1. (1) An employer must have a completed parent/school authorization form, or a completed parent authorization for summer work form, on file for each minor before the minor may begin work, unless the minor has been emancipated by court order. To be valid, a parent/school authorization form must be on a form supplied by the department and completed and signed by the employer, the minor, an official from the minor's school, and the minor's parent or legal guardian.
2. (2) All parent/school authorization forms expire each year on the 30th day of September.
3. (3) Employers must complete their section of the parent/school authorization form before sending the form to the minor for completion. Upon the minor's completion, the form must be submitted to the minor's school and the minor's parent or legal guardian.

4. (4) When completing the parent/school authorization form, the employer must provide the following information:

   1. (a) The location of the minor's workplace(s);
   2. (b) A description of the minor's duties;
   3. (c) The earliest and latest hours the minor would be working;
   4. (d) The total number of hours the minor would work per week;
   5. (e) The employer's unified business identifier (UBI) number; and
   6. (f) The employer's signature or the signature of their authorized agent.

5. (5) A minor must provide the following personal information on the parent/school authorization form:

   1. (a) Name;
   2. (b) Address;
   3. (c) Date of birth, accompanied by proof of age as specified in WAC 296-125-031;
   4. (d) Whether they are employed at any other job(s) and the total number of hours worked at that job(s); and
   5. (e) Their signature.

6. (6) If a minor will be working during the school year, an authorized school official from the minor's school must:

   1. (a) Indicate that the school authorizes (or does not authorize) the minor to work according to the terms listed by the employer; and
   2. (b) Sign the form as the school's authorized agent.
7. (7) If a minor begins work during a school vacation and wishes to continue working after school resumes, the employer must obtain school approval before the minor can continue.

8. (8) School approval must be based upon:

   1. (a) Maintaining an acceptable level of scholastic achievement;
   2. (b) Maintaining good school attendance; and
   3. (c) Making satisfactory progress toward graduation.

9. (9) A parent or legal guardian of a minor must:

   1. (a) Indicate that they authorize (or do not authorize) the minor to work according to the terms listed by the employer; and
   2. (b) Sign the form.
10. (10) A parent, legal guardian, or school may revoke authorization at any time by simply notifying the other parties to the authorization.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.12.121 and 49.30.060. WSR 26-11-048 (Order 25-21), s 296-125-061, filed 5/19/26, effective 7/1/26.]