Free labor could cost you: an overview of internship wage compliance
May 04, 2022
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As summer approaches, many employers are looking to hire student interns. The benefits of summer internships are mutual: Companies create an accessible group of potential future hires, while interns obtain real- world workplace experience and training, as well as valuable networking o
Continue Reading →Supreme Court Blocks OSHA Vaccine-or-Test Mandate for Large Private Employers
Today (1/13/22), the U.S. Supreme Court blocked the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate by enjoining OSHA’s ETS, which required employers to mandate vaccines or test unvaccinated employees weekly. The Court found that Congress had not given federal agencies like OSHA the power to
Continue Reading →SCOTUS Hears Arguments on OSHA’s Vaccine-or-Test ETS
On Friday, January 7, 2022 the Supreme Court held oral arguments to address OSHA’s Emergency Temporary Standard related to COVID-19. The two-hour long arguments were intense and revealed a sharply divided court with the conservative justices questioning OSHA’s authority, and the mor
Continue Reading →COVID-19 as a Disability Under the ADA
December 14, 2021
On December 14, 2021, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released guidance that workers with disabilities stemming from COVID-19 are protected from discrimination under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and may be eligible for reasonable accommodations. T
Continue Reading →BurnsBarton Partner, Kate King, Appointed to Arizona Supreme Court
July 12, 2021
You can read the announcement on Kate's Appointment to the Arizona Supreme Court from Governor Ducey here: https://azgovernor.gov/governor/news/2021/07/governor-ducey-appoints-kathryn-hackett-king-arizona-supreme-court. Read more [...]
Continue Reading →President Biden’s Executive Order Encourages the FTC to Limit Non-Competes
July 12, 2021
On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order targeting barriers to competition in the American economy. Believing that non-compete clauses restrict employees’ ability to change jobs and negotiate higher wages, President Biden’s executive order encourages the Federal Trad
Continue Reading →OSHA’s New COVID-19 Healthcare Emergency Temporary Standard
June 18, 2021
The Department of Labor has finally released its Emergency Temporary Standard (“ETS”) for workers in healthcare settings. Managed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”), the ETS goes into effect upon publication to the Federal Register, and will remain in effect
Continue Reading →The Safety Sensitive Exception Under Fire – Tentative Decision Challenges Well-Settled Landscape of Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act
June 11, 2021
United States District Judge Dominic Lanza issued a tentative ruling in Lee v. Albertsons LLC, 2:19-CV-04493-DWL (D. Ariz.) which challenges the “safety sensitive” exception to Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act (“AMMA”). Lee’s case arose after Albertsons terminated Lee’s employment bec
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