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Getting a job at 14 to 19? Pick your age, school schedule and job to see your hours, banned tasks, pay, sick time and first-paycheck basics, with the official source for every line.
This is general information, not legal advice.
Arizona and federal law both cover teen jobs. Where they differ, the stricter rule applies, and this checker always shows that one.
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Every rule the checker uses, for every age, with its official source.
When Arizona law and federal law both apply, the stricter rule wins. This page always gives you the stricter one and says which law set it.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“If both federal law and the provisions of this article are applicable, the law with the higher standard governs.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Where there is a difference between federal and state law, the stricter law takes precedence.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“when both are applicable, the law with the stricter standard must be obeyed.”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
“no provision of this chapter relating to the employment of child labor shall justify noncompliance with any Federal or State law”Source: govinfo.govChecked November 3, 2026
Under 14? Federal law generally does not allow covered non-farm jobs before age 14.
Federal law
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“The employment of minors under 14 years of age is not permissible under any circumstances if the employment is covered by the child labor provisions”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
At 14 and 15 you can work only outside school hours.
Federal law
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“Young persons 14 and 15 years of age may be employed outside school hours in a variety of non-manufacturing and non-hazardous jobs”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
On a school day, Fridays included: at most 3 hours.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“Not more than three hours in any one day when the person is enrolled in any session of school”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Not more than 3 hours in any 1 day when school is in session, including Fridays”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
In a week when school is in session: at most 18 hours.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“Not more than eighteen hours in any one week when the person is enrolled in any session of school when school is in session.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Not more than 18 hours in any 1 week when school is in session”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
On a day with no school (a weekend, a holiday, summer): at most 8 hours.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“Not more than eight hours in any one day when the person is not enrolled in a session of school”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Not more than 40 hours in any 1 week when school is not in session”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
In a week with no school: at most 40 hours.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“Not more than forty hours in any one week when the person is not enrolled in a session of school”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Not more than 40 hours in any 1 week when school is not in session”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
Only between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. From June 1 through Labor Day you can work until 9 p.m. These times apply whether or not school is in session.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“Between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. in any 1 day, except during the summer (June 1 through Labor Day)”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
“except during the summer (June 1 through Labor Day) when the evening hour will be 9 p.m.”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
“They also can not work before 7:00 a.m. year round.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Arizona's own night limits are looser: no work from 9:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. before a school day, or 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. before a day off. Federal law covers most employers and is stricter, so the 7 a.m. start and the 7 p.m. finish (9 p.m. in summer) are what apply to you.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“On a day preceding a day when school is in session, those hours beginning at 9:30 p.m. and continuing until 6:00 a.m.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“On a day preceding a day when school is not in session, those hours beginning at 11:00 p.m. and continuing until 6:00 a.m.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
At 16 and 17 there is no limit on how many hours you work or what time of day, as long as the job is not one of the hazardous jobs below.
No limit under Arizona or federal law
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“prohibited equipment/occupations for all youths under 18 and/or hours violations for youths under 16”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Sixteen- and 17-year-olds may be employed for unlimited hours in any occupation other than those declared hazardous by the Secretary of Labor.”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
At 18, the federal and Arizona youth job rules no longer apply to you: no youth limits on hours, times or job types.
No limit under Arizona or federal law
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“Once a youth reaches 18 years of age, he or she is no longer subject to the Federal youth employment provisions.”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Restrictions For Minors 17 And Under:”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Federal law bans everyone under 18 from 17 hazardous job types, among them: explosives; driving on the job or riding outside a vehicle as a helper; mining; logging and sawmills; power woodworking machines; radiation; forklifts and other power hoists; metal-forming machines; meat slicers and meat-processing machines; power bakery machines; balers, compactors and paper machines; brick and tile work; power saws and wood chippers; demolition; roofing; and trenching or excavation.
