Apply by Mail

1. To Apply for Certificate to Employ Homeworkers, the applicant has to approach the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division link
2. The applicant has to download the form from the following link

   Note: The applicant must have an updated version of Adobe Reader to open the application form.

3. The applicant needs give all the information in the application form.
4. Make sure that the applicant has to attach the necessary documents which is mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page (If Applicable)
5. The applicant has to attach the photocopies of the required documents along with the application form while submitting.
6. Submit all the documents with the completed form to the Wage and Hour Division.
7. The office address is mentioned in the “Office Locations & Contacts” section of this page.
8. The fee for this procedure is free of cost.
9. Once the verification process is done by the officer, the applicant receives the notification through mail or email.
10. The processing time for this procedure take up to 15-30 days.
11. The applicant will receive the certificate via mail.

• Completed Application form link

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Wage and Hour Division
Mailing address:
Attn: Homeworker Certification
230 S. Dearborn Street
Room 530
Chicago, IL 60604-1757
Telephone: (312) 596-7195
Website link
Contact link
Wage and Hour Division’s Local Offices link

• Any Employer who intends to Apply for Certificate to Employ Homeworkers is eligible to make this application.

• The fee for the procedure is free of cost.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• Application form link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The processing time for this procedure is takes up to 15 – 30 days.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&>
from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• Applicant must complete the application form before submitting. Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
• Applicant must provide genuine information while applying for this procedure.
• Persons are not required to respond to the request for information unless it displays currently valid OMB Control Number.

• Name of employer
• Address of establishment including Mailing Address
• County
• Mailing address
• Date
• Signature
• Title
• Firm
• Name of Homeworker
• Address (street, city, state)
• Language Spoken (If other than English)

• The WH-46 is the application an employer submits when seeking to obtain authority to employ multiple industrial homeworkers in a restricted industry (other than women's apparel). The form requires the employer to list the names and addresses of the individuals to be employed as homeworkers. In addition, if the language of the homeworker is other than English, the employer must indicate the language spoken.

• Two different types of certificates are issued by the Wage and Hour Division - an individual industrial homeworker certificate which authorizes a specific individual to perform homework in a restricted industry because of certain circumstances impacting that employee's ability to work outside the home (i.e., use Form WH-2); and an employer homeworker certificate that authorizes an employer to employ homeworkers in a particular restricted industry, except women's apparel. No employer homeworker certificates may be issued for the women's apparel industry (i.e., use Form WH-46).

Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Link

• All homeworkers subject to the provisions of the FLSA must be paid in compliance with the minimum wage and overtime provisions of the Act. In addition, records must be maintained in accordance with section 11(c) of the FLSA and Regulations, 29 CFR Part 516. All homeworkers must complete a homeworker handbook in accordance with Regulations, Part 516.31 and shall be instructed to accurately record all hours worked, piece work information, and business-related expenses in the handbook.