Employment Law For Redundancy In Phoenix
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Firing in Arizona Firing can occur due to poor performance, misconduct, or a violation of company policies. Arizona follows the “at-will” employment doctrine, allowing employers to terminate employees without cause as long as the termination is not discriminatory or retaliatory.
23-1501 - Severability of employment relationships; protection from retaliatory discharges; exclusivity of statutory remedies in employment.
Arizona has some of the most restrictive sentencing laws in the country, with every person who is incarcerated required to serve a minimum 85 percent of his or her sentence— regardless of good behavior. This has resulted in a bloated prison population and massive state prison spending.
Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Arizona civil rights laws, it is illegal to terminate employment based on factors such as race, gender, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, national origin, pregnancy, or genetic information. Employment contract breaches.
Arizona Laws to Protect Whistleblowers Employees cannot be discharged or discriminated against for filing a complaint against the company for safety violations that endanger workers. Employees cannot be retaliated against for reporting illegal use of pesticides that could endanger the public.
23-1501 - Severability of employment relationships; protection from retaliatory discharges; exclusivity of statutory remedies in employment.
The law is known as the Arizona Employment Protection Act (AEPA), and it provides that an employer violates the AEPA if an employee is terminated in retaliation for the following. The refusal by the employee to commit an act or omission that would violate the Constitution of Arizona or the statutes of this state.
