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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 03/01/04
Kiara from WI said:
That write girl thats mean that they don't let us work.Long as we 14 years or older we should be able to get a job.I think we will work harder than the people whos working now.People need to think before they no to us and I mean it.
On 02/25/04
Tasha from AL said:
I want a job so bad. I can't belive that no one will hire me just beacuse of my age. I don't mind getting up and working hard for my check cause it would be mine and I would know how much I would have in a 2 or 3 weeks. I am not saying I would want to work year rounf I just want to work during the summer as a summer job and I could have my own money and don't have to ask my momma for anything. I f I do work for my family I can't say for a fact that they will give me my money, sot thats a nother reason why I want t job. I think that I am very mature for my age. I know it and everyone will to.
On 02/25/04
Garrett from CA said:
Its good 2 know I can work to earn some money. all i want is like a restocking job or packaving, or maybe moving heavy crates or something. I probably would do better overall than an 18-year-old slacker. I figured that I could make, on min. wage, in 4 months working six days per week, I could make about 2500 dollars. that means in one year, Id have 10,000 dollars! This is great.
On 02/22/04
Rebekka from Othe said:
yes i agree, The 14 year olds have things to do places to see they kneed money to do these things,they can remember lots and desurve a job, ive been looking for a while now and still havnt found anyware to work! i get very little pay at home and want things like credit on my mobile phone! I wouldnt mind stacking boxes,or working in a shop or somthing like that but i see no advertising for help needed then the age group being 14 and over very rarely i se that ive only seen that once for a newspapper round ! thank you for your time!
On 02/20/04
Ebony from CO said:
Thats not realy fare to me eaither becouse im 14 and i skiped a grade and know im in the 9th grade and i need money to and im sick of tired of depending on my parents to give me money i have a workers premit but they say im still under age and im not able to work there i truly think they need to change that law and i think we are able to work just as hard or harder then any one else
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