The Petaluma City School District requires students to attend a Youth Employment Workshop within 30 days of obtaining a work permit. The workshop aims to educate students on youth worker rights and safety.

1. Youth Employment
Workshop
Presented by
Petaluma City Schools

2. Why do teens need a work
permit?
 California labor laws require that all people
under the age of 18 have a permit to work
 Work permits are specific to a job
 Work permits are renewed at the beginning and
the end of each school year
 You must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA and
have good attendance to keep your permit
California labor laws protect teens from
working too long, too late or too early

3. How long can teens work?
Ages 14 & 15:
 7am to 9pm (June 1 through Labor Day)
 7am to 7pm (Labor Day through June 1)
 40 hours per week when school is not in session
 18 hours per week when school is in session

4. How long can teens work?
Ages 16 & 17:
 5am to 10pm when school is next day
 5am to 12:30am when no school is next day
 48 hours per week when school is in session
 48 hours per week when school is not in session

5. What are teens rights on the
job?
By law, your employer must provide:
 A minimum wage of at least $8.00 per hour
 A safe and healthy workplace
 Protective clothing and equipment
 Safety training for health and safety hazards
 ½ hour meal period after 5 hours of work
 10 minute rest period after each 4 hours of work
 Worker’s compensation if you are hurt on the job

6. Your employer must also
provide:
 Work without discrimination
 Work without harassment
 Join or organize a union
 Refuse to work if the job is dangerous
 Report safety problems to Cal/OSHA

7. California labor laws protect
teens
No worker under 18 may:
 Drive a motor vehicle on public streets
 Drive a forklift or other heavy equipment
 Use power equipment such as a saw or slicer
 Work in demolition, excavation, or roofing
 Work in logging activities or in a sawmill
 Prepare, serve or sell alcoholic beverages
 Work where there is exposure to radiation

8. California labor laws protect
teens
No worker under 15 years old
may:
 Work in dry cleaning or a commercial laundry
 Work in construction or manufacturing
 Load or unload a truck, railcar, or conveyer
 Work on a ladder or scaffold
 Work in any baking or cooking activities (with
some exceptions)

9. How can teens work safely?
 Follow all safety rules and instructions
 Use safety equipment and protective clothing
 Look out for fellow workers on the job
 Keep work areas clean and neat
 Know what to do in an emergency
 Report safety hazards to the supervisor
 Ask questions if you do not understand

10. Can teens get hurt at work?
 Every year 70 teens under the age of 18 die
from work injuries
 Every year 84,000 teens need emergency
care for work injuries
Know your rights and speak
up!

11. If you are injured at work:
 Tell your supervisor immediately
 Contact your parent(s) or guardian(s)
 Get emergency treatment if necessary
 Get a claim form from your employer to
complete and return for compensation

12. Workers’ Compensation
Benefits
 Full-time and part-time employees receive
workers’ compensation if injured on the job
 Employees receive compensation benefits
no matter who was at fault for the job injury
 Employees do not have to be legal residents
to receive compensation benefits
 Employees cannot sue their employer for a
job injury in most cases

14. Sexual harassment
is against the law!
Sexual harassment is defined by
law as:
 unwanted sexual advances
 visual, verbal or physical conduct of
a sexual nature
What are the different types
of sexual harassment?

15. Visual Sexual Harassment
 Staring or leering
 Sexual gestures
 Display of pornographic materials
 Display of sexually suggestive
objects, pictures, or cartoons

16. Verbal Sexual Harassment
 Sexual advances or propositions
 Requests for sexual favors
 Sexually suggestive jokes
 Sexually suggestive or obscene language
 Derogatory sexual comments or slurs
 Verbal comments about a person’s body

17. Physical Sexual Harassment
 Touching
 Assaulting
 Forcible rape
 Impeding or blocking movement

18. What to do if you are
harassed:
 Say “no” clearly
 Document the harassment in writing
 Get support from friends and family
 Find witnesses and other victims
 File a complaint with your employer
 File a complaint with a government agency

19. Are you ready to work?
Sonoma County employers want
these skills:
 Good written and verbal communication skills
 Demonstrated reliability and promptness
 Demonstrated integrity and accuracy in work
 Appropriate personal grooming and hygiene
 Appropriate personal behavior and language

20. Work Permit Process
 Pick up application in
College & Career Center H4
 Provide all required info:
 Social Security #
 Employer’s signature
 Parent’s signature
 Bring to Ms. Mace in H4
 Drop off @ TUTORIAL,
pick up @ LUNCH
 Drop off @ LUNCH, pick
up next day

22. Before you can leave…
Tell me one thing you
learned today
Make sure you
signed in!