Originally posted by JaJay721 To work in the United States under the age of 18 you must have a completed I-9 (not all businesses do this, but with terrorism the gov't is getting more strict) and working papers. To fill out an I-9 you can use just about anything if you are a minor. Even a report card will work. It may be your employers Company policy to have a social security card to verify the SSN you give them on your W-2 and application (if permissible). But, a social security card is not needed technically to get a job. She can still hire you without it unless it is company policy.. however, unless you were hired under that agreement she can't hold you to it.
Since you are under 18 legally the only reason your parents would have to sign something is if you would be working past federal minor work laws.. IE they want you to work up till 11:00pm on schoolnights and 12am on non school nights.
If you have provided a drivers license all you technically need to show now is a birth certificate or social security card. As long as you have your birth certificate they should hire you. If you were born in another country or are here on temp/perm basis, any paperwork showing that would work as well for a second id.
This lady either needs to learn the laws of hiring or loosen up a bit, because it is not as strict as she is making it. I would never make an employee of mine run around in circles like this over a friggin I-9 form. Especially when two-thirds the businesses in the country do not even require employees to fill them out.
