Crum v. Maricopa County

OPINION

FIDEL, Presiding Judge.

Under Arizona law, an employer must pay a discharged employee wages due within three working days of discharge; if the employer fails to do so, the employee may recover treble the unpaid wages in a civil suit. See Ariz.Rev.Stat. Ann. (“A.R.S.”) § 23-355 (1995). In this matter an employer inadvertently neglected to pay a discharged employee a portion of his wages. When informed of the oversight, the employer immediately sent the unpaid balance, which the employee received three working days later than they were statutorily obliged to be paid. The employee sued,…