Summer Work Permit Information

ISSUANCE OF SUMMER WORK PERMITS FOR MINORS

Updated: 6/10/2025

General Work Permits (Summer) 

Effective Wednesday, June 11, 2025, summer office hours and document requirements will be in effect.

Work permits issued during the summer break 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" of the student, parent, and employer (EC 49115 (e), EC 49163 (e), Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010).
• The form must be dated within the last month (30 days).
• Students should NOT email this form to or from the employer. Your personal information may be exposed.

Current 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.

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

Satellite Permit Offices

During the summer, satellite offices are also available to issue work permits. These offices work by appointment only. Please view the satellite office locations, operating hours, and contact information HERE.

Summer Entertainment Work Permits (EWP)

If you are seeking a work permit for a minor in the entertainment business, you may download the Entertainment Work Permit Application HERE. While schools are closed during the summer break, the EWP may be accompanied by the student's last report card, in place of a signature and stamp from the school. The LAUSD Work Experience Education Office CANNOT sign on the school's behalf. 

It is the parent's/guardian's responsibility to contact the Entertainment Work Permit office to obtain the legal work permit. Additional information about obtaining an Entertainment Work Permit may be found by visiting the EWP Website: https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/entertainment-work-permit.htm