SB 1421 Summary

• Establishes employee scheduling rights in Arizona, requiring employers to provide advance notice of work schedules and compensate employees for schedule changes under section 23-1202 (minimum 4 hours pay for cancellations or late notices).

• Applies different requirements to small employers (fewer than 100 employees nationwide or fewer than 25 in Arizona) versus large employers (100+ nationwide and 25+ in Arizona for retail, hospitality, or food service), with large employers subject to stricter scheduling rules.

• Requires large employers to provide 14-day advance notice of work schedules, pay compensation for schedule changes (1 hour pay for additions/time changes, half pay for hours subtracted or on-call shifts not worked), and compensate workers at 1.5x pay for shifts starting less than 10 hours after the previous shift.

• Allows employees to request schedule changes based on caregiving responsibilities, health conditions, education/training, or other needs; large employers must engage in good faith discussion and can only deny requests for "bona fide business reasons" (legal compliance, significant costs, or operational impacts).

• Creates enforcement mechanisms through the Industrial Commission of Arizona with civil penalties ($500 first violation, $1,000 for subsequent violations within 10 years) and allows employees to file civil lawsuits for violations with attorney fees recoverable.