Arizona Questions and Answers

If an employment contract expires, is the non-competition agreement still valid?
If an employment contract has been expired for several months and a new one has not been presented to sign, would the non-compete agreement still be valid if the employee decides to open their own pra...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 15, 2012 06:29 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Delayed Severance
Is a company allowed to specify that they will only pay the severance amount if no other work is obtained prior to a date 4 months later? I was laid off in 12/11 and will be paid 4/30/12 but only if I...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 7, 2012 11:07 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Can an employer revoke vacation time after it has been earned?
My mother-inlaw works in Mesa, AZ as a nurse practitioner for a family practice medical office. She has been employed there for 17 years. She has been earning vacation time the same way and at the sam...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 20, 2012 2:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Is the non compete clause enforceable to an independent contractor physician in Arizona
Hi there, I am an independent contractor (physician) for a group that contracts with a hospital in the Scottsdale AZ area and I provide hospitalist services. I have been with them for 2 years and I si...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 28, 2011 3:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Would there be any legal consequences if I do work for 2 competitors at the same time ?
I do not work with confidential information, I do not have any relation with account management, clients or suppliers or any other case that would affect any of the 2 companies business but I have sig...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 23, 2011 4:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

what is my next step
I work at a charter school. I sent an "ANONYMOUS" email to my H.R. director at my school concerning behavior of two other staff members. I just left my Principal's office and he was asking specific qu...
1 answer  |  asked May 11, 2011 1:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Non-Competition After Hiring
Hello, I have been working for a company for one year now and now I am asked to sign a non-compete. Does Arizona law find such contracts legitimate when I have been working for the company for some ti...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 11, 2011 9:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Will the non-compete clause be enforceable in my situation?
Four years ago, I signed an employment contract with a non-compete clause with Company A. Company A is mainly in the business of training and contracting trained consultants out to larger consulting f...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2011 12:58 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

AM I PROTECTED?
I told the manager that in addition to my internal complaint (previous question) that I would be filing a formal complaint with the state. I filed a complaint with the AG's office alledging sex gender...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 4, 2010 10:33 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Can consensual relationships create a hostile work environment?
I was in a consensual relationship with my supervisor. She initiated the relationship and broke it off. Then she started to harass me with threats, undesireable job assignments, unwarranted written re...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2010 12:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona