Arizona Labor and Employment Law

CHAPTER 1 PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS: HOW TO APPROACH WORKPLACE PROBLEMS
§ 1.01 Introduction to Approaching Workplace Problems
§ 1.02 Approaching Workplace Problems from the Employer Perspective
§ 1.03 Approaching Workplace Problems from the Employee Perspective

CHAPTER 2 THE EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP
§ 2.01 Introduction to the Employer-Employee Relationship in Arizona
§ 2.02 Employment Relationships in Arizona
§ 2.03 At-Will Employment in Arizona
§ 2.04 Duties of Good Faith and Fair Dealing
§ 2.05 Employer and Employee Promises and Reliance
§ 2.06 Independent Contractors
§ 2.07 Employment Agreement Litigation Considerations
§ 2.08 Joint Employers and Professional Employer Organizations

CHAPTER 3 EMPLOYEE MANUALS AND WORKPLACE POLICIES
§ 3.01 Introduction to Employee Manuals and Workplace Policies
§ 3.02 Employment Manuals and Workplace Policies
§ 3.03 Hiring Practices and Job Descriptions
§ 3.04 Eligibility to Work
§ 3.05 Drug Testing
§ 3.06 Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act
§ 3.07 Employee Benefits
§ 3.08 Workplace Safety
§ 3.09 Workplace Injuries and Workers’ Compensation
§ 3.10 Terminations, Layoffs, and Plant Closures

CHAPTER 4 WAGES AND WORK HOURS
§ 4.01 Introduction to Wages and Work Hours in Arizona
§ 4.02 Coverage of Applicable State and Federal Laws
§ 4.03 Hours Worked
§ 4.04 Overtime
§ 4.05 Wage and Overtime Enforcement
§ 4.06 Recordkeeping
§ 4.07 Anti-Retaliation
§ 4.08 Employing Minors

CHAPTER 5 DISCRIMINATION
§ 5.01 Introduction to Discrimination
§ 5.02 Employer and Employee Coverage for Discrimination Laws
§ 5.03 Discrimination in General
§ 5.04 Hostile Work Environments
§ 5.05 Sexual Harassment
§ 5.06 Retaliation Prohibited
§ 5.07 Discrimination Enforcement Considerations

CHAPTER 6 LEAVES OF ABSENCE AND WORKPLACE ACCOMMODATIONS
§ 6.01 Introduction to Leaves of Absence and Accommodations
§ 6.02 Family and Medical Leave Act
§ 6.03 The Americans with Disabilities Act
§ 6.04 Arizona Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act

CHAPTER 7 WRONGFUL TERMINATION
§ 7.01 Introduction to Wrongful Termination
§ 7.02 Wrongful Termination Under Arizona’s Employment Protection Act
§ 7.03 “Whistleblower” and Retaliation Claims Under the Arizona Employment Protection Act
§ 7.04 Constructive Termination
§ 7.05 Parallel and Companion Claims with Wrongful Termination Claims
§ 7.06 Wrongful Termination Litigation Considerations

CHAPTER 8 RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS AND EMPLOYEE DUTIES TO EMPLOYERS
§ 8.01 Introduction to Restrictive Covenants and Employee Duties
§ 8.02 Restrictive Covenants
§ 8.03 Confidentiality Agreements and Duties
§ 8.04 Arizona’s Uniform Trade Secret Act
§ 8.05 Employee Duties of Loyalty and Fiduciary Duties
§ 8.06 Restrictive Covenant, Trade Secret, and Confidentiality Litigation Considerations

CHAPTER 9 GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC EMPLOYEES
§ 9.01 Introduction to Government and Public Employees
§ 9.02 First Amendment Considerations
§ 9.03 Covered and Uncovered Employees
§ 9.04 Due Process Protections and Obligations for Covered Employees
§ 9.05 Distinctions for State, County, Municipal, School District, Law Enforcement, and Other Public Employees
§ 9.06 Government and Public Employee Litigation Considerations

CHAPTER 10 LABOR UNIONS AND NON-UNION PROTECTION
§ 10.01 Introduction to Labor Unions and Non-Union Protections
§ 10.02 Scope and Coverage of the National Labor Relations Act
§ 10.03 Arizona’s Right to Work Law
§ 10.04 Protection of Union and Non-Union Employees
§ 10.05 Claims for Unfair Labor Practices

CHAPTER 11 EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION
§ 11.01 Introduction to Employment Litigation
§ 11.02 Employee Initiated Claims
§ 11.03 Employer Initiated Claims
§ 11.04 Administrative Agency Charges and Determinations
§ 11.05 Alternative Dispute Resolution Agreements
§ 11.06 Lawsuits in State or Federal Court
§ 11.07 Preliminary Injunctions and Injunctions Against Workplace Harassment
§ 11.08 Proving or Rebutting Damages
§ 11.09 Private Mediation and Settlement Conferences
§ 11.10 Settlement Agreements