Category: Employment Law

The Arizona paid sick time law gives nearly every private-sector worker in the state a right most people don’t realize is baked into every job by default. Under A.R.S. §§ 23-371 to 23-381, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act requires paid sick time accrual starting an employee’s very first day. No minimum company size…

Wrongful termination in Arizona means something narrower in law than it does in everyday conversation. Getting fired for a bad reason, an unfair reason, or no stated reason at all usually isn’t wrongful termination under A.R.S. § 23-1501. Arizona is an at-will state. The law only recognizes a termination as wrongful when it falls into…

At-will employment in Arizona means either side can end the job at any time, for almost any reason, without notice. A.R.S. § 23-1501 codifies that presumption. But “almost any reason” isn’t “any reason at all.” The statute also carves out specific exceptions. Most wrongful termination claims in Arizona live inside those exceptions, not outside the…