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Labor Department
Serving the workers and employers of Arizona by conducting thorough,
expedient, and impartial investigations related to wage, earned paid sick time,
minimum wage and youth labor.

Program Descriptions and Forms

Program Description Resources
Wage Claim (WC) The employer owes the claimant for unpaid wages such as hourly wages, salary, piece rate, bonus, commission, mileage reimbursement, unauthorized deductions, etc.

Payment Compliance (PC)		 The employer does not pay the claimant on prescribed pay dates, does not provide a paystub, etc.
Equal Pay (EP) The employer pays the claimant less money than employees of the opposite sex in the same job, position, or classification
Earned Paid Sick Time (EPST) The employer does not provide or pay AZ sick time or does not comply with the posting or recordkeeping requirements
Minimum Wage (MW) The employer does not provide or pay AZ minimum wage or does not comply with the posting or recordkeeping requirements
EPST & MW Retaliation (RT) The employer retaliated against the claimant for exercising protected sick time and/or minimum wage rights such as if the claimant suffered a termination, demotion, reduction in hours, written warning, etc.
Youth Labor (YL) The employer does not comply with the AZ youth labor laws related to prohibited equipment/occupations for all youths under 18 and/or hours violations for youths under 16.
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Labor Information
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  • 2026 Minimum Wage - $15.15 per hour
  • 2025 Minimum Wage - $14.70 per hour
  • 2024 Minimum Wage - $14.35 per hour
  • 2023 Minimum Wage - $13.85 per hour  
  • 2022 Minimum Wage - $12.80 per hour
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Contact Info

Melissa Spurgeon, Director

Phoenix Office:
800 W. Washington St.
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-4661
Fax: (602) 542-8097

General Questions:
email us at [email protected]

Investigation Questions:
email us at [email protected]

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