Work Permit Request
Escondido Union High School District issues work permits for minors residing within the district boundaries and enrolled in district schools: Del Lago Academy, Escondido High School, Orange Glen High School, San Pasqual High School, and Valley High School. Work permits are handled directly at your school site during the school year.
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School site contact information for work permit requests. |
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Zaira Castro |
Escondido |
(760) 291-4056 |
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Monica Navarro |
Orange Glen |
(760) 291-5055 |
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Emily Rios |
San Pasqual |
(760) 291-6093 |
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Christian Guillen |
Del Lago Academy |
(760) 291-2545 |
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Maricela Ramirez |
Valley |
(760) 291-2246 |
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Escondido Union High School District students please follow these instructions to obtain a work permit.
- Employer completes and signs Section 1 (“Statement of Employer”).
- Student completes Section 2 (“Statement of Parent or Guardian Regarding Minor”) and obtains a signature from your parent/guardian.
Additional Information
Escondido Union High School District issues work permits for minors residing within the district boundaries and enrolled in district schools: Del Lago Academy, Escondido, Orange Glen, San Pasqual, and Valley.
Work permits expire one week after school starts and minors who are still working must renew their work permit.
All minors under the age of 18 (including minors employed by parents) must have a work permit. Minors who have high school diplomas, have passed the state proficiency examination or are performing certain types of employment are exempt from this requirement.
Minors must meet mandatory school attendance laws and meet adequate academic progress in order to obtain work permits. Schools have the legal right to restrict or reduce the type of employment and/or the hours of work if the evidence is shown that the schoolwork or health of the minor is being impaired by the employment.
Work permits will only be issued for employment in San Diego County.
Exemptions
- Minors who have high school diplomas or passed the state proficiency examination
- Employment type:
- Private homes doing occasional odd jobs
- Sale or delivery of the newspaper, if self-employed
- Self-employment
- Agricultural or domestic work on property owned, operated, or controlled by minor's parents
Work Permits Must
- Be renewed at the start of each new school year or when the student obtains a new job.
- Be kept on file at the minor's work site.
Workers’ Compensation Insurance
All minors must be covered by Workers’ Compensation Insurance, including minors employed by parents and minors employed by businesses operating from a private residence.
Summer Permits
Working minors who have not graduated from high school need work permits for their new jobs, even through the summer months.
Hours Minors Are Allowed to Work
Ages 16-17
- 4 hours maximum per day Monday-Thursday.
- 8 hours maximum per day Friday-Sunday.
- 32 total hours per week
- 5 a.m. to 10 p.m.
- 5 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. if no school next day
School in Session, Student Enrolled in Work Experience Education
- 8 hours maximum per day
- 48 total hours per week
- 5 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. any day of the week
Summer/Vacation
- 8 hours maximum per day
- 48 total hours per week
- 5 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. any day of the week
Ages 14-15
School in Session
- 3 hours maximum per day Mon.-Fri.
- 8 hours maximum per day Sat.-Sun.
- 18 total hours per week
- 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Summer/Vacation
- 8 hours maximum per day
- 40 total hours per week
- 7 m. to 7 p.m. any day of the week (summer hours 6/1 through Labor Day 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.)
Wages
- In most cases, a minor must be paid at least the minimum wage.
- If an employee works a split shift, he/she must be paid one extra hour at the minimum wage.
- If an employee reports to work but is not given work and is sent home, the employee is owed a minimum of 2 hours of pay.
- If an employee is asked not to clock in, the employee is free to leave and cannot be required to wait without being paid as he/she is under the direction and control of the employer.
Prohibited Employment
Hazardous Occupations for All Minors — Federal Law
The federal government, under the Fair Labor Standard Act (FLSA), has listed Hazardous Occupations in which minors under the age of 18 years are prohibited from working.
- Motor vehicle driving on public roads (This does not prohibit a minor from driving on private property e.g. auto dealer lot)
- Power-driven woodworking machines
- Exposure to radioactive substances
- Power-driven hoisting apparatus (Includes automobile hoist, lift truck, fork lift, elevator, crane, derrick, bobcat, etc.)
- Power-driven metal-forming, punching, & shearing machines (Includes rolling machines, pressing or punching machines, bending machines, etc.)
- Power-driven bakery machines (Includes dough mixer, batter mixer, bread divider, molding machine, bread slicing and wrapping, cookie or cracker machine.)
- Power-driven paper-products machines (Includes paper bailers, box crushers, etc.)
- Power-driven circular saws, band saws, & guillotine shears
- Roofing operations
- Excavation operations
- For a complete list, contact the Federal Wage & Hour Office at (619) 557-5110
Minors Under 18 Years of Age
- Selling or serving alcoholic beverages
- Building or construction work of any kind
- Delivering goods from motor vehicles
- In the vicinity of moving machinery
- Hazardous occupations
- Operating an auto or truck
- In the vicinity of explosives
Hazardous Occupations for Minors Under 16 Years of Age — California Law
- In or about a gasoline service station except as cashiers, clerical workers, or merchandise labelers.
- Public messenger service.
- In or about dangerous equipment & power-driven machinery, aircraft, or vessels.
- Selling to passing motorists: newspapers, candy, flowers, or other merchandise or commodities.
- Selling door-to-door unless the following conditions are met:
- Minors work in pairs as a team;
- One adult supervisor for ten or fewer minors;
- Within sight or sound of the supervisor once every 15 minutes;
- Returned to home or rendezvous point daily;