Entertainment Work Permits: Employment of Minors as Child Actors
Selecting a Studio Teacher or Welfare Worker
These links provide information on Child Actors working in the California Film Industry and the adults who supervise their activity while employed in the production environment:
California State Department of Industrial Relations (DIR)
California Child Labor Code
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/childlaborpamphlet2000.html
Entertainment Industry Summary Chart - - Age & Work Hours
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/ChildLaborPamphlet2000.html#60
Local DIR Offices
www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/DistrictOffices.htm
Procedure for Obtaining Entertainment Work Permit by Minor
www.dir.ca.gov/t8/11753.html
Contact one of the local offices listed above for the permit application.
Screen Actors Guild (SAG)
Young Performers in California
Studio Teachers Local 884
Studio Teachers Certification Database
California Department of Industrial Relations
www.dir.ca.gov/databases/dlselr/studtch.asp
U.S. Department of Labor
Youth & Labor Entertainment Industry Employment
www.dol.gov/dol/topic/youthlabor/entertainmentemployment.htm
Child Advocacy
Child Labor Coalition
www.stopchildlabor.org/
A Minor Consideration
www.minorcon.org/
Resource Network for Young Worker Health and Safety
http://socrates.berkeley.edu/~safejobs/
www.dir.ca.gov/youngworker/youngworkernetwork.html