An exempt employee in Arizona is any employee who receives a predetermined, fixed salary that doesn't fluctuate based on the number of hours worked or the quality of their work and meets the following criteria: Receives the federal minimum salary threshold for exempt status of $844 a week or ($43,888 per year) or more.
Arizona labor hours In Arizona, a workweek is defined as any 7 consecutive days. By law, employees working fewer than 30 hours within a workweek or fewer than 130 hours within a month are considered part-time employees. On the other hand, full-time employees work 40 hours within a workweek.
The DOL's 2024 final rule increased this minimum salary threshold for EAP exempt employees from $684 per week to $844 per week (equivalent to $43,888 per year) on July 1 and mandated a second increase to $1,128 per week (equivalent to $58,656 per year) to take place January 1, 2025.
In Arizona, the state does not mandate 15-minute breaks for employees. However, employers may provide such breaks as part of their company policies.