Ariz. Admin. Code § 20-5-1008

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R20-5-1008 - Payment of Claim

A. The Department shall send any payment of a wage claim received by the Department to the claimant by certified mail, return receipt requested, unless the claimant elects to pick up the check in person at the Department.

B. If the Department discovers that payment of a wage claim is alleged to have been made directly to the claimant, the Department shall verify the payment by serving the claimant with notice that payment of the wage claim is alleged to have been made directly to the claimant . If the claimant confirms that payment of the wage claim was made directly to the claimant or does not respond to the Department's notice within 14 days of the date of service of the Department's notice, the Department shall deem the claim to have been paid and shall dismiss the wage claim.

C. Payment of a partial amount of a wage claim does not preclude the Department from completing its investigation of the balance of the claim.

D. In the case of a determination and directive for payment issued by the Department under A.R.S. § 23-357, the Department shall, if the employer agrees and with the written consent of the claimant, enter into a payment agreement with the employer for payment of the amount of wages found to be owed the claimant.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R20-5-1008

New R20-5-1008 renumbered from R20-5-1007; Section amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 1416, effective June 4, 2006 (Supp. 06-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 27 A.A.R. 515, effective 5/14/2021.