Title 23, Labor

A. Agricultural employees have the right to self-organization, to bargain directly for themselves, and to form and join or assist labor organizations to bargain collectively through representatives of their own free choosing, or to engage in lawful concerted activity for the purp…

An agricultural employer has the following management rights: 1. To manage, control and conduct his operations, including but not limited to the number of farms and their locations, methods of carrying on any operation or practices, kinds of crops, time of work, size and makeup o…

A. It is an unfair labor practice for an agricultural employer: 1. To interfere with, restrain or coerce employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 23-1383 and articles 1 and 3 of this chapter or to violate the protection of employees from the practices describ…

A. An agricultural employment relations board is established that consists of seven members. B. The governor shall appoint the members of the board. Two of the members shall be appointed as representatives of agriculture employers, two of the members appointed shall be representa…

A. By one or more of its members or by such agents or agencies as it may designate, the board may prosecute any inquiry necessary to its functions in any part of this state. A member of the board who participates in any such inquiry shall not be disqualified from subsequently par…

A. The board may appoint an executive secretary and such attorneys and other employees as it may from time to time find necessary for the proper performance of its duties. Compensation for all such personnel shall be as determined pursuant to section 38-611. B. The board may not …

A. Representatives selected by a secret ballot for the purposes of collective bargaining by the majority of the agricultural employees in a unit appropriate for such purposes are the exclusive representatives of all of the agricultural employees in such unit for the purpose of co…

A. The board, as provided in this section, may prevent any person from engaging in any unfair labor practice. B. If it is charged that any person has engaged in or is engaging in any such unfair labor practice, the board, or any agent or agency designated by the board for such pu…

A. The board, or its duly authorized agent or agencies, shall have access to, at all reasonable times, for the purpose of examination, and the right to copy any evidence of any person being investigated or proceeded against that relates to any matter under investigation or in que…

Any person who knowingly resists, prevents, impedes or interferes with any member of the board or any of its agents or agencies in the performance of duties pursuant to this article or who violates any provision of this article is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor. This section doe…

A. Any person who is aggrieved or is injured in his business or property by reason of any violation of this article, or a violation of an injunction issued as provided in this section, may sue in the superior court in the county having jurisdiction of the parties for recovery of …

This article applies only to such persons, labor organizations or activities as are not within the jurisdiction of the national labor relations act or the jurisdictional guidelines established by the national labor relations board.

A. Nothing in this article, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be construed as to interfere with or impede or diminish in any way the right to strike, or to affect the limitations or qualifications on that right. B. Nothing in this article prohibits any individual e…

A. Public safety employees serving any city, town, county or fire district in this state have the right to join employee associations which comply with the laws of this state and have freedom to present proposals and testimony to the governing body of any city, town, county or fi…

A. An employee who has suffered calculated damages may recover three times the calculated damages from a third-party benefits organization for the cost of benefits paid by the employee. An employer that has suffered calculated damages may recover three times the calculated damage…

A. A public employer may not spend public monies for union activities. B. A public employer may not enter into an employment contract with a public employee to engage in union activities or provide paid leave or any form of compensation for the purposes of engaging in union activ…

A. The public policy of this state is that: 1. The employment relationship is contractual in nature. 2. The employment relationship is severable at the pleasure of either the employee or the employer unless both the employee and the employer have signed a written contract to the …

A. In any action under the statutes of this state or under common law, constructive discharge may only be established by either of the following: 1. Evidence of objectively difficult or unpleasant working conditions to the extent that a reasonable employee would feel compelled to…

A. Compliance with this chapter and the execution of a declaration of independent business status in compliance with this section are not mandatory in order to establish the existence of an independent contractor relationship between an employing unit and an independent contracto…

Except for the enforcement of chapter 2, article 10 of this title, any supervision or control exercised by an employing unit to comply with any statute, rule or code adopted by the federal government, this state or a political subdivision of this state or any requirement of licen…

A. A qualified marketplace contractor shall be treated as an independent contractor for all purposes under state and local laws, regulations and ordinances, including employment security laws prescribed in chapter 4 of this title and workers' compensation laws prescribed in chapt…

A. For the purposes of this title: 1. A franchisor is not an employer or co-employer of either a franchisee or an employee of the franchisee, unless the franchisor agrees, in writing, to assume the role of employer or co-employer of the franchisee or the employee of the franchise…

A. The deployment, implementation or use of safety improvement by or as required by a motor carrier or its related entity, including by contract, may not be considered when evaluating a person's status as an employee, independent contractor or jointly employed employee under any …

In this article, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Commission" means the industrial commission of Arizona. 2. "Firefighter" has the same meaning prescribed in section 23-901.09. 3. "Fire investigator" has the same meaning prescribed in section 23-901.09. 4. "Fund" means …

A. The municipal firefighter cancer reimbursement fund is established consisting of monies deposited in the fund pursuant to section 23-1703. The commission shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund shall be used to reimburse municipal payors for the compensation and benefits…

A. The commission shall assess and collect fees from cities and towns for deposit in the fund. The fee shall be assessed to each city and town that receives state shared revenues pursuant to sections 42-5029 and 43-206. The total amount of fees for all cities and towns shall be $…