What does it mean to be held in âcontempt of courtâ? In a personal injury or other type of trial, a judge may issue an order to hold a party, an attorney, or another person in contempt of court if that person has been disobedient, disrespectful, or acted in another way that disrupted the courtâs proceedings.
Arizona employers would be required to pay a minimum wage of $12 an hour by 2020, if an initiative qualifies for the ballot and passes. Several hundred people rallied in Phoenix in support of a hike in the minimum wage in November.(Photo: Rob Schumacher/The Republic) The drive to raise Arizona's minimum wage to $12 an hour is more than halfway toward its goal of qualifying for the November ballot, supporters announced Tuesday.
Arizona actually prohibited a state minimum wage until voters passed the Raise the Minimum Wage for Working Arizonans Act in November. The act, which requires employers to pay at least $6.75 an hour, took effect on Jan. 1. Before that, Arizona employers fell under the federal minimum-wage law, which requires bosses to pay at least $5.15 an hour. Now employers are subject to both laws, but they must pay the higher rate. â Contact reporter Becky Pallack at 573-4224 or at bpallack@azstarnet.com.