AZ SB1619

Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 23-1501 to clarify that employment relationships are severable at the pleasure of either party unless a written contract signed by both parties specifies otherwise.

Requires that any employment contract must be signed by both parties, included in an employment handbook or manual, or set forth in a writing signed by the party to be charged; partial performance does not satisfy this requirement.

Establishes that employees may only claim wrongful termination if the employer breached an employment contract, violated state statute, or terminated the employee in retaliation for protected activities.

Lists protected activities including refusing to violate state law, reporting legal violations, exercising workers' compensation rights, jury service, voting, military service, and asserting rights related to labor organization membership and workplace safety.

Provides that if a statute offers a remedy for violations, those statutory remedies become the exclusive remedies available to employees, while violations without statutory remedies allow employees to bring tort claims for wrongful termination.