SB 1699 Summary

• Establishes new employee work scheduling protections under Arizona Revised Statutes Title 23, Chapter 7, applying to all employers for certain provisions and large retail/hospitality/food service employers for additional requirements.

• Requires employers to pay employees a minimum of four hours or their scheduled shift length (whichever is less) at regular rate of pay when called to work but not needed, or when notified less than 24 hours before a shift that work is cancelled.

• Mandates large employers (100+ employees nationwide, 25+ in Arizona) provide 14 days advance written notice of work schedules, allow employees to request schedule preferences based on health conditions or caregiving responsibilities, and engage in interactive process before denying requests.

• Requires large employers to compensate employees for schedule changes made after advance notice, including one hour pay for added hours or time changes with no loss of hours, and half-pay for reduced hours or cancelled shifts.

• Requires large employers to offer additional available work hours to existing employees before hiring new external workers, with three-day posting period and two-day acceptance window for qualified employees.