In Arizona, employers are not required to provide employees vacation leave, either paid or unpaid. There is no legal requirement in Arizona law that employers must pay accrued vacation when an employee leaves the company.There is no federal requirement to provide paid leave to workers. An employer may not discriminate or subject a person to retaliation for asserting a minimum wage or earned paid sick leave claim, informing a. However, the US Department of Labor has one guideline — employers must pay for all breaks under 20 minutes, while any breaks exceeding 30 minutes are unpaid. Arizona does not require employers to provide rest periods or meal breaks. Since 2017, the Arizona Sick Time Law has been in effect. It requires employers to provide paid sick leave to employees throughout the state. At a minimum, employees must accrue one hour of earned paid sick time for every 30 hours worked. If the employer does provide a break of under 20 minutes, federal law requires it to be paid.