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WORKING PAPERS

As of June 1, 2023, schools will no longer administer Working Papers Applications. The new Working Papers Application is available online at MyWorkingPapers.nj.gov. Please read all directions carefully before clicking the link.

All New Jersey minors are required to have working papers as a condition of
employment. A new law — A4222 — effective June 1, 2023, significantly changes how minors get working papers and switches oversight and administration to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL).

The new process is online and streamlined, and can be accessed at MyWorkingPapers.nj.gov. That URL — MyWorkingPapers.nj.gov — is all the
information minors and employers need to drive the working papers application
forward. Here’s how it works:

  1. Minors and their employers each go to MyWorkingPapers.nj.gov to start.

  2. The employer is emailed a unique 8-digit code they share with every minor
    they hire.

  3. The minor fills out their working papers application online, entering the
    employer’s unique 8-digit code. The minor adds their caregiver’s name and
    email address.

  4. The employer is emailed when a minor applies for working papers using
    a unique 8-digit code assigned to their business. The employer clicks the link
    in the email to add job duties and hours and give their OK.

  5. The caregiver is emailed that a working papers application has been started
    by a minor in their care. The caregiver clicks the link in the email to give
    their OK and provide the minor’s proof of age.

  6. The minor and their employer each receive an email when the caregiver
    takes action on the working papers application.

  7. The minor can begin working — unless they receive an email rejecting their
    application. (Notification of approval/rejection can be expected within 24
    hours of the caregiver taking action.)