AZ SB1748

Modifies definition of "unemployed" to require wages be less than 140% of weekly benefit amount (instead of full threshold) to qualify for partial unemployment benefits.

Eliminates the one-week waiting period requirement for unemployment benefits eligibility retroactively from June 30, 2020.

Reduces job search requirements from four contacts per day on four different days per week to three contacts per day on three different days per week.

Increases maximum weekly unemployment benefit amounts through percentage-based escalation: 35% of average weekly wage (July 2020-2021), increasing to 55% by July 2024 and beyond.

Changes wage-related disqualifications: reduces earnings threshold from eight times weekly benefit amount to five times for failure to seek work, and removes "in addition to waiting week" language for voluntary departure and misconduct disqualifications.