The Pima County Human Resources Department is a diverse team of HR professionals who are innovative problem solvers dedicated to providing practical solutions. Arizona is an employment-at-will state and a right-to-work state.This article explains the difference between these two laws. This course prepares you to sit for the aPHR, PHR, or SHRM-CP Certified Human Resources Professional exams. This personnel policy statement applies specifically to full-time regular classified non-exempt employees. For additional personnel policies that. Provides information, guidance and education on the interpretation of federal and state court rulings and new legislation in the area of employment law;. The Arizona Employment Protection Act is an exception to "employment-at-will. " This law prevents an employer from firing an employee for certain reason. This policy statement contains personnel policies that apply to employees, regardless of employee group.