§ 1.2.8 LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO COUNTER THE EROSION OF THE AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT RULE.

• Jurisdiction: Arizona

§ 1.2.8 Legislative Efforts to Counter the Erosion of the At-Will Employment Rule. The Arizona Legislature in recent years has proven itself to be receptive to proposals to define and restrict employee protections. Efforts to protect employers when giving job references,⁹⁰ limitations on defamation claims by employees,⁹¹ denial of workers' compensation benefits where injury relates to use of drugs or alcohol,⁹² and drug-testing legislation⁹³ designed to protect employers from suit, passed without serious...