Bill Text: AZ HB2620 | 2010 | Forty-ninth Legislature 2nd Regular | Engrossed

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Bill Title: Withheld wages; written authorization; revocation

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-04-01 - Referred to Senate CED Committee [HB2620 Detail]

Download: Arizona-2010-HB2620-Engrossed.html

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House Engrossed

 

 

 

 

State of Arizona

House of Representatives

Forty-ninth Legislature

Second Regular Session

2010

 

 

HOUSE BILL 2620

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

Amending section 23-352, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to withholding wages.

 

 

(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)

 

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

Section 1.  Section 23-352, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:

START_STATUTE23-352.  Withholding of wages

No employer may withhold or divert any portion of an employee's wages unless one of the following applies:

1.  The employer is required or empowered to do so by state or federal law.

2.  The employer has prior written authorization from the employee.  An employer shall not withhold wages under a written authorization from the employee past the date specified by the employee in a written revocation of the authorization, unless a court orders otherwise.

3.  There is a reasonable good faith dispute as to the amount of wages due, including the amount of any counterclaim or any claim of debt, reimbursement, recoupment or set-off asserted by the employer against the employee. END_STATUTE