AZ HB2292

Prohibits employers from harassing former employees receiving Social Security disability benefits by threatening to terminate pension benefits if the former employee does not release medical information.

Prohibits employers from challenging a former employee's disability status with the Social Security Administration, inquiring into medical records, requiring medical examinations, or requiring the waiver of health privacy rights under HIPAA.

Allows former employees to bring civil lawsuits against employers who violate these provisions and recover $250,000 in damages plus attorney fees.

Increases damages by $250 for each subsequent violation by the same employer against the same former employee.

Defines "employer" to include current or former employers and any person acting as an agent of a current or former employer.