Dear Superintendents and all designated minor work permit issuing officers:
In an effort to best protect data considered Personally Identifiable Information (PII), the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Bureau of Labor Standards is making slight adjustments to the work permit process effective immediately:
Do not include the following information sent to the Bureau of Labor Standards:
- Birth certificate
- Social security numbers
- Date of birth or place of birth
Your review and validation of ‘proof of age’ documentation provided by the minor meets the statutory requirements of the work permit process and eliminates the potential exposure of sensitive information in unsecured environments, like email.
Additionally, Maine DOL has revised the work permit form to eliminate the birth date and place of birth. In place of those fields, we have added an ‘age’ line for you or your designee to provide to us as part of the validation process. Here is a link to the updated work permit form.
Thank you in advance for your assistance in ensuring a safe and efficient work permit process.
For more information and/or clarification of the role of the superintendents and/or designees in processing Maine minor work permits, it is clearly defined in Maine Revised Statue on work permits (paragraph three).