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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 04/28/03
Natasha from CA said:
I don't think that i fair neither because how am i suppose to get cool stuff if i don't have a job to make any money?
On 04/28/03
Bob from AZ said:
on your question about the job, you can find a job at teens4hire.com
On 04/24/03
Zack from WV said:
It is not fair! The child labor laws say that a 14 year old can work 20 hours a week during school, and 40 hours a week during the summer. If a place refuses to hire us when the law says we CAN work, it is descrimination!!!
On 04/24/03
jennifer from AZ said:
i think they should hire 14 year olds because we can bus tables clean dishes or sweep floors
On 04/23/03
Kate from KS said:
I don't think that it is fair because it is hard for us to get money and i am getting to the age where people don't call me to babysitt anymore so i need money for shopping and other stuff like that.
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