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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


Comments
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On 08/06/03
vafa from Othe said:
i think that 14 years old kid could work. we have to pay for other thing as full prise.
On 08/05/03
Timothy from TN said:
I think it is unfair to us.We have needs and expenses to. If their r that many idiots out in the world than were doomed.Any way if anyone needs a hard worker I'm here.
On 08/02/03
Lucy from WA said:
i want a job !!! maybe the president will hire me. i am mature i have had sex so i should get a job
On 07/20/03
Elaine from MD said:
I think that 14 year old work harder than adults. Some adults are lazy and never want to work. It's a shame that some un-employed adults who have high school diplomas won't get jobs, and here I am looking and no one will hire me. If I was an adult, I would get a job. If I was old enough I would get a job.
On 07/19/03
Stacy from Othe said:
I've recently just got a job! I'm 14 years old and still at school. I just want to say to all them people out there who think that its wrong, well it the person choose if they want to work. Under 16 work just as well as Adults!
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