Blog Posts: Employment

Most Arizona employers are aware that Arizona is an“at-will” employment state. However, many do not understand what that means. In short, it means that an employee can be terminated for any reason or no reason, except a list of"unlawful" reasons.Before identifying the list of the most common unlawful reasons to terminate an “at-will” Arizona employee,Arizon...

Video Transcript: Hi, my name is Jeff Silence.  I'm an associate at Jaburg & Wilk and I primarily do employment law. What is a Hostile Work Environment? It's a legal term of art that we use in employment law.  What it means is that an employee is being subjected to discriminatory treatment and that the terms of their working conditions are being altered,...

Video Transcript: Hi, my name is Kraig Marton.  I'm the head of the employment law section at our firm.  As such I represent both employees and small to mid-size employers in all kinds of employment matters. Warning Signs to Watch for That Signal You Might be Terminated When an employee has been working at a company, I sometimes see them come in one day ...

Video Transcript: Hi, I'm Kraig Marton and I do the employment law here in the firm. Should an Employer Have a Written Social Media Policy? Absolutely.  Companies should have a social media policy that provides guidelines to the employees about what can and can't be done and what can and can't be said.  Now I also suggest that employers currently check with thei...

A Right to Sue Letter was issued from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission("EEOC") or the Arizona Civil Rights Division ("ACRD"), and you are not sure what to do next.  Here are some things to consider.  1. All Is Not Lost A Right to Sue letter is issued when the agency cannot determine whether the employer discriminated against an employee. It does ...

Question: My employer has not paid my wages. What can I do? Answer: In Arizona, if you are terminated from your position, your employer must pay your wages within seven days of your last working day or the next payday, whichever is sooner. However, if you voluntarily quit your job, your employer may pay you on your next regularly scheduled payday. If you have not ...

The Wage and Hour Division of the Department of Labor ("DOL") primarily ensures that employers are in compliance with the Fair Labor Standards Act, ("FLSA").  In short, the FLSA requires that non-exempt employees be paid at least the minimum wage for all hours worked and overtime pay at 1 ½ times their regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hour...

Question: Can I receive a corrective action plan from my employer without prior written or verbal warnings? Answer: Yes, an at-will employee in Arizona may be placed on a corrective action plan without any prior warnings. Arizona is an employment at will state, meaning that unless there is a written agreement stating that the employee may only be terminated for ...

When you left your last job, did your former employer pay you everything you were owed? If not, your former employer faces serious consequences under state and federal laws. When an employee quits or is even fired for cause, employers are required to pay their former employee everything they are owed, including wages, commissions, bonuses, and other agreed upon amo...

Arizona's Medical Marijuana Act, (the "Act"), A.R.S. §36-2810, was effective January 1, 2011. Many employers did not know how to incorporate the Act into their existing drug-free workplace policies. The Act prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee because he or she is a registered medical marijuana user, but neither the Act nor the ADHS re...