Arizona's new paid sick leave law—Proposition 206 or The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act—will go into effect on July 1, 2017. Since the law passed, the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) has crafted proposed regulations and a growing number of frequently asked questions (FAQs). Ogletree Deakins continues to bring you up-to-date summaries and analyses of the new law and its regulations, including a recently issued three-part blog series examining the intricacies of the ICA's current proposed regulations and FAQs. The first article in the series, "Arizona's Paid Sick Leave Law, Part I: Accrual and Usage Issues," covers issues involving paid sick time accrual and usage. Part two, "Arizona's Paid Sick Leave Law, Part II: The "Same Hourly Rate," Attendance, and Coverage Questions," examines the law's "same hourly rate" requirement, attendance policies and rewards programs under the Act, and the Act's coverage. Part three, "Arizona's Paid Sick Leave Law, Part III: Record-Keeping, Shifting Employment Relationships, and Tips for Drafting Policies," covers the Act's notice requirements, record-keeping issues the Act presents, and obligations under the Act for shifting relationships such as successors and the transition from temporary to permanent employee. The final installment also provides tips for employers in drafting their compliant sick leave policies. We will do our best to answer your questions as employers get ready for the new law's July 1st effective date.
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