Arizona Employment Discrimination Law - 23-1501. Employment; Noncontractual Employment Severable At Will; Retaliatory Discharge Prohibited; Remedies

 
Saturday, December 6, 2008
 

23-1501. Employment; Noncontractual employments severable at will; Retaliatory Discharge Prohibited; Remedies
The public policy of this state is that:

3. An employee has a claim against an employer for termination of employment only if one or more of the following circumstances have occurred:

(c) The employer has terminated the employment relationship of an employee in retaliation for any of the following:

(i) The refusal by the employee to commit an act or omission that would violate the Constitution of Arizona or the statutes of this state.

(ii) The disclosure by the employee in a reasonable manner that the employee has information or a reasonable belief that the employer, or an employee of the employer, has violated, is violating or will violate the Constitution of Arizona or the statutes of this state to either the employer or a representative of the employer who the employee reasonably believes is in a managerial or supervisory position and has the authority to investigate the information provided by the employee and to take action to prevent further violations of the Constitution of Arizona or statutes of this state or an employee of a public body or political subdivision of this state or any agency of a public body or political subdivision.

(iii) The exercise of rights under the workers' compensation statutes prescribed in chapter 6 of this title.

(iv) Service on a jury as protected by section 21-236.

(v) The exercise of voting rights as protected by section 16-1012.

(vi) The exercise of free choice with respect to nonmembership in a labor organization as protected by section 23-1302.

(vii) Service in the national guard or armed forces as protected by sections 26-167 and 26-168.

(viii) The exercise of the right to be free from the extortion of fees or gratuities as a condition of employment as protected by section 23-202.

(ix) The exercise of the right to be free from coercion to purchase goods or supplies from any particular person as a condition of employment as protected by section 23-203.

(x) The exercise of a victim's leaves right as provided in sections 8-420 and 13-4439.

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