Federal law
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“There are currently 17 HOs which include a partial or total ban on the occupations or industries they cover.”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
Arizona has its own under-18 list, which mostly overlaps: explosives, driving a motor vehicle (narrow exception), mining and quarries, logging, power woodworking machines, radiation, power hoists, metal-forming machines, meat-processing machines, power bakery machines, paper-products machines, clay and silica products, power saws, wrecking and demolition, roofing, and excavation.
Arizona law
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“a person shall not employ or allow a person under the age of eighteen years to work in, about or in connection with”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
No running or cleaning power meat slicers, saws or choppers, including in restaurants and delis.
Federal law
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“bans the operation of power-driven meat processing machines, such as meat slicers, saws and meat choppers, wherever used (including restaurants and delicatessens).”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
No running cardboard balers or trash compactors. At 16 and 17 you may only load certain balers, under specific federal rules.
Federal law
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“bans the operation of all compactors and balers”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
No driving or riding on forklifts, scissor lifts or most other power hoists.
Federal law
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“bans operating, riding on, and assisting in the operation of most power-driven hoisting apparatus such as forklifts”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
At a restaurant or bar with a liquor license, you cannot handle alcohol in any way. You can clear and clean tables, take away dirty dishes and restock supplies.
Arizona law
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“For an on-sale retailer to employ a person under eighteen years of age in any capacity connected with the handling of spirituous liquors.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“does not prohibit the employment by an on-sale retailer of a person under eighteen years of age who cleans up the tables”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
At a grocery or other store that mostly sells things other than alcohol, you can ring up or bag sealed alcohol only from age 16, and only with someone 18 or older on site supervising.
Arizona law
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“persons who are at least sixteen years of age to check out, if supervised by a person on the premises who is at least eighteen”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
No running, cleaning or fixing power-driven machinery, such as lawn mowers, weed trimmers and food slicers, grinders or choppers.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“Occupations that involve operating, tending, setting up, adjusting, cleaning, oiling, or repairing any power-driven machinery, including but not limited to lawn mowers”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Setting up, adjusting, cleaning, oiling or repairing power-driven food slicers, grinders, choppers and cutters.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
No baking at all, and cooking only in the limited ways federal rules allow (for example, never over an open flame). Arizona alone would allow cooking at soda fountains, lunch counters, snack bars and cafeteria serving counters, but the federal limits still apply there.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“All baking and cooking activities except that cooking which is permitted by § 570.34(c)”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Cooking and baking, except at soda fountains, lunch counters, snack bars or cafeteria serving counters.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
No work that needs a ladder or scaffold, at any height. Arizona's own line is 5 feet, but federal law is stricter.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“all work requiring the use of ladders, scaffolds, or their substitutes”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
“involving work from a ladder, scaffold, window sill or similar structure or place more than five feet in height”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
No door-to-door sales or selling to customers away from the business, at any hour. Arizona alone only bans it after 7 p.m.; federal law is stricter.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“Youth peddling, which entails the selling of goods or services to customers at locations other than the youth-employer's establishment”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Youths under the age of sixteen (16) can not be employed in solicitation sales or door-to-door solicitation after 7:00 p.m.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Arizona also bars workers under 16 from manufacturing, processing, commercial laundry and dry cleaning, warehousing, construction, and boiler or engine rooms.
Arizona law
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“a person shall not employ or allow a person under the age of sixteen years to work in, about or in connection with: 1. Manufacturing.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
Arizona's job bans do not cover hazard-free office clerical work, or lawn-care power equipment outside stores, restaurants and gas stations. For 14- and 15-year-olds, the federal ban on power machinery (lawn mowers included) still applies.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“The operation of power-driven equipment used in the care and maintenance of lawns and shrubbery not connected to retail, food service and gasoline service establishments.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
No driving on the job. Federal law bans driving and riding outside a vehicle as a helper for everyone under 18, with a narrow exception only for 17-year-olds.
