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Arizona’s Minimum Wage Increases in the New Year: What Employers Should Know
December 30, 2020
As with every new year in Arizona, new resolutions should include wage adjustments as required by law. Even with the global pandemic, these statutory increases continue. Under Arizona’s minimum wage law, the state-mandated minimum wage increases from $12.00 to $12.15 effective January 1, 2021. Arizona employers may continue to take a tip credit for tipped employees…
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Recreational Marijuana Passes in Arizona – Should Employers Be Concerned?
November 10, 2020
Arizona voters recently approved Proposition 207 – also known as the “Smart and Safe Arizona Act” – which largely decriminalizes marijuana possession and use for those who are at least 21 years old, establishes a framework for regulating the sale and possession of marijuana, and imposes excise taxes on recreational marijuana. Although marijuana was previously authorized under Arizona…
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Supreme Court’s LGBTQ Discrimination Decision Impacts Arizona Employers
June 16, 2020
Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act makes it unlawful for a covered employer “to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual… because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” For a number of years, both courts and employers have grappled with the question of whether…
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The Small Business Exemption for the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act and the FMLA Expansion Act
April 8, 2020
The Department of Labor (DOL) has provided us with regulations governing the application of the small business exemption for both the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (FMLA Expansion Act) and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act (Paid Sick Leave Act). Under both enactments, employers with fewer than 50 employees may…
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NOTABLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT AND THE FMLA EXPANSION ACT
March 31, 2020
NOTABLE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE ACT AND THE FMLA EXPANSION ACT
Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act
FMLA Expansion Act
Qualified Employees
From start of employment
At 30 days of employment
Reasons for Leave
1) Employee subject to quarantine order;
2) Employee advised by health care provider to self-quarantine;
3) Employee has symptoms…
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The U.S. Department of Labor Provides Added Guidance for Application of the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act and the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act
March 25, 2020
On March 24, 2020, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published its initial Guidance providing helpful explanatory information and some much needed clarification of certain terms and requirements of the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act (FMLA Expansion Act) and the…
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The Families First Coronavirus Response Act Expands FMLA Rights and Provides for Paid Sick Leave
March 19, 2020
By Chris M. Mason and Daniel Peabody, Jennings Strouss
On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the “Families First Coronavirus Response Act,” (“FFCRA”) which, among other things, significantly expands the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) through December 31, 2020, as a response to the Coronavirus pandemic, and creates a paid sick…
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Arizona’s Paid Time Off Statute Applies to the Coronavirus
March 12, 2020
Arizona’s Paid Time Off (PTO) statute includes a provision with direct application to current issues related to the coronavirus (and issues that may arise soon). It states:
“Earned paid sick time shall be provided to an employee by an employer for: . . . Closure of the employee’s place of business by order of a public official due to a…
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Arizona’s Paid Time Off Statute Applies to the Coronavirus
March 12, 2020
Arizona’s Paid Time Off (PTO) statute includes a provision with direct application to current issues related to the coronavirus (and issues that may arise soon). It states:
“Earned paid sick time shall be provided to an employee by an employer for: . . . Closure of the employee’s place of business by order of a public official due to a…
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PETER STROJNIK SR. IS (ONCE AGAIN) FILING ADA LAWSUITS IN ARIZONA
February 24, 2020
I guess it’s fitting that in Phoenix, a city named for a mythical creature that arises from the ashes of its predecessor, Peter Strojnik Sr. is once again filing ADA lawsuits (despite being disbarred for filing ADA lawsuits in 2018).
In the last 30 days Mr. Strojnik Sr. has filed nine ADA lawsuits against hotels and other…