Arizona Laws 23-355. Action by employee to recover wages; amount of recovery
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A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, if an employer, in violation of this chapter, fails to pay wages due any employee, the employee may recover in a civil action against an employer or former employer an amount that is treble the amount of the unpaid wages.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 23-355
- Action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Employee: means any person who performs services for an employer under a contract of employment either made in this state or to be performed wholly or partly within this state. See Arizona Laws 23-350
- Employer: means any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust or corporation, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual or the receiver, trustee or successor of any of such persons employing any person. See Arizona Laws 23-350
- Wages: means nondiscretionary compensation due an employee in return for labor or services rendered by an employee for which the employee has a reasonable expectation to be paid whether determined by a time, task, piece, commission or other method of calculation. See Arizona Laws 23-350
B. This section does not authorize a county school superintendent to issue a warrant in violation of section 15-304 or in violation of any other provision of law.