Arizona's statute, read verbatim: a discharged employee must be paid within seven working days or by the end of the next regular pay period, whichever is sooner.
Law: A.R.S. §§23-353, 23-355 · Rules checked October 2026
If you quit, Arizona sets the deadline at the next regular payday. The free wage claim for either path goes to the Industrial Commission of Arizona — the walkthrough in the kit lists its window and what to attach.
Arizona does not add an automatic penalty, but §23-355 lets a court award three times the withheld wages (treble damages) in a civil action — which is why a documented demand matters.
Your state lets the employer's own policy decide. If the handbook or your offer letter promises payout of accrued vacation — or the company has a practice of paying it — that promise is enforceable. If the policy says unused vacation is forfeited at separation, the state will generally hold you to it.
The free claim goes to Industrial Commission of Arizona. It costs nothing and you do not need a lawyer; what you need is the amount computed, the demand already sent where your state rewards one, and the file assembled.
Filing window: set by state law and shorter than people expect — file within weeks, not months.
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General information from the published statute — not legal advice. Penalty figures elsewhere on this site are statutory maximums, with willfulness conditions named where the statute names them.