Federal law
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“There are currently 17 HOs which include a partial or total ban on the occupations or industries they cover.”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
“an exemption for 17-year-olds, but not 16-year-olds, who, as part of their employment, perform the occasional and incidental driving of automobiles and trucks”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
At 16 you cannot drive on the job at all, even with a license. Arizona would allow some licensed driving, but federal law is stricter and governs.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“The Federal Child Labor Law prohibits 16 and 17 year olds from driving on the job.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“The total driving time does not exceed two hours per day or twenty-five per cent of the work period per day.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
At 17 you may drive only occasionally, as a small, incidental part of the job, and only if you meet both laws. Federal: daylight hours, vehicles up to 6,000 pounds, within 30 miles, a clean driving record and finished driver's ed, among other conditions. Arizona: a valid license, and driving that either totals no more than 2 hours a day (or 25% of your shift) or is under 50 miles a day.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“an exemption for 17-year-olds, but not 16-year-olds, who, as part of their employment, perform the occasional and incidental driving of automobiles and trucks”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
“The total driving time does not exceed two hours per day or twenty-five per cent of the work period per day.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
At 18 the federal and Arizona youth driving limits end.
No limit under Arizona or federal law
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“Once a youth reaches 18 years of age, he or she is no longer subject to the Federal youth employment provisions.”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
Working for family? Arizona's job and hours limits do not apply when a parent or listed relative owns at least 10% of the business and runs it day to day (under-16s still can't work in manufacturing or mining). Federal limits still apply unless your parents own the entire business. Even then, federal law only removes its age and hours limits: under-16s still can't work in mining or manufacturing, and no one under 18 may do a federally declared hazardous job.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“When youths are employed by a parent or relative and that person owns at least 10% of the company”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Children of any age are generally permitted to work for businesses entirely owned by their parents”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
Married, or have a high school diploma or equivalent? Arizona drops its youth limits, but federal law doesn't recognize those exemptions, so the federal limits still apply.
Set by federal law (stricter than Arizona)
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“The exemptions for marriage and high school diplomas or its equivalent are not recognized exemptions under the Federal Child Labor Laws.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
At 18 you can handle alcohol at work, but you still can't drink it until 21.
Arizona law
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“"Legal drinking age" means twenty-one years of age or older.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
Arizona's minimum wage is $15.15 an hour in 2026, and $15.65 an hour starting January 1, 2027.
Arizona law
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“Arizona's minimum wage will increase from $14.70 to $15.15, effective January 1, 2026.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Effective January 1, 2027, Arizona's Minimum Wage Is: $15.65 per hour”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Arizona has no youth or training wage. Teens get the same minimum wage as adults, in part-time and temporary jobs too.
Arizona law
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“The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act makes no distinction made between adults and minors in Arizona's minimum wage laws.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Arizona's minimum wage laws make no distinction between full-time, part-time, or temporary employees.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Federal law lets employers pay new workers under 20 as little as $4.25 an hour for their first 90 days, but that can't be used to pay you less than Arizona's minimum wage.
Arizona law
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“during the first 90 consecutive calendar days after such employee is initially employed by such employer, a wage which is not less than $4.25”Source: govinfo.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Newly hired employees who are less than 20 years old”Source: govinfo.govChecked November 3, 2026
“shall excuse noncompliance with any Federal or State law or municipal ordinance establishing a minimum wage higher than the minimum wage established under this chapter”Source: govinfo.govChecked November 3, 2026
If you earn tips, your employer can pay up to $3.00 an hour less in cash wages: at least $12.15 in 2026 and $12.65 from January 1, 2027. Your tips plus wages must still reach the full minimum wage; if they fall short, your employer must make up the difference.
Arizona law
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“the employer may pay a wage up to $3.00 per hour less than the minimum wage”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“when adding tips received to wages paid, the employee received not less than the minimum wage for all hours worked”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Working inside Flagstaff city limits? The city minimum wage is higher: $18.35 an hour in 2026 and $18.95 from January 1, 2027. Flagstaff allows no tip credit, so tipped workers get the full amount.
