LePage wants teen work permit changes
Gov. Paul LePage’s administration has crafted a proposal intended to speed up the issuance of teen work permits and expand the range of jobs 14- and 15-year-olds may do.
The Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported the proposal would remove one step from the process for a teen to get a summer work permit and open work in movie theaters and bowling alleys to teens as young as 14.
The current process requires a school superintendent to verify the teen’s age and then file paperwork with the Department of Labor, which verifies that state law permits the teen to take the job. The paperwork is then sent back to the superintendent, who gives the permit to the teen to give to the employer.
The proposed legislation would eliminate the first superintendent review, allowing a teen to go to the department to start its verification process and then send the paperwork to the appropriate superintendent. Pam Taylor, director of the state’s Bureau of Labor Standards, told MPBN the change would speed up the process.
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