Labor Law and Work Permits for Oregon.
Do you know the child actor labor laws for your state? If you’re looking to pursue a career in entertainment for your child or if you are an entertainment industry professional looking to employ a child in your production, it is important that you know the child actor labor laws in both your home state and any state in which you intend to work.
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Minors 15 days and older may work in motion picture, television production, radio, still photography, audio recording, theatrical/stage productions or other kinds of entertainment where minors perform to entertain the public provided that Employers first obtain an “Employer Registration Certificate” and agree to comply with the provisions of ORS 653.010 to 653.545, OAR 839-021-0006 to 839-021-0375 and any terms specified by the wage and Hour Commission, The Commission’s Executive Secretary, or the Executive Secretary’s Designee.
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Minors under the age of 14, who will be employed in entertainment must obtain a work permit. Application forms are to be completed by both the parent and the employer. It is the responsibility of the employer or production company to ensure all requirements have been met 24 hours before the date of employment of a minor. Minors age 14-17 are not issued individual permits.
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The state of Oregon requires employers to obtain a special permit (for short term productions) to employ minors in entertainment or an employment certificate (for long term productions). It is the responsibility of the employer to ensure all of the requirements are satisfied for the employment of a minor in entertainment.
Annual Employment Certificate – For employers employing minors 14-17 years of age for any duration.
Short-Term Permit – For employers employing 10 or more minors of any age in the entertainment industry, for fewer than 5 days. This replaces the need for an Employment Certificate and other Employment Permits.
Under 14 Permit – For the employment of minors under 14 years of age in the entertainment industry, for more than 5 days, or for types of productions not covered by the Registration to Employ Minors.
Annual Registration to Employ Minors – For employers employing minors of any age in the entertainment industry, in more than one production, in “short term” employment (5 days or fewer). The registered employer is required to provide 24-hour notice with details of the proposed employment as prescribed in OAR 839-021-0320.
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We can find no evidence of any blocked trust account requirements in the state of Oregon.
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The employer must obtain a release from the Superintendent, or designee, of the school district in which the minor’s school is located when the employment requires the minor’s absence from school for more than five days. The employer must provide minors less than 16 years of age with no less than three hours of instruction per day when minors school is in session, excluding Saturday and Sunday. The instruction must be provided by a teacher certified to teach in Oregon or, when the minors travel to Oregon from another state, certified to teach such minors in the state where the minors normally attend school. For greater detail, please see Oregon Law 839-021-0325.
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The state of Oregon does not require Talent Agents to hold licenses. There is no regulation.
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The state of Oregon does not recognize graduated minors as “legal 18”.
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Bureau of Labor and Industries
Child Labor Unit #1045
800 N.E. Oregon Street
Portland, OR 97232-2180
PH: (971) 673-0836
FAX: (971) 673-0769
boli.mail@state.or.us