HB 2465 Summary

• Establishes Arizona's family and medical leave law requiring employers with 50+ employees to provide 12 workweeks of unpaid leave annually for birth, adoption, foster care placement, or serious health conditions of the employee or family member.

• Employees must have worked for their employer for at least 12 months and 1,250 hours in the prior year to qualify; employers with fewer than 50 employees within 75 miles of a worksite are exempt.

• Allows intermittent or reduced schedule leave when medically necessary; employers may require medical certification and can limit spouses employed by same employer to combined 12 weeks for birth, adoption, or parent's health condition.

• Requires employers to restore employees to their original or equivalent position upon return from leave, maintain health insurance benefits during leave, and post notices about the law; prohibits employer interference or retaliation.

• Establishes enforcement through department investigations, civil penalties of at least $1,000 per violation, and allows employees to sue for damages including lost wages, actual losses up to 12 weeks salary, liquidated damages, and attorney fees.