working papers

Youth labor permits

Working papers are official documents authorizing a minor to be employed, required in some jurisdictions before someone under a certain age can legally work: She needed to get her working papers before starting the summer job.

The term also refers to preliminary documents in accounting or academic research—draft materials supporting a final product: The auditor's working papers documented every step of the review.

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employment authorization status

working papersdeportation order

Legal mandate requiring departure

visa denial · undocumented status · termination notice · pink slip

publication status

working paperspeer-reviewed article

Publication evaluated by experts

journal article · published research · official report · monograph · definitive edition

document status/finality

working papersfinal version

Completed, approved iteration

galleys · definitive edition

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