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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 03/16/04
Cory from AZ said:
I think that the law is good. 14 year olds should not be able to get a job because they are to young and that does not look professional. lets say they do pass a law allowing 14 year olds to work then before you know it 13 year olds will want a job too. They have set a line that should not be crossed and they are sticking to it. That is the way it should be!
On 03/12/04
hi from IL said:
thats good for you i m glad you know Thanks for the informantio
On 03/12/04
Candace from TN said:
I think that 14 years old should be allowed to work as well. 15 year olds and up have to opportunity to work and have money on the side to do things and go places, while 14 years have to sit back and want to do the same. I don't think that it's fair!!
On 03/10/04
SIMON from NY said:
SHOULDNT THEY LET ANY 1 WHO WANTS TO WORK LET THEM AS LONG AS THEY HAVE A SIGNED PERMISSION SLIP FROM AN PARENT OR GUARDIAN?
On 03/06/04
Tyeece from MD said:
I am 14 and need a job bad.I am very responsible so teenagers that have a job are immature. So what makes them better than us. The same job there doing we can come in there and do better. Yes we are young but so what some 14 year olds can do a job better than an adult that has been working for so many years. I disagree with the law. they need to let us work.
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