City of Flagstaff
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“Flagstaff's minimum wage is $18.35 per hour.”Source: flagstaff.az.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Flagstaff's minimum wage will be $18.95 per hour”Source: flagstaff.az.govChecked November 3, 2026
“All employees are required to make the full minimum wage, regardless of whether or not they regularly earn tips.”Source: flagstaff.az.govChecked November 3, 2026
Arizona's minimum wage law does not cover working for your parent or sibling, casual babysitting in the family's own home, or a small business that grosses under $500,000 a year and is also exempt from the federal minimum wage.
Arizona law
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“does not apply to any person who is employed by a parent or a sibling”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“any person who is employed performing babysitting services in the employer's home on a casual basis”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“any person employed in a small business that grosses less than $500,000 in annual revenue, if that small business is exempt”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Casual babysitting in a family's home is not covered by Arizona's minimum wage law. Agree on your rate before you start.
Arizona law
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“any person who is employed performing babysitting services in the employer's home on a casual basis”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
If your employer is your parent or your sibling, Arizona's minimum wage law does not apply. This exception covers only a parent or sibling, not other relatives.
Arizona law
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“does not apply to any person who is employed by a parent or a sibling”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
All employees earn Arizona paid sick time, including part-time, temporary and teen workers. Exceptions: working for your parent or sibling, casual babysitting in the family’s home, and jobs with the State of Arizona or the federal government.
Arizona law
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“All employees shall accrue earned paid sick time as follows”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
Casual babysitting in a family's home does not earn Arizona paid sick time.
Arizona law
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“All employees shall accrue earned paid sick time as follows”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
If your employer is your parent or sibling, Arizona paid sick time does not apply.
Arizona law
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“All employees shall accrue earned paid sick time as follows”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
You earn at least 1 hour of paid sick time for every 30 hours you work, paid at your normal hourly rate.
Arizona law
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“shall accrue a minimum of one hour of earned paid sick time for every 30 hours worked”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“time that is compensated at the same hourly rate and with the same benefits, including health care benefits, as the employee normally earns”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
Your employer can cap it at 40 hours a year if it has 15 or more workers, or 24 hours a year if it has fewer. It can choose to give more.
Arizona law
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“not be entitled to accrue or use more than 40 hours of earned paid sick time per year”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“not be entitled to accrue or use more than 24 hours of earned paid sick time per year”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
At a new job, your employer can make you wait until your 90th day before you use the hours you have earned.
Arizona law
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“may require an employee hired after July 1, 2017, to wait until the ninetieth calendar day after commencing employment”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
Use it when you're sick or hurt, for medical care including checkups, or to care for a sick family member.
Arizona law
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“An employee's mental or physical illness, injury or health condition; an employee's need for medical diagnosis, care, or treatment”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Care of a family member with a mental or physical illness, injury or health condition”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
Your employer can't make you find someone to cover your shift, and can ask for a note only if you're out 3 or more workdays in a row.
Arizona law
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“may not require, as a condition of an employee's taking earned paid sick time, that the employee search for or find a replacement worker”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“For earned paid sick time of three or more consecutive work days, an employer may require reasonable documentation”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
Unused hours carry over to next year, still under the yearly cap. Instead, your employer may pay you for unused hours at year-end and give you a full new year's amount up front.
Arizona law
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“Earned paid sick time shall be carried over to the following year, subject to the limitations on usage”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
When the job ends, your employer doesn't have to pay you for unused hours. If the same employer rehires you within 9 months (a summer job, say), your unused hours come back, unless it paid you for them when you left and you accepted.
Arizona law
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“Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring financial or other reimbursement to an employee from an employer upon the employee's termination, resignation”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“rehired within nine months of separation by the same employer, previously accrued earned paid sick time that had not been used shall be reinstated”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
No law requiring meal or rest breaks for teen workers was found. Arizona's child labor laws (ARS 23-230 to 23-242) and the state's youth job pages have no break rule, and federal youth rules don't require breaks. Arizona is also not on the U.S. Labor Department's list of states with meal-break laws for adult workers. Ask your employer about its break policy.
