PA 18055. 610-838-7003
Easton Area School District, High School Guidance Office,
2601 William Penn Highway, Easton, PA 18042. 610-250-2500
Northampton Area School District, High School Guidance Office,
1619 Laubach Avenue, Northampton, PA 18067 610-262-7812
Wilson Area School District Administration Office
2040 Washington Boulevard, Easton, PA 18042. 610-258-0841
Bangor Area School District, High School Office,
187 Five Points Richmond Road, Bangor, PA 18013. 610-599-7011
Pen Argyl Area High School Office,
501 West Laurel Street, Pen Argyl, PA 1807. 610-863-1293
Nazareth Area School District, High School Office
East Center Street, Nazareth, PA 18064 610-759-1730
Northern Lehigh School District School Guidance Office
One Bull Dog Lane, Slatington, PA 18080, 610-767-9832 Parkland School District High School Office
2700 N. Cedar Crest Boulevard, Allentown, PA 18104 610-351-5600
Catasauqua Area School District High School Office
850 Pine Street, Catasauqua, PA 18032 610-264-0506
Southern Lehigh School District High School Office
5800 Main Street, Center Valley, PA 18034. 610-282-1421
Northwestern Lehigh School District High School Office
6493 Route 39, New Tripoli, PA 18066 610-298-8661
Salisbury Township School District High School Office,
500 E. Montgomery Street, Allentown, PA 18103. 610-797-4107
Allentown School District
31 South Penn Street, Allentown, PA 18101 484-765-4080
Whitehall-Coplay School District High School Office
3800 Mechanicsville Road, Whitehall, PA 18052. 610-437-5081
East Penn School District High School Office
500 Macungie Avenue, Emmaus, PA 18049. 610-965-1650