ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES Fifty-sixth Legislature Second Regular Session
	House: COM DPA 6-4-0-0

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HB 2197: minimum wage; minor league baseball

Sponsor: Representative Biasiucci, LD 30

House Engrossed

Overview

An emergency measure that exempts minor league baseball players from statutory minimum wage and recordkeeping requirements.

History

Title 23, Chapter 2, A.R.S., governs employment practices and working conditions, including requirements for payment of wages, minimum wages and employee benefits.

Pursuant to A.R.S. § 23-351, Arizona employers must designate at least two fixed paydays a month for payment of wages to their employees. However, employers who have a principal place of business located out-of-state and whose payroll system is centralized outside of Arizona may designate one or more fixed paydays a month for payment of wages to:

1) professional, administrative or executive employees or employees employed in the capacity of an outside salesman; and

2) employees employed in a supervisory capacity.

The ability for employers to designate at least one fixed payday a month for specified employees does not apply to employees whose salaries are subject to provisions of collective bargaining agreements.

Employers are required to post notices in the workplace informing employees of their rights relating to minimum wage and employee benefits. Additionally, employers must maintain payroll records showing the hours worked for each day and the wages and earned paid sick time paid to all employees for a period of four years (A.R.S. § 23-364).

Provisions

1) Exempts employees, from statutory minimum wage requirements or recordkeeping requirements concerning hours worked relating to minimum wage, who meet the following criteria:

a) has entered into a contract to play minor league baseball;

b) is compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for the wages and working conditions of employees; and

c) is compensated subject to the collective bargaining agreement in a manner that exceeds the statutory requirements relating to minimum wage. (Sec. 1)

2) Includes legislative findings. (Sec. 2)

3) Contains a Proposition 105 clause. (Sec. 3)

4) Contains an emergency clause. (Sec. 4)

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