Mesa cannot mandate paid leave beyond Arizona's statewide standard. Prop 206 grants paid sick leave at 1 hour per 30 worked, capped at 40 hours yearly for employers under 15 workers and 40 hours for larger ones. ARS Section 23-204 preempts richer local benefits.
Arizona Proposition 206 (2016) created statewide earned paid sick time. Workers accrue 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, with annual caps of 40 hours for businesses with 15 or more employees and 24 hours for smaller employers. Sick time can be used for personal illness, family care, or domestic violence absences. ARS Section 23-204 preempts Mesa from layering local paid leave ordinances above state rules, meaning Mesa cannot require longer accruals, broader uses, or additional paid family leave. Employers may offer more voluntarily.
Denying state-mandated paid sick time accrual in Mesa, refusing protected uses, or retaliating against workers using leave triggers Industrial Commission of Arizona enforcement, back pay, and civil penalties under Prop 206.
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