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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 12/20/02
Kahmia from AZ said:
Teenagers should be able to work at the age of 14- whatever, if they are responsible enough. Kids these days should be taught what $$$ is and learn the value of a dollar. If more teenagers work, they would b able to buy what they want, and possibly get out of trouble.
On 12/17/02
Brandy from AZ said:
I think that 15 and 14 year olds should be able to work because they are close to getting their liscense and their parents might be making them save up for a car. So if they need to buy a car and have no way of making money then they wont have a car by the time that they are 16 years old and they will have to save up for even longer when they turn 16 and then buy a car.
On 11/01/02
chantal from Othe said:
im 13 and ive worked at 2 b+b's and a pub but now i wnt another job and i carnt cause there are no jobs that would let a 14 year old work.Please change it my parents are i'll i have to work off my feet and i dont get money and if i did it would be about £5 i need more what jobs would hire a responsible teenager were not all bad.HELP i need the job i need the money and i need the responsibility and i need the clothes!
On 10/31/02
Zenovia from AZ said:
teens 13-15 are not allowed to work which is not fair. the ecomny will rise and kids (some) will not be involved with the neagtive aspects of life.
On 10/29/02
Christina from MD said:
I have a problem with the fact that 13 year old can not work. Maybe the situation is that some kids parents can't afford to give allowance to kids. Just put yourselves in our places.We will really appreciate it if you would change the law. God would bless you.
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