No limit under Arizona or federal law
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“regulate or require such things as breaks, meal periods, or fringe benefits”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Of the 21 States or other jurisdictions with meal period requirements, 7 States also have rest periods requirements”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
You do not need a work permit in Arizona, under state or federal law.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“Work permits are not required in the State of Arizona.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“require minors to obtain "working papers" or "work permits," though many States do”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
You don't need a parent's permission, and a parent's OK can't let you work outside the youth job rules.
Arizona law
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“Permission from the youths' parents is not a requirement nor does it allow youths to work in violation of Arizona's Youth Employment Laws.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Your employer may ask for proof of your age. Some employers get an optional age certificate to protect themselves.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“Employers need to verify ages as they can still be subject to penalties if a youth does not disclose his/her actual age.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“The prospective employer of a minor, in order to protect himself from unwitting violation of the Act, should obtain a certificate”Source: ecfr.govChecked November 3, 2026
Social Security (6.2%) and Medicare (1.45%) come out of each paycheck: 7.65% in all. Being a teen does not change that, except in the cases below.
Federal law
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“The rate of social security tax on taxable wages is 6.2% each for”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
“The Medicare tax rate is 1.45% each for the employee and employer, unchanged from 2025.”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
Under 18 and working in your parent's business? No Social Security or Medicare tax, but only if the business is a sole proprietorship, or a partnership owned only by your parents.
Federal law
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“a child under age 18 who works for their parent in a trade or business aren't subject to social security and Medicare taxes”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
“if the trade or business is a sole proprietorship or a partnership”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
Babysitting or other household work in someone's home while you're under 18: that pay doesn't count for Social Security and Medicare unless it's your main job, and for a student it never is.
Federal law
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“If the employee is a student, providing household services isn't considered to be their principal occupation.”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
Working for the school or college where you study generally means no Social Security or Medicare tax on that pay.
Federal law
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“FICA (Social Security and Medicare) taxes do not apply to service performed by students employed by a school, college or university”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
Form W-4: you can claim exempt from federal income tax withholding for 2026 only if you owed no federal income tax for 2025 and expect to owe none for 2026. To claim it, check the box in the 'Exempt from withholding' section and fill in Steps 1(a), 1(b) and 5.
Federal law
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“you had no federal income tax liability in 2025 and you expect to have no federal income tax liability in 2026”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
“certify that you meet both of the conditions by checking the box in the Exempt from withholding section.”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
Exempt lasts one year. To stay exempt, give your employer a new W-4 by February 16, 2027. With exempt, no federal income tax is taken out, so if you do end up owing, you may owe tax and penalties when you file.
Federal law
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“You will need to submit a new Form W-4 by February 16, 2027.”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
“If you claim exemption, you will have no income tax withheld from your paycheck and may owe taxes and penalties”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
If a parent can claim you as a dependent, your 2026 standard deduction is the greater of $1,350 or your earned income plus $450, but never more than $16,100.
Federal law
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“cannot exceed the greater of (1) $1,350, or (2) the sum of $450 and the individual's earned income”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Unmarried Individuals (other than Surviving Spouses and Heads of Households) (§ 1(j)(2)(C)) $16,100”Source: irs.govChecked November 3, 2026
Arizona Form A-4: give it to your employer (not the state) within your first 5 days. Pick a state withholding rate from 0.5% to 3.5%, and add an extra amount if you want. If you don't turn one in, your employer must withhold 2.0%.
Arizona law
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“Give your completed Form A-4 to your employer.”Source: azdor.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Complete this form within the first five days of your employment to select an Arizona withholding percentage.”Source: azdor.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Withhold from gross taxable wages at the percentage checked (check only one percentage)”Source: azdor.govChecked November 3, 2026
“If you do not give this form to your employer the department requires your employer to withhold 2.0% of your gross taxable wages.”Source: azdor.govChecked November 3, 2026
You can pick 0% if you expect to owe no Arizona income tax this year, but you must give your employer a new A-4 each year to keep it.
