General Work Permits (Fall and Spring) 

Effective Thursday, August 14, 2025, students seeking a General Work Permit during the academic year must contact their school of attendance first to determine if their school issues work permits. If the student's school of attendance does not issue work permits, the Work Experience Education Office is available to assist students.  

Work permits issued during the Fall and Spring semesters will only be issued directly to the minor who is seeking employment (the minor MUST be present). Before visiting the Work Experience Education Office for a General Work Permit, the minor MUST have the documents listed below:

Statement of Intent to Employ a Minor and Request for a Work Permit - Certificate of Age B1-1 Rev 02-14  (Download Form HERE)  

• The form presented to the WEE Office must be completed in full and must contain the "wet signature" by the student, parent, and employer (EC 49115 (e), EC 49163 (e), Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010).
• The form must be completed in ink (preferably blue or black). Forms completed in pencil will not be accepted.
• The form must be dated within the last month (30 days).
• Students should NOT email this form to or from the employer. Their personal information may be exposed.

School Authorization Letter (SAL) (Download Form HERE) 

• The school of attendance must add the school letterhead to the form (Virtual Academies, City of Angels, Charter and Private schools, and any LAUSD school without a work permit issuer)
• The form must be dated within the last month (30 days).
• The form must contain a wet signature.
• If the form contains a digital signature, the school's original email must be forwarded to our office at [email protected] for verification.
• The school may email this letter directly to our office at [email protected].

Current Physical Photo ID

• Valid Government ID or Passport, or
• Photo School ID containing the minor's name and date of birth. If the date of birth is not printed on the School ID, the student must also present their Birth Certificate.
• The Work Experience Education Office will not accept a photo of the ID from a device, nor will the office accept an emailed copy. 

Transcript (Required for Home-Schooled Students Only)

• A current transcript is required for homeschool students only. 
• Documents must contain the minor's name, date of birth, grades, and attendance records.

Our office is located in downtown Los Angeles at 333 S. Beaudry Ave, Los Angeles CA 90017 (Office entrance is on 4th Street and Boylston Street). An appointment is not necessary to visit our office. 

 

Please find our office hours and calendar below.

Entertainment Work Permits (EWP)

If you are a minor seeking a work permit in the entertainment business, you may download the Entertainment Work Permit Application HERE. The EWP must be signed and stamped by the minor's School of Attendance. The document may be emailed to the minor's school administrator or designee for verification of Satisfactory Grades and Attendance. The LAUSD WEE Office CANNOT sign on the school's behalf or issue the Entertainment Work Permit.

It is the parent/guardian's responsibility to contact the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR) - Division of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) to obtain the legal work permit. Additional information about obtaining an Entertainment Work Permit may be found by visiting the DIR Website: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/entertainment-work-permit.htm

WORK EXPERIENCE EDUCATION OFFICE

333 S. Beaudry Ave, 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90017

PERMIT OFFICE HOURS ARE LISTED BELOW

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