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Question: Can employers refuse to hire 14-year-olds if they hire 15-year-olds in AZ?

Answer: Arizona law does not forbid an employer from refusing to hire 14-year-olds, while hiring 15-year-olds.

However, Arizona statues do have various restrictions regarding the employment of children under the age of 16. Arizona Law (ARS §23-232) says that children under 16 are prohibited from working in, about, or in connection with:

-manufacturing
-processing
-laundering or dry cleaning in a commercial laundry
-warehousing
-construction
-boiler, furnace, or engine rooms
-occupations involving work from a ladder, scaffold, windowsill, or similar structures, or places more than five feet in height
-certain activities in retail food or gasoline service establishments.

Another Arizona Law (ARS §23-231) has more restrictions for employment of children under 18 years old.

In addition, there are limitations placed on the hours that may be worked by children under the age of 16. Minors under the age of 16 may not work more than 3 hours per day and 18 hours per week when enrolled in school. When not enrolled in school or when school is not in session, minors under the age of 16 may not work more than 8 hours per day and 40 hours per week.

Read more information about U.S. child labor laws from the U.S. Department of Labor


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On 09/15/03
Erika from NJ said:
you should be able to work at 14 in any state
On 09/12/03
Kyle from KY said:
I think laws should require all fast food places to hire people at 14. I have a trip to England this summer and i won't be able to get the money to go if i don't find a job. If anyone knows of any places i can work for the money, just post it and ill read it.
On 09/09/03
Gavin from IL said:
I would agree that people under the age of 14 should not be able to work. I also agree being 14 and 15 you can only work certain jobs a certain amount of hours. I would like to work all jobs right now but when i think about it, I'm not ready. Personally, I'm just happy that I can work something at age 14. An infant likes to play with an outlet, but if he did it would hurt him/her. This is why I think the laws right now are helpful to teens while still stopping child labor.
On 08/10/03
Fabs from AZ said:
I think that they should hire 14 year olds! We are hard workers just like adults and can do most stuff they do!
On 08/08/03
tony from Othe said:
im from Australia and ive got a job with steve erwin (the crocidile man) at his crocidile farm. And im only 14!!!Its just too bad that you cant get a job over there.ha ha ha ha. just keep trying!
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