Administers and enforces state labor laws relating to wages and working conditions. Enforces youth employment laws. Licenses private employment agencies, general placement agencies, model and talent agencies, career counseling services, and babysitter services.

Arizona State Labor Department - Phoenix | Arizona State Labor Department - Phoenix

Programs that enforce the laws which establish a minimum hourly pay rate for employees, conditions for overtime pay and a maximum work week.

Minimum Wage/Hour Standards

Programs that enforce the laws which prohibit the labor of children younger than age 16 in most occupations and younger than age 18 in dangerous occupations.

Child Labor Laws

City or county offices that issue licenses, permits or other authorizations which enable businesses to operate legally within the local jurisdiction. Included are general business licenses which are required of all businesses within a particular city or county and licenses which allow specific types of regulated businesses to operate legally.

Local Business Licenses/Permits

Programs that provide legal assistance for people who want to establish employment practices for their organization that will minimize or eliminate problems in the employment area or who need to resolve a dispute or initiate or respond to litigation which relates to their role as employers or employees, their rights and obligations. Labor and employment law deals with a variety of issues including ADA compliance, wage and hour compliance, workplace health and safety, interview and hiring practices, employee contracts, employee benefits, maternity/paternity leaves, medical leaves, supervision and discipline, workplace privacy, workplace violence, sexual harassment, wrongful termination, and worker's compensation cases as well as protection from a range of employer-committed crimes including wage theft, deliberate worker misclassification, evasion of unemployment and workers' compensation laws, labor trafficking, defamation including false statements by an employer during or after the firing process, violation of state laws related to whistleblower protections or other relevant statutes.

Labor and Employment Law

Programs that prevent and provide remedies for unlawful acts by either employers or unions or both when a covered individual, organization or employer files an unfair labor practice charge.

Unfair Labor Practices

Enforces fair labor laws including federal minimum wage, overtime pay, child labor, garnishment, Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), government contracts, and the Employee Polygraph Protection Act.

Arizona State Labor Department - Phoenix | Arizona State Labor Department - Phoenix

US Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division - Arizona | US Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division - Arizona

Arizona State Labor Department - Tucson | Arizona State Labor Department - Tucson