Arizona Revised Statutes Title 23. Labor § 23-211. Definitions

1. “Agency” means any agency, department, board or commission of this state or a county, city or town that issues a license for purposes of operating a business in this state.

2. “Employ” means hiring an employee after December 31, 2007.

3. “Employee”:

4. “Employer” means any individual or type of organization that transacts business in this state, that has a license issued by an agency in this state and that employs one or more employees in this state. Employer includes this state, any political subdivision of this state and self-employed persons. In the case of an independent contractor, employer means the independent contractor and does not mean the person or organization that uses the contract labor.

5. “E-verify program” means the employment verification program as jointly administered by the United States department of homeland security and the social security administration or any of its successor programs.

6. “Independent contractor” means any individual or entity that carries on an independent business, that contracts to do a piece of work according to the individual's or entity's own means and methods and that is subject to control only as to results. Whether an individual or entity is an independent contractor is determined on a case-by-case basis through various factors, including whether the individual or entity:

7. “Intentionally” has the same meaning prescribed in § 13-105.

8. “Knowingly employ an unauthorized alien” means the actions described in 8 United States Code § 1324a. This term shall be interpreted consistently with 8 United States Code § 1324a and any applicable federal rules and regulations.

9. “License”:

10. “Unauthorized alien” means an alien who does not have the legal right or authorization under federal law to work in the United States as described in 8 United States Code § 1324a(h)(3).