In establishing a minimum fair wage for any service or class of service under this article, the commission, or the wage board, without being bound by any technical rules of evidence or procedure, shall:

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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-316

  • Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
  • Commission: means the industrial commission of Arizona. See Arizona Laws 23-311
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Employer: means every person, firm, corporation, agent, manager, representative, contractor, subcontractor, principal or other person having control or direction of any minor employed at any labor, or responsible directly or indirectly for the wages of another. See Arizona Laws 23-311
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fair wage: means a wage both fairly and reasonably commensurate with the value of the service or class of service rendered, and sufficient to meet the minimum cost of living necessary for health. See Arizona Laws 23-311
  • Wage board: means a board created as provided in section 23-314. See Arizona Laws 23-311
  • wages: means any compensation for labor measured by time, piece, or otherwise. See Arizona Laws 23-311

1. Take into account all relevant circumstances affecting the value of the service or class of service rendered.

2. Be guided by like considerations as would guide a court in an action for the reasonable value of services rendered where services are rendered at the request of an employer without contract as to the amount of the wage to be paid.

3. Consider the wages paid in the state for work of like or comparable character by employers who voluntarily maintain minimum fair wage standards.

4. Consider the minimum cost of living.