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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 09/07/06
abby from ID said:
the comment a couple down from me where you say that 14 year olds shouldnt work...you are completly wrong. obviosly you arent 14 so maybe i dont know how old you are but if u grew up in a completely different time then the present, you dont understand. nowadays we "kids" need more money to help but the things that we need in life..especially if we dont want to mooch off of our parents. but we cant get those things unless we have MONEY.and a job gets u that. you may think 14 year olds shouldnt work but that is only because you are not 14 and dont know how hard it is to get by with rising prices
On 03/27/06
renita from IL said:
I strongly agree that. Younger students are eligible for working.
On 02/11/06
Samantha from CT said:
I highly feel that Teenager 14 and over should be able to work. We arent stupid. We have more knowledgable sense than some adults working now. I help out at my fathers retaurant a lot and now i am hoping to get a job in the mall.
On 12/31/05
mpj61814 from LA said:
can 14 year olds work at this age.
On 10/02/05
Lee from TX said:
I think 14 year olds should be able to work because we are responsible anough.
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