Arizona law
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“I elect an Arizona withholding percentage of zero, and I certify that I expect to have no Arizona tax liability for the current taxable year.”Source: azdor.govChecked November 3, 2026
“To keep this election for the next calendar year, you must give your employer an updated Form A-4.”Source: azdor.govChecked November 3, 2026
Under 18 and asked to do a banned job, or under 16 and scheduled past the hours limits? Tell the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) Labor Department with its Youth Labor complaint form.
Arizona law
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“The employer does not comply with the AZ youth labor laws related to prohibited equipment/occupations for all youths under 18”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Paid less than minimum wage? File the ICA Minimum Wage Claim Form within 1 year of the date the wages were due. Older claims are dismissed.
Arizona law
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“A Minimum Wage Claim must be filed within 1 year from the date the wages were due.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Sick time denied or not paid? File the ICA Earned Paid Sick Time Claim Form within 1 year of the violation.
Arizona law
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“An Earned Paid Sick Time Claim must be filed within 1 year from the date the earned paid sick time violation occurred.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Punished for using your minimum wage or sick time rights? File the ICA retaliation claim form within 1 year of the retaliation (or of when you knew or should have known about it). If your employer acts against you within 90 days of you speaking up, the law presumes it was retaliation.
Arizona law
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“An EPST/Minimum Wage Retaliation Claim Form must be filed within one year from the date the alleged violation occurred”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“Taking adverse action against a person within ninety days of a person's engaging in the foregoing activities shall raise a presumption”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
Wages not paid, or money taken out without your OK? Use the ICA Unpaid Wage Claim form. Late paychecks or no paystub? Use the ICA Payment Compliance form.
Arizona law
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“The employer owes the claimant for unpaid wages such as hourly wages, salary, piece rate, bonus, commission, mileage reimbursement, unauthorized deductions, etc.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
“The employer does not pay the claimant on prescribed pay dates, does not provide a paystub, etc.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Deadlines: a complaint to the ICA must be filed within 1 year. A lawsuit over minimum wage or sick time must be filed within 2 years of the last violation, or 3 years if it was willful.
Arizona law
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“may be commenced no later than two years after a violation last occurs, or three years in the case of a willful violation”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“A Minimum Wage Claim must be filed within 1 year from the date the wages were due.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
An employer who underpaid minimum wage or sick time owes the unpaid amount plus interest, plus an extra twice what it underpaid.
Arizona law
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“an additional amount equal to twice the underpaid wages or earned paid sick time”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
The ICA keeps your name confidential as long as possible. Federal complaints are confidential too, and employers cannot retaliate.
Same under Arizona and federal law
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“The name of any employee identified in a complaint to the commission shall be kept confidential as long as possible.”Source: azleg.govChecked November 3, 2026
“An employer cannot retaliate against a worker for exercising their rights, filing a complaint or cooperating with an investigation.”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
ICA Labor Department phone lines: Phoenix (602) 542-4515, Tucson (520) 628-5459.
Arizona law
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“Phone: (602) 542-4515 Tucson: 2675 East Broadway, Tucson AZ 85716 - Phone: (520) 628-5459”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Federal rules: call the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division at 1-866-487-9243.
Federal law
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“Call 1-866-487-9243, or for general questions reach out to us online.”Source: dol.govChecked November 3, 2026
“For information about the federal child labor laws, contact the Federal Wage and Hour Division at www.youthrules.dol.gov”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
Flagstaff city wage problems go to the City of Flagstaff. The ICA does not enforce city ordinances.
City of Flagstaff
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“The Industrial Commission does not enforce municipal ordinances.”Source: azica.govChecked November 3, 2026
This is general information, not legal advice.
Checked November 3, 2026