HB 2227 Summary

• Establishes comprehensive employee work scheduling protections in Arizona Title 23, applying different requirements based on employer size and industry classification.

• Requires all employers to provide minimum pay (4 hours or scheduled shift, whichever is less) when employees report for work but don't work full shifts, or receive less than 24 hours' notice of schedule changes.

• Small employers must allow employees to request schedule changes related to education, caregiving, health conditions, and other needs, with employers required to consider requests reasonably.

• Large retail, hospitality, and food service employers (100+ employees nationwide, 25+ in Arizona) must provide 14-day advance written schedules, engage in interactive discussions about schedule requests, and compensate employees for employer-initiated schedule changes at premium rates (1.5x or 0.5x pay depending on change type).

• Establishes enforcement through the Industrial Commission with civil penalties ($500 first violation, $1,000 for subsequent violations within 10 years) and private right of action for employees, with protections against retaliation for asserting scheduling rights.