Bill Text: AZ SB1004 | 2013 | Fifty-first Legislature 1st Regular | Introduced

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Bill Title: Unlawful termination; family emergency

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-01-15 - Referred to Senate CEM Committee [SB1004 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2013-SB1004-Introduced.html

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PREFILED    JAN 03 2013

REFERENCE TITLE: unlawful termination; family emergency

 

 

 

State of Arizona

Senate

Fifty-first Legislature

First Regular Session

2013

 

 

SB 1004

 

Introduced by

Senator Ableser

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending Title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 23-204; relating to employment practices and working conditions.

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:

Section 1.  Title 23, chapter 2, article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 23-204, to read:

START_STATUTE23-204.  Unlawful employee termination or threats for attending to a child's emergency; exception; excessive abuse

A.  Except as provided in subsection B of this section, it is unlawful for an employer to do either of the following:

1.  Terminate the employment of a person acting as a parent, guardian or custodian of a child For being notified by a school employee, community worker or law enforcement officer during work hours of an emergency regarding the child and for leaving work to attend to the child's emergency.

2.  Threaten to terminate a person's employment for the person receiving notification by a school employee, community worker or law enforcement officer during work hours of an emergency regarding a child and for leaving work to attend to the child's emergency.

B.  An employer may terminate or threaten to terminate the employment of a person who excessively abuses the protections described in subsection A of this section. END_STATUTE