[QUOTE=Squirt]

There are plenty of under 18 employees at fast food joints etc. so their age doesn't affect their ability to work. QUOTE]

If your under 18 hamburger flipper walks out on you in the middle of a job you can easily replace him. If your under 18 designer walks out in the middle of a job you may have already paid him for work he never delivered [good luck enforcing your contract with him] and you may have lost development time too.

They are employable, but I would think not worth all the risks.