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Summary of differences between federal and state regulations
The Arizona Industrial Commission administers the child labor laws.
Work age
Youths must be:
- None specified for youth working for parent/relative for most non-hazardous occupations
- 10 to deliver newspapers
- 14 for most non-hazardous jobs
- 16 for most machine operations, working at heights, cooking, baking, working with semi-domestic animals
- 18 to work with explosives, drive more than 2 hours or 50 miles/day, and all other employment
- 19 to work with alcoholic beverages
Work hours
Youths under 16 may work:
- 6 am to 9:30 pm (11 pm on non-school nights)
- 18 hours/week, 3 hours/day when school is in session
- 40 hours/week, 8 hours/day when school is not in session
- No restrictions for high school graduates or if married
Youths 16 to 18 have no restrictions.
Postings
Wage orders wherever minors are employed.
State
Contact
Industrial Commission of Arizona
Regulations
Arizona child labor regulations can be found in Title 23, Chapter 2, Article 3 of the Arizona Revised Statutes.
Federal
Contact
The Department of Labor is the sole federal agency that monitors child labor and enforces child labor laws. Enforcement of the Fair Labor Standard Act's child labor provisions is handled by the Wage and Hour Division of the Department’s Employment Standards Administration.
Regulations
U.S. child labor regulations can be found in CFR 29:
Part 570 Child Labor Regulations, Orders and Statements of Interpretation
Part 575 Waiver of Child Labor Provisions for Agricultural Employment of 10 and 11 Year Old Minors In Hand Harvesting of Short Season Crops
Part 579 Child Labor Violations – Civil Money Penalties