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Terms Used In Michigan Laws 409.105

  • Employ: means engage, permit, or allow to work. See Michigan Laws 409.102
  • Employer: means a person, firm, or corporation that employs a minor, and includes the state or a political subdivision of the state, an agency or instrumentality of the state, and an agent of an employer. See Michigan Laws 409.102
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Issuing officer: means the chief administrator of a school district, intermediate school district, public school academy, or nonpublic school, or a person authorized by that chief administrator in writing to act on his or her behalf. See Michigan Laws 409.102
  • Minor: means a person under 18 years of age. See Michigan Laws 409.102
  • person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o
    An issuing officer shall issue a work permit on an application by the minor desiring employment and after the following papers have been examined, approved, and filed:
    (a) A statement of intention to employ the minor, signed by the prospective employer or by a person authorized by the prospective employer, setting forth the general nature of the occupation in which the employer intends to employ the minor, the hours during which the minor will be employed, the wages to be paid, and other information the department of education, in cooperation with the department of labor and economic opportunity, requires.
    (b) Evidence showing that the minor is of the age required by this act. Proof of age must be established by 1 of the following:
    (i) A certified copy of the birth record or any other proof of age showing the place and date of birth.
    (ii) A certified copy of valid operator’s license issued by this state clearly showing date of birth.
    (iii) The school record or the school census record.
    (iv) The sworn statement of the minor’s parent or guardian, together with a corroborating statement of a physician.
    (v) If documentary proof as described in subparagraphs (i) to (iv) is not obtainable, the issuing officer may accept other documentation as established by department of education rules.