Form CA-7 at a glance
What it is: Form CA-7 is the State of Michigan Combined Offer of Employment and Work Permit/Age Certificate for minors 16 and 17 years of age.
Who signs: Sign as Signature of Employer and enter the Title, Telephone and Date. The Work Permit is issued by the Issuing Officer signing and dating the form in Section III.
Where and when to file: The Minor returns the completed form to the Employer before beginning work.
A minor who is 16 or 17 years of age and not specifically exempted from the Youth Employment Standards Act (P.A. 90 of 1978) needs a CA-7 work permit.
Employers must complete a CA-7 for minors who start employment at 16 years of age.
CA-7 Work Permits are valid until a minor turns 18 years of age or graduates as long as the minor works for the same employer.
A filled-in Form CA-7 example: a 16-year-old applies for a bakery job
How to fill out Form CA-7, box by box
Section I: the minor applicant
The Minor completes Section I of the CA-7 form.
Please type or print using an ink pen. Enter the Name of Minor, Address, City and ZIP.
Enter the Age and the Date of Birth Month/Day/Year.
Enter the Last Four Digits of Social Security Number.
Enter the Contact Telephone Number for Minor.
Mark Yes or No for Application Submitted Electronically. If yes, provide email address to return approved form.
Enter the Name of School (present or last attended), Address, City and ZIP.
Enter the Last Grade Completed and the Type of Business (e.g., fast food, retail sales).
Section I: school status
Check one School Status: in school, home schooled, online/cyber/virtual or Not Attending. Enter the Name of Parent/Guardian (circle one), the Parent/Guardian Telephone and the Parent/Guardian Email Address (optional).
Section II: the business and the offer of employment
The prospective Employer completes Section II.
Section II is completed by the Employer as the Offer of Employment: Name of Business, Address, City and ZIP.
Enter the Earliest Starting Time a.m./p.m., the Latest Ending Time a.m./p.m., the Hours per Day, the Number of Days per Week (not more than 6 per week) and the Total Hours of Employment per Week (no more than 24 hours when school is in session and 48 hours when school is not in session).
Enter the Applicant's Job Title, the Hourly Wage, the Job Duties/Tasks to be Performed by Minor and the Equipment/Tools to be Used by Minor.
Section II: the hours deviation
Will the minor be working under an existing hours deviation granted by the Michigan Wage and Hour Division? Mark No or Yes. If yes, attach a copy of the approved Michigan hours deviation and retain parent/guardian consent at the worksite.
Section II: the employer's signature
Sign as Signature of Employer and enter the Title, Telephone and Date.
Section III: work hours and evidence of age
The Issuing Officer verifies the age of Minor using the best available evidence and ensures compliance with state and federal laws and regulations.
Number of Work Hours Per Week When School is in Session: No more than 24 hours per week. Number of Work Hours While School Not in Session: No more than 48 hours per week. Evidence of Age Confirmed by (issuing officer checks one): Birth Certificate, Certificate of Arrival in the U.S., Driver's License, Hospital Record of Birth, School Record, Baptismal Certificate or Other (describe).
Section III: the school's issuing officer
Section III is completed by the School's Issuing Officer and must be signed by the Issuing Officer to be valid.
This is to certify that: (1) this form was properly completed, (2) listed job duties are compliant with state and federal laws and regulations, (3) listed hours are compliant with state and federal laws and regulations, (4) this form was signed by employer, (5) I authorize the issuance of this work permit.
The Work Permit is issued by the Issuing Officer signing and dating the form in Section III.
The Issuing Officer maintains a copy for the school file.
Enter the Name of School District, the Printed Name of Issuing Officer, the Title, the Address, the City, State, ZIP, the Telephone Number and the Issue Date, and sign as Signature of Issuing Officer.
More rules for Form CA-7
This completed form permits a minor to be employed only by the employer and at the location listed in Section II.
The issuing officer is 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/her behalf.
A work permit may be issued by the school the minor attends, the school district where the minor resides, or the district where the minor will be employed.
The issuance of a work permit does not authorize employment of minors contrary to state or federal laws and regulations.
The employer must have a completed work permit form maintained at the minor's worksite before a minor begins work.
Keep any approved deviation with parental consent on file at the minor's worksite.
The employer must always provide competent adult supervision.
The employer must comply with federal, state, and local laws and regulations including nondiscrimination against any applicant or employee because of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, gender, height, weight, marital status, or disability.
The employer must return the work permit to the issuing officer upon termination of the minor's employment.
A copy of the CA-7 and any Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity deviation forms shall be filed in the minor's permanent school file.
Work permits shall not be issued if the work is hazardous, information is incomplete, or if the minor's employment is in violation of state or federal laws and regulations.
A person under 18 years of age shall not be employed in, about, or in connection with an occupation which is hazardous or injurious to the minor's health or personal well-being or which is contrary to standards established by state and federal acts, e.g., construction, slicers, motor vehicle operation, power-driven machinery.
Minors 16 years of age and older may work 6 days in 1 week, a weekly average of 8 hours per day, 10 hours in one day, and 24 hours in 1 week when school is in session and 48 hours in 1 week when school is not in session.
Also, not more than 5 hours continuously without a documented 30-minute uninterrupted meal or rest period, between 6:00 a.m. and 10:30 p.m., but not during school hours, and until 11:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and when not regularly attending school, e.g., summer vacation.
Form CA-7 (revised 4/2021): instructions for completing CA-7 must be printed on back of form for form to be valid.
Home schooled, no school, deviations and revocation
Home schooled students
Home schooled students must be issued a work permit from an authorized issuing officer.
Minors 16 or 17 years of age currently not attending school
Additionally, 16- or 17-year-old minors currently not attending school who have not met the requirements of graduation, or have not obtained a GED, or have not been emancipated by court order must secure a work permit from an authorized issuing officer.
An employer may apply for a General Hours or an Individual Hours Deviation
At any time, an employer may apply through the Michigan Wage and Hour Division for a General Hours or an Individual Hours Deviation allowing the minor to start work before and end work after the times allowed by the act.
The number of hours a minor may work during a day or week remains the same.
Failure or refusal to issue a work permit
The failure or refusal to issue a work permit by the school may be appealed by the minor in accordance with Public Act 306 of 1969.
A permit may be revoked
A permit may be revoked by the school issuing officer if: (1) poor school attendance results in a level of schoolwork lower than that prior to beginning employment or (2) the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity/U.S. Department of Labor informs the school of an employer's violations of state or federal laws or regulations.
Any minor who has a permit revoked shall be informed of the appeal process by the school.
Sources
[1] Form CA-7 (revised 4/2021), State of Michigan Combined Offer of Employment and Work Permit/Age Certificate, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity (the Official source link on this page).
