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If there weren’t enough considerations for an employer to balance in the Due to the continuing spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the World Health Organization (WHO) officially declared COVID-19 a pandemic.[1] [...]

Federal paid sick leave and reduced-pay FMLA effective April 1, 2020. The federal government recently enacted the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), which went into effect April 1, 2020[1]. The FFCRA notably [...]

A force majeure provision relieves a party from its obligation to perform under a contract when circumstances beyond the party’s control have rendered performance impossible or impracticable. The global economic impact of [...]

Business owners should review their commercial insurance policies for business interruption coverage. The coronavirus (COVID-19) has resulted in numerous Arizona businesses incurring substantial monetary losses, or being [...]

The “Keeping American Workers Paid and Employed Act” is a $349 billion relief program for small businesses. PART 1- SMALL BUSINESS PROVISIONS OF THE CARES ACT On March 27, 2020, the President signed the Coronavirus Aid, [...]

As with most commercial leases, cannabis businesses have industry-specific peculiarities to which landlords and tenants should give due consideration. This article specifically addresses issues that commercial landlords and [...]

This article was featured by the American Bar Association Forum on Construction Law in its October 2019 Under Construction newsletter. The impact of a bankruptcy commenced by an owner, general contractor, or subcontractor [...]

The new $35,568 threshold, effective January 1, 2020, is applicable to all employees who an employer seeks to classify as exempt as an executive, administrative, or professional employee. On September 24, 2019, the U.S. [...]

The SAFE Banking Act and the STATES Act offer different routes to similar destinations, in which banks wishing to enter the legal marijuana industry may find it safe to do so. This article is adapted from Matt Winter’s [...]