How does the Supreme Court’s ruling on LGBTQ discrimination impact Arizona businesses? This week, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision about Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: the law’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis [...]
The Fundamentals of Confidentiality Agreements in Arizona Employment Law Confidentiality agreements, also known as non-disclosure agreements or NDAs, are an important part of many employment agreements in Arizona. An NDA is a contract between an employer and employee in which [...]
Essential Types of Employment Contracts in Arizona Employment contracts can be useful tools to define the relationship between you and your employees – as well as some of the expectations for employment, such as duration and compensation. But there is [...]
Mt. Lemmon v. Guido: A Unanimous Supreme Courts Holds Public Entities are Employers, Regardless of Size In November of 2018, all the Supreme Court Justices (except Brett Kavanaugh, who had not taken the bench yet) were in agreement when they [...]
Department of Labor – Enforcement Powers The Department of Labor(“the Department”) is a highly complex federal agency charged with the broad task of protecting and promoting the rights of “workers, job seekers, and retirees” through “improv[ing] job conditions, advanc[ing] opportunities [...]
Can I terminate an employee who is out on sick leave? Unless your name is Donald Trump, you probably find firing employees to be the most excruciating part of your role as employer. Sometimes, when the employee is a [...]
Employer Challenges: How to Avoid a Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Firing someone is a big decision, and you may feel totally justified in your actions after you’ve carefully considered it and weighed all your options. Yet the person you fire may [...]
Overtime Pay For Sales People On Salary Did you know that most inside sales employees should be getting paid overtime for any hours they work over 40 hours in a workweek, even if they are getting paid a salary? There [...]
Arizona Medical Marijuana and the Workplace – Let’s Get Out of the Weeds Already Brief History of Medical Marijuana in Arizona Even though times seem to be shifting quickly, recreational marijuana is still illegal under federal and Arizona state laws. [...]
Gay Skydivers, Prohibited Discrimination, and Circuit Splits The Second Circuit Rules Discrimination Based on Sexual Orientation Is Prohibited Last Monday, February 26, 2018, the Second Circuit became the latest federal appeals court to join the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC’s) [...]
