N.Y. Education Law Section 3223
Duties of employers

The employer of any minor required to have an employment certificate:

1.

Shall satisfy himself that the minor presenting an employment certificate is in fact the minor named therein.

2.

Shall before employment begins, file at the place of the minor’s employment such certificate so that it may be readily accessible to any authorized person to examine such document.

3.

Shall, upon termination of the minor’s employment, return the employment certificate to the minor.

Source: Section 3223 — Duties of employers, https://www.­nysenate.­gov/legislation/laws/EDN/3223 (updated Sep. 22, 2014; accessed Jan. 18, 2025).

3201
Discrimination on account of race, creed, color or national origin prohibited 3201‑A
Discrimination on account of sex 3202
Public schools free to resident pupils 3203
Selection of school for attendance of children when district line intersects a dwelling 3204
Instruction required 3205
Attendance of minors upon full time day instruction 3206
Attendance of minors upon part time instruction 3207
Attendance upon evening instruction 3207‑A
Service of persons seventeen years of age as election inspectors or poll clerks 3208
Attendance 3208‑A
Special proceeding to determine physical capacity of student to participate in athletic programs 3209
Education of homeless children 3209‑A
Child abuse prevention 3210
Amount and character of required attendance 3211
Records of attendance upon instruction 3211‑A
Reports of reading tests 3212
Definition of persons in parental relation and their duties 3212‑A
Records of telephone numbers 3213
Supervisors of attendance 3214
Student placement, suspensions and transfers 3215
Unlawful employment 3215‑A
General certification provisions 3216
Employment certificates 3217
Procedure for issuance of employment certificates 3218
Evidence of age 3219
Consent of parent or guardian 3220
Certificate of physical fitness 3221
Pledge of employment 3222
Schooling record 3223
Duties of employers 3224
Temporary services 3225
Special employment certificate 3226
Farm work permits 3227
Street trades 3228
Newspaper carrier 3230
School district meetings and activities 3232
Courts having jurisdiction 3233
Penalties 3234
Enforcement
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Accessed:
Jan. 18, 2025

Last modified:
Sep. 22, 2014

§ 3223’s source at nysenate​.gov

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