May 23, 2018 | Legal Updates
A grouchy boss, an unpleasant work environment, a rude coworker, low pay across the board or in comparison to colleagues, below norm benefits, long hours, unfair promotions, unequal training, demeaning comments, each alone or all together do not necessarily support a...
May 21, 2018 | Legal Updates
Arizona recently passed legislation strengthening the state’s data breach notification law. Highlights from the new state law include: Expanding the definition of protected “personal information” to include online account credentials, as well as an individual’s...
May 13, 2018 | Legal Updates
Most non-government workplaces in Arizona must comply not only with Federal laws relating to discrimination, harassment and family medical leaves of absence, but also with Arizona and Municipal laws on those same subjects. Following is a brief discussion of various...
May 1, 2018 | Legal Updates
As we previously advised, effective July 1, 2017, Arizona employers were required to begin allowing their employees to accrue paid sick leave (“PSL”) under the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, Arizona’s new paid sick leave law. The Basics ALL...
Apr 12, 2018 | Legal Updates
Last week, the Supreme Court of the United States issued an opinion relating to exemptions from overtime under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The decision relates not to the most commonly relied upon exemptions to the overtime rule — the executive,...
Sep 19, 2017 | Legal Updates
On August 31, 2017, a federal judge for the Eastern District of Texas struck down the highly controversial Obama-administration ruling that would have significantly expanded eligibility for overtime pay which originally was slated to take effect December 1, 2016. The...