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AZ HB2260

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Consuelo Hernandez

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-seventh Legislature - First Regular Session (2025)

AI Summary

  • Increases the civil recovery amount for unpaid wages from treble (3 times) to five times the amount of unpaid wages in employee lawsuits against employers under Arizona Revised Statutes Section 23-355.

  • Increases the penalty for employers ordered to pay wages by the department or a court but failing to do so within 10 days from treble (3 times) to five times the amount of unpaid wages under Arizona Revised Statutes Section 23-360.

  • Maintains existing exemption that the statute does not authorize county school superintendents to issue warrants in violation of law.

Legislative Description

Employers; unpaid wages; penalties

Penalties

Last Action

House read second time

1/27/2025

Committee Referrals

Rules1/23/2025
Regulatory Oversight1/23/2025
Commerce1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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