All contractors, subcontractors and suppliers that work on private construction projects in Arizona should become familiar with the changes to the statute and ensure that all construction and supply contracts comply as well [...]
Arizona’s new medical marijuana regulations go into effect April 13; are you (and your drug-testing policies) ready? In the November 2010 general election, Arizona voters approved the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (A.R.S. [...]
Classifying an employee as exempt or non-exempt can be a tricky analysis, and failure to properly classify an employee can result in a loss of the exemption The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) sets forth, among other things, [...]
The “Medicare Tax”
February 14, 2011
Taxation
A new tax on unearned income, to help pay for the Medicare Hospital Insurance Program, goes into effect in 2013 Whatever your politics or position on the new health insurance law, you may wish to take note of a provision that [...]
Avoiding the Threat of Genetic Discrimination
February 14, 2011
Employment Law
In order to avoid liability under GINA, the EEOC encourages employers to use specific disclaimer language to prevent the disclosure of genetic information In the past, the idea that we would have federal law to prevent [...]
Five Things Physicians Should Know
February 12, 2011
Healthcare Law
The medical profession’s ever-changing legal and regulatory landscape constantly introduces new challenges into the practice of medicine To help you meet some of the myriad regulatory challenges, here are five important [...]
The Struggle for Equal Voting Rights
November 1, 2010
General
A California ruling that a purchase agreement may be illusory, and thus unenforceable, during a contingency period may influence the Arizona courts in future cases There has long been debate among real estate attorneys as to [...]
Indirect benefits do not constitute consideration for purposes of the Gift Clause, Arizona high court rules Many in the real estate community have been awaiting the final decision regarding the CityNorth project. On January [...]
Many long-term commercial loan transactions are essentially non-recourse except for certain carve-outs or “bad boy” provisions – describing events which, if they occur, can create partial (or even total) personal [...]