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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.
All homeworker certificate applications are processed at a single location. Completed applications shall be submitted to the following address:
U.S. Department of Labor
Wage and Hour Division
Attention: Homeworker Certification
230 S. Dearborn Street
Room 530
Chicago, IL 60604-1757
Telephone: (312) 596-7195
You may contact that office at 1-866-4-USWAGE (1-866-487-9243) with questions regarding the employment of homeworkers in restricted industries and the application and certification processes.
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. Homeworker Handbooks (Form WH-75) are available in several different languages from the Wage and Hour Division. Homeworker Handbooks are cleared by OMB under control number 1235-0001. Persons are not required to respond to the request for information unless it displays a currently valid OMB Control Number.
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