Resources and Forms
Work Permit Applications for Minors
- Application for Entertainment Work Permit
- Blanket Permits Defined
- Application for a Blanket Permit
- New York Permit Application
Links for Production
- Studio Teacher Defined
- Search for a Credentialed Studio Teacher
- Sample “Green Card” – Studio Teacher license
- California Labor Code – Title 8
- Permit to Employ Minors
- Work Permit Exceptions
- Legal 18 vs Emancipation
- Traditional School vs. Home School
- Background Performers Coogan Rules
- Working hours extension waiver
- Order a Blue Book: Employment of Minors in the Entertainment Industry
- Download the Blue Book: Employment of Minors in the Entertainment Industry
Education Codes
Dept. of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE)
Contract Services Administrative Trust Fund (CSATF)
SAG Guidelines
Resources for Parents of Minors
- Order a Blue Book: Employment of Minors in the Entertainment Industry
- Download the Blue Book: Employment of Minors in the Entertainment Industry
- SAG / AFTRA Young Performers
- Young Performers Handbook
- Actor’s Fund Looking Ahead
- California High School Proficiency Exam (CHSPE)
Studio Teacher Resources



Labor Laws

Click on the following link for legal statutes and regulations governing the employment of minors in the Entertainment Industry: California Code of Regulations, Title 8 Chapter 6. Division of Labor Standards Enforcement, Subchapter 2. Employment of Minors in the Entertainment Industry.
Click on the link below for CA Child Labor Laws including information and links to
- Labor Code
- Entertainment Work Permits
- Education Code
CA Department of Labor Standards Enforcement (DLSE) website
To see state-by-state requirements for employing Minors in film, please click here.
