Arizona’s 2017 Minimum Wage and Earned Paid Sick Time Posters Now Available
February 06, 2017
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On November 9, 2016, my colleagues David Barton and Christie Hammerle blogged about Arizona’s new minimum wage and earned paid sick time law called the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act. That article can be found here. The Industrial Commission of Arizona has since released Notices
Continue Reading →Arizona Law Now Makes It Easier To Establish Independent Contractor Status
August 25, 2016
Arizona recently passed a law that provides businesses greater certainty with respect to their independent contractors’ employment status. Specifically, it creates a mechanism for independent contractors to acknowledge they are not employees, and have no entitlement to unemployment be
Continue Reading →The Supreme Court in Young v. UPS Establishes New Approach to Pregnancy Discrimination and Balks at Ruling for Either Party
March 30, 2015
On March 25, 2015, the Supreme Court of the United States in Young v. United Parcel Service, Inc. refused to rule in favor for either Plaintiff, Peggy Young, or Defendant, United Parcel Service, Inc. (“UPS”), and instead, vacated the Fourth Circuit’s ruling and remanded the case back
Continue Reading →Defense Verdict Received in Favor of BurnsBarton Client in ADA Case
February 23, 2015
On Thursday, February 19, 2015 a unanimous jury in Arizona District Court returned a verdict in favor of BurnsBarton client Kingman Hospital, Inc., d/b/a/ Kingman Regional Medical Center (“KRMC”). During the three-day trial, Plaintiff Chappell Grant-Willis alleged that KRMC violated
Continue Reading →A Punitive Damages Award of $185 Million: How to Avoid the Zone of AutoZone
December 12, 2014
There has been a lot of buzz about the gigantic punitive damages award recently handed down in a pregnancy and sex discrimination case in California. For us, it is an opportunity to examine what lessons can be learned. Lesson No. 1: Employers must thoroughly train their managers and
Continue Reading →Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Now Required in California
October 09, 2014
On September 10th, 2014, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law the Healthy Workplaces, Healthy Families Act of 2014 (HWHFA). Beginning on July 1st, 2015, employers in California will be required to allow their employees to accrue, at their regular rate of pay, at lea
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