{"data":{"id":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-495","jurisdiction":"us-az","citation":"A.R.S. § 23-495","heading":"Definitions","body":"In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:\n\n1. \"DD-214\" means a United States department of defense report of separation form or its predecessor or successor forms.\n\n2. \"Private employer\" means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity with one or more employees. Private employer does not include this state, a political subdivision of this state or a public institution of higher education.\n\n3. \"Veteran\" means a person who served on active duty in the United States armed forces and who was discharged or released under honorable conditions.\n\n4. \"Veterans' preference employment policy\" means a private employer's voluntary preference for hiring, promoting or retaining a veteran over another qualified applicant or employee.","path":["Title 23 Labor"],"source_url":"https://www.azleg.gov/ars/23/00495.htm","current_through":"2026-09-04","vintage":"2026-08-09","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T00:49:56Z","sha256":"3dfc37d8b961b25b31ecab1add737cc9c2a20fb39ff25d1b0248eb7a0dbb829c","source_id":"us-az","stale":true,"prev":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-494","next":"us-az/a.r.s.-23-495.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}