It’s a “modernization” of the former process, which had schools issue work permits.
With the final pieces of SEA 409 going into effect, work permits are eliminated completely, and the responsibility of tracking and reporting minor employment in Indiana shifts directly to employers.
Indiana Department of Labor’s new Youth Employment System, known as YES, is a system where employers who employ five or more minors under the age of 18 can register them. When those employees leave that job, the employer must remove that minor’s information from the YES active-employee registry.
They will have three business days to complete each action.
Schools can still monitor which employers are hiring minor employees in their communities via YES, and can request public information in the system specific to their students.
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