Arizona SB1297 modifies unemployment benefits, including a waiting period and eligibility criteria.
Arizona SB1297 amends sections 23-762 and 23-771 of the Arizona Revised Statutes to adjust unemployment benefits. It introduces a waiting period for individuals to qualify for benefits, requiring them to have performed services earning wages equal to or exceeding eight times their weekly benefit amount. The bill also specifies that wages previously used to establish a benefit year cannot be reused. Additionally, it ensures that individuals terminated for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine or booster shot are not disqualified from benefits.
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