| A. Payments of wage claims received by the Department will promptly be sent to the claimant by ordinary mail accompanied by a receipt form for signature by the claimant and returnable to the Department.
B. The Department will send a copy of the signed receipt to the employer.
C. If the Department discovers that payment of a wage claim is alleged to have been made directly to the claimant, the Department will verify such payment by letter to the claimant. If the claimant does not respond to the Department's letter within 15 days of the date of the Department's letter, the Department will deem the claim to have been paid.
D. Payment of a partial amount of a wage claim does not preclude the Department from completing its investigation of the balance of the claim.
E. In the case of a determination and directive for payment issued by the Department pursuant to A.R.S. 23-357, the Department shall if the employer agrees and, with the written consent of the claimant, enter into a payment agreement with the employer for payment of the amount of wages found to be owed the claimant.
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