Bill Text: AZ SB1590 | 2020 | Fifty-fourth Legislature 2nd Regular | Introduced
Bill Title: Wage claims; report
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-06 - Senate read second time [SB1590 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2020-SB1590-Introduced.html
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REFERENCE TITLE: wage claims; report |
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State of Arizona Senate Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020
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SB 1590 |
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Introduced by Senators Quezada: Gonzales; Representative Andrade
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AN ACT
amending section 23-356, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to the payment of wages.
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Section 23-356, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
23-356. Wage claims; report
A. Instead of proceeding under section 23‑355, an employee may file a written claim with the department for unpaid wages against an employer if the amount of such the unpaid wages does not exceed five thousand dollars $5,000 and if such the claim is filed within one year of after the accrual of such the claim.
B. The department may, on behalf of an employee, or the employee may obtain judgment and execution, garnishment, attachment or other available remedies for collection of unpaid wages established by final determination by the department.
C. The department may receive payment on wage claims on behalf of employees. The department may deposit, pursuant to sections 35‑146 and 35‑147, monies it receives as payment on wage claims in a special state fund for disbursement to wage claimants on proper authorization by the department.
D. On a quarterly basis, the department shall report to the president of the senate and the speaker of the house of representatives all of the following information relating to the previous quarter:
1. The number of wage claims filed pursuant to this section.
2. The number of wage claims that were investigated pursuant to section 23-357.
3. The number of wage claims that were denied an INVESTIGATION PURSUANT to section 23-357.
