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Opinions in Arizona that cite Apache East, Inc. v. Wiegand, 580 P.2d 769.

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Metke v. Oxford Bank Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2026
See Apache E., (affirming superior court's finding that a motorcycle parts manager's wages included commissions on all sales whether completed by him or by one of the salesmen he oversaw); Holm v. Gateway Anesthesia Assocs.
Lane v. Statesman Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2021
Lane v. Statesman Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2021
See Apache E., –13 (App. 1978) (finding treble damages only apply to unreasonable or bad-faith wage disputes).
Holm v. Gateway Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
Holm v. Gateway Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2018
Apache E., (a penalty will not be imposed when there is a good faith dispute over unpaid wages).
Calisi v. Unified Financial Services, LLC 302 P.3d 628 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2013
Calisi v. Unified Financial Services, LLC 302 P.3d 628 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2013
Apache E., , (appellate court reviews for abuse of discretion superior court’s application of treble damages provision).
D'Amico v. Structural I Co. 274 P.3d 532 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
D'Amico v. Structural I Co. 274 P.3d 532 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 2012
See Apache East, , (“The treble damages penalty should not be awarded when there is a reasonable good faith wage dispute between the employer and the employee.”).
Michael Redhair v. Kinerk, Beal, Schmidt, Dyer & Sethi, P.C. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2008
Michael Redhair v. Kinerk, Beal, Schmidt, Dyer & Sethi, P.C. Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2008
See Apache East, -13, -74 (App. 1978) (award of treble damages for unpaid wages pursuant to § 23-355 discretionary with the trial court).
Swanson v. Image Bank, Inc. 43 P.3d 174 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2002
Swanson v. Image Bank, Inc. 43 P.3d 174 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 2 2002
o under the contract, Schade, 158 Ariz. at 8, 14 , 760 P.2d at 1057, 1063 ; providing incentive to settle wage disputes without litigation, Sanborn v. Brooker & Wake Property Management, Inc., , and punishing employers who force their employees “to resort to the courts in an unreasonable or bad faith wage dispute.” Apache East
Crum v. Maricopa County 950 P.2d 171 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
Crum v. Maricopa County 950 P.2d 171 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1997
§ 23-355 indicates that award of treble damages in wage claims is discretionary with the court); , (treble damages provision of wage statute is discretionary); Apache East, -13 , -74 (App. 1978) (by use of the word “may” in A.R.S.
Cohn v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona 874 P.2d 315 Ariz. 1994
Cohn v. Industrial Com'n of Arizona 874 P.2d 315 Ariz. 1994
Industrial Comm’n v. Orizaba Mining Co., , Apache East, , 580 P.2d.769, 774 (Ct.App.
Sanborn v. Brooker & Wake Property Management, Inc. 874 P.2d 982 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
Sanborn v. Brooker & Wake Property Management, Inc. 874 P.2d 982 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1994
It is true that the legislature did not intend to deter the litigation of good faith wage disputes, Apache East, -13 , -74 (App. 1978), and therefore Arizona courts have consistently held that treble damages should not be awarded in such good faith disputes.
Circle K Corp. v. City of Mesa 803 P.2d 457 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1990
Circle K Corp. v. City of Mesa 803 P.2d 457 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1990
Ayres v. Red Cloud Mills, Ltd. 808 P.2d 1226 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1990
Ayres v. Red Cloud Mills, Ltd. 808 P.2d 1226 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1990
§ 23-355 is “directed against employers who seek to delay payment of wages without reasonable justification or who seek to defraud employees of wages earned.” Apache East, , (emphasis added)
Schade v. Diethrich 760 P.2d 1050 Ariz. 1988
Schade v. Diethrich 760 P.2d 1050 Ariz. 1988
The treble damage statute deters employers from withholding or delaying payment of sums which employees have earned, Apache East, , and protects employees from an employer’s groundless refusal to pay compensation which was promised and which was due “in return for work performed.” Nieto-Santos v. Fletcher Farms, 743 F.2d 638, 642 (9th Cir.1984) (statute is inapplicable, therefore, to damages for breach of a con
Patton v. County of Mohave 741 P.2d 301 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1987
Patton v. County of Mohave 741 P.2d 301 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1987
Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States v. Anderson 727 P.2d 1066 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1986
Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States v. Anderson 727 P.2d 1066 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1986
Black Cloud Building Corp. v. Maricopa County 716 P.2d 424 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1985
Black Cloud Building Corp. v. Maricopa County 716 P.2d 424 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1985
Schweiger v. China Doll Restaurant, Inc. 673 P.2d 927 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1983
Schweiger v. China Doll Restaurant, Inc. 673 P.2d 927 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1983
See Apache East, , , *189 774 (Ct.App.1978)
Abrams v. Horizon Corp. 669 P.2d 51 Ariz. 1983
Abrams v. Horizon Corp. 669 P.2d 51 Ariz. 1983
In Apache East, , our Court of Appeals held that sales commissions owed to a parts manager of a motorcycle dealership were “wages” for the purposes of A.R.S.
Siglin v. Kayenta Unified School District No. 27 655 P.2d 353 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1982
Siglin v. Kayenta Unified School District No. 27 655 P.2d 353 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1982
Quine v. Godwin 646 P.2d 294 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1982
Quine v. Godwin 646 P.2d 294 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1982
§ 23-355 was interpreted by this court in Apache East, -13 , -74 (App.1978), where we stated: It is our opinion that the treble damages provision authorized by the legislature in § 23-355 was directed against employers who seek to delay payment of wages without reasonable justification or who seek to defraud employees of wages earned.
Fendler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. 636 P.2d 1257 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1981
Fendler v. Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. 636 P.2d 1257 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1981
Neis v. Heinsohn/Phoenix, Inc. 628 P.2d 979 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1981
Neis v. Heinsohn/Phoenix, Inc. 628 P.2d 979 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1981
Fowler v. Great American Insurance 602 P.2d 492 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1979
Fowler v. Great American Insurance 602 P.2d 492 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1979
Cummings v. Aviation Specialties Trade Corp. 587 P.2d 255 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1978
Cummings v. Aviation Specialties Trade Corp. 587 P.2d 255 Ariz. Ct. App. Div. 1 1978
Thereafter, on May 16, 1978, Department B of this Court issued its opinion in Apache East, , , holding that the treble damages penalty provided by § 23-355 should not be awarded when there is a reasonable, good faith wage dispute between the employer and the employee.

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