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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 03/15/03
~*Ashley*~ from IN said:
Yeah i also am sick of there being no jobs offered to teenagers... if we want a job to make some money to buy what we want instead of our parents buying it and complaining about it then them telling us to make some money and we cant! i really think that we need jobs offered to us.. we can work as hard or harder than some 16 or 17 yr olds.we really need to make money though..and the same thing goes for me and most uspoiled teens we have to pay for a part of our car and if yu dont allow us to get jobs then we wont have a car till we are 18...i'm almost fifteena dn i dont anna wait another 3 yea
On 03/03/03
Daniel from MI said:
I think that more jobs should let 14 year olds work because it is so hard to find a job when you are 14 a few days ago i went to fill out for a job at a car wash and at rams horn and you have to be 16 i even tryed framer jacks and you still have to be 16 i think that is bad they should have more jobs for 14 year olds i am still looking for a jod some one help me
On 02/21/03
tiffany from MI said:
I agree I am 14 years old And I would like to start prooving to my parents that I can take responsobility for myself plus my parents wont let me get a car unless I have the $ so I am trying to save up early enough so My parents wont have to buy me a car and I can buy it by myself So I would really appreciate it if you would let the children that are only like 13 and 14 work so they can get an idea of how it feels to make a living on their own. Thank you!!!
On 12/28/02
Jennifer from NE said:
Yes - i think kids our age should be able to work! In my opinion the law should change, we need money to buy things for ourselves. Plus our parents can't afford things for us all of our lives. We need to grow up - and be responible kids. By having a job we can learn the value of a dollar, become more responsible, and stay out of trouble most likey. And if people think that kids our age shouldn't have one, then they must not think kids need to surive on our own(making our $)So i think at the age of at least 14, we should be able to have a job! Thank you *Jennifer* :)
On 12/25/02
kadia from PA said:
i'm just making a commet to that you said because that's the way things are i'm just happy that i don't leave in arizona because i need a job bad my mom takes care of me but i need money really bad.
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