Michigan Rules on Employing Minors

In Michigan, except in farming operations, a minor may not be employed in an occupation regulated by the child labor laws until the employer procures from the minor, and keeps on file at the place of employment, a copy of the work permit or temporary permit (valid for 10 days) issued to the minor by the school district in which the minor resides. Immediately after termination of the minor's employment, the employer must return the permit to the issuing officer.

The work permit requirement does not apply to a minor 13 or older who is employed in farming operations involving detassling, roguing, hoeing or and similar act involved in the production of seed. This exception applies only when the minor is employed during school vacation or when the minor is not regularly enrolled in school. The exception does not provide an exception from any other provision of the child labor law. An employer must keep on file at the place of employment evidence of the age of any minor employed under this work permit exception.