Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-2-101
In addition to the definitions provided in A.R.S. § 23-1382, the following terms apply to this Chapter:
"Act" means the Agricultural Employment Relations Act, A.R.S. Title 23, Chapter 8, Article 5, § 23-1381, et seq.
"Administrative Law Judge" or "ALJ" means an individual, or the Board, who conducts and makes decisions regarding an administrative hearing in a contested case or an appealable agency action, according to A.R.S. Title 23, Chapter 8, Article 5, and these rules adopted thereunder.
"Authorization period" means the four pay periods immediately preceding the filing of a petition for election under A.R.S. § 23-1389(C).
"Bargaining unit" means those employees who share a community of interest with regard to wages and terms and conditions of employment as described in A.R.S. § 23-1389(B).
"Board agent" means any individual acting on behalf of the Board, including the Executive Secretary, the General Counsel, and investigators with whom the Board contracts to investigate issues relating to unfair labor practice charges and petitions for election.
"Calendar year" means the period beginning January 1 and ending December 31.
"Complete contact information" means mailing address, email address, phone number, and in the case of an organization or corporation, the name of the contact individual.
"Consent election" means an election held following the Board's approval of a voluntary and complete consent election agreement submitted to the Board.
"Eligibility period" means the three pay periods immediately preceding the filing of a petition for election under A.R.S. § 23-1389(C).
"Executive Secretary" means the Executive Secretary appointed by the Board under A.R.S. § 23-1388.
"General Counsel" means the attorney representing the Board.
"Independent contractor" means an employer engaged in the business of supplying labor to a farm or ranch.
"Leave of absence" means an employment status determined by the employer and the employee permitting the employee to cease work for that employer for a specified period of time.
"Pay period" means the seven-day period used by an agricultural employer for payroll purposes. If the agricultural employer does not use a seven-day pay period, pay period means a seven-day period, Sunday through Saturday.
"Respondent" means the employer in a certification election or current representative in a decertification election.
Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-2-101