Getting Paid
A.R.S. 23-353 — final pay within seven working days of a discharge, and treble the unpaid wages
Two or more paydays a month. An Arizona employer designates two or more days each month, not more than 16 days apart, as fixed paydays, and on each pays all wages due to that date, except that wages for up to five days of labor may be held back. Overtime or exception pay is due no later than sixteen days after the end of the pay period.
| Leaving | Final wages due |
|---|---|
| LeavingDischarged | Final wages dueWithin seven working days or by the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner |
| LeavingQuitting | Final wages dueNo later than the regular payday for the pay period in which the job ended, by mail if the employee asks |
Treble the unpaid wages. When an employer fails to pay wages due in violation of the wage chapter, the employee may recover in a civil action an amount treble the unpaid wages.
Wages are nondiscretionary compensation for labor or services that the employee reasonably expects to be paid, however calculated. Final wages are paid in money, by a check or similar instrument redeemable for cash on demand, or by deposit in a financial institution the employee chooses. Violating the final pay section is a petty offense.
Sources for this section (4)
- A.R.S. 23-351 — Designation of paydays for employees; payment
- A.R.S. 23-353 — Payment of wages of discharged employee
- A.R.S. 23-355 — Action by employee to recover wages; amount of recovery
- A.R.S. 23-350 — Definitions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of September 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Arizona attorney.