AZ HB2663

Adds section 23-796.01 to Arizona law establishing good cause for leaving employment when working conditions are unsafe or unhealthy if the employee has exhausted reasonable alternatives.

An employee is deemed to have exhausted alternatives if they or another employee notified the employer of unsafe conditions that were not corrected, or if the employer knew or should have known of the hazard and failed to cure it.

During a public health emergency, employees do not need to prove that unsafe conditions were unique to them or customary to their occupation, and they have good cause to leave to care for a seriously ill or quarantined family member.

Employees have good cause to refuse employment offers if unsafe working conditions have not been corrected, including conditions that required workplace closure or reduced operations under COVID-19 orders, or if work would violate public health guidance.

During the COVID-19 public health emergency, employees have good cause to refuse work if required to care for a child whose school is closed or to care for a family member due to the emergency.