A.R.S. § 23-355: Unpaid Wages Treble Damages
Action by employee to recover wages; amount of recovery
What can you recover if your employer doesn't pay you in Arizona?
In Arizona, if an employer fails to pay wages owed to an employee, the employee may recover treble damages — the unpaid wages trebled — in a civil action against the employer or former employer.
Full statute text
Official text last checked against azleg.gov:
23-355. Action by employee to recover wages; amount of recovery
A. Except as provided in subsection B of this section, if an employer, in violation of this chapter, fails to pay wages due any employee, the employee may recover in a civil action against an employer or former employer an amount that is treble the amount of the unpaid wages.
B. This section does not authorize a county school superintendent to issue a warrant in violation of section 15-304 or in violation of any other provision of law.
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