AZ SB1576

Prohibits employers and their agents from screening job applicants based on compensation history or requiring applicants' prior compensation to meet minimum or maximum criteria.

Prohibits employers from seeking an applicant's compensation history from the applicant or current/former employers for the purpose of setting compensation offered to the applicant.

Allows employers and applicants to discuss compensation expectations without requesting compensation history, and permits seeking compensation history after a job offer with compensation terms has been extended and accepted.

Establishes civil penalties of $1,000-$5,000 for first violations and $5,000-$10,000 for subsequent violations, enforced by the Industrial Commission of Arizona.

Defines "compensation" to include monetary wages, benefits, and other forms of compensation.