Arizona
For Arizona, deadline after firing/layoff is within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner; deadline after quitting is no later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the termination occurred; penalty for late payment is guilty of a petty offense; statute or source is 23-353, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Arizona our reading
- Deadline after firing/layoff
- within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner verified
- Deadline after quitting
- no later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the termination occurred verified
- Penalty for late payment
- guilty of a petty offense our reading
- Statute or source
- 23-353 our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
When an employee is discharged from the service of an employer, he shall be paid wages due him within seven working days or the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner.
— azleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Deadline after quitting
When an employee quits the service of an employer he shall be paid in the usual manner all wages due him no later than the regular payday for the pay period during which the termination occurred.
Penalty for late payment
A person violating this section is guilty of a petty offense.
Statute or source
23-353. Payment of wages of discharged employee; violation; classification
— all from azleg.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- azleg.govhttps://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00353.htm