Employment Law Handbook With The State In Pima
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Exceptions to At-Will Employment: Employment contracts or agreements that stipulate specific terms and conditions. Implied promises of continued employment based on an employer's statements or actions. Violation of public policy, such as retaliatory termination for whistleblowing.
Recognizing its unequal consequence to employees over employers, the common law has developed three exceptions to the at-will doctrine that protect employees: (1) public policy, (2) implied contract, and (3) implied covenant of good faith.
Under the public policy exception, an employer is prohibited from terminating an at-will employee when the termination is against an explicit, well-settled public policy of California. California courts have defined this as anything with the tendency to injure the public good or to be against the public good.
In Arizona, employment is “at-will.” A.R.S. § 23-1501. At-will employment means that the employer can fire the employee at any time or the employee can quit at any time.
There are no state laws that limit the number of hours most employees can work per day or week, meaning employers can impose overtime work. However, employees are entitled to compensation for overtime hours worked beyond 40 hours in a workweek as mandated by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Arizona Labor Laws Guide Arizona Labor Laws FAQ Arizona minimum wages$14.35 per hour Arizona overtime laws 1.5 times the regular wage for any time worked over 40 hours/week ($19.20 for minimum wage workers) Arizona break laws Breaks not required by law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) administers and enforces more than 180 federal laws. These mandates and the regulations that implement them cover many workplace activities for about 165 million workers and 11 million workplaces.
The County Board of Supervisors oversees health, road, parks, libraries, law enforcement, and other municipal services. The Board also has the power to fill vacancies in the county and legislative offices, other boards and commissions, pass resolutions and enact ordinances and regulations as authorized by state law.
Arizona is an employment-at-will state and a right-to-work state. This article explains the difference between these two laws. Under employment-at-will, either the employee or the employer can end the employment relationship at any time. Employment-at-will applies to all employees and employers in Arizona.
All employees are subject to mandatory random drug testing in compliance with the Pima County Sheriff's Department's Drug Testing Program.
