What Arizona law adds on top of federal law for nurses and EMS, and who to call.
Every rule here was read on the statute, regulation or agency page it cites. Checked November 10, 2026.
General information, not legal advice. Laws change and your facts decide how they apply. Before you act, confirm with the agency listed here or with an employment lawyer or your union representative.
Who to call in Arizona
State labor agencyWe have not confirmed a state wage-complaint route for Arizona on the state's own site. The U.S. Department of Labor below handles federal wage law; for a rule set by Arizona law, contact the state labor department directly.
U.S. Department of Labor, Wage and Hour DivisionUnpaid wages and overtime, PUMP Act, FMLA. Contact · 1-866-487-9243
OSHAPrivate-employer safety complaints, and retaliation for raising safety (30 days under the OSH Act). Public employees: see Unions and public employers. Contact
Fired: you must be paid within seven working days or by the end of the next regular pay period, whichever comes first. Quit: you are paid by the regular payday for the pay period in which you left, and you can ask for it by mail.
Who it covers: Employees of Arizona employers, including the state and its political subdivisions.
"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. B. 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."
For Arizona we have not yet confirmed state rules on mandatory overtime, staffing ratios, plans and committees, meal and rest breaks. That does not mean Arizona has no rule on them: we leave a topic off until we have read it at the source, and only federal rules are shown for it here.