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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 [...]

Short-term rentals – generally defined as rentals for a period of less than 30 days – have become a source of discord in many communities. In many cases, homeowners who are not renting out their homes on a [...]

New law will return Arizona’s Prompt Pay Act to the customary understanding of the 30-day payment cycle. In an early 2019 decision, in S.K. Builders, Inc. v. Smith, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that [...]

Residential subcontractors will be obligated to indemnify a general contractor only in proportion to the fault caused by the indemnifying subcontractor. Governor Ducey’s April 10, 2019, signing of Senate Bill 1271 ended [...]

Sacks Tierney attorney Roxann Gallagher, a shareholder in our commercial and public finance and Indian law practice areas, has been elected to the board of directors of Meritas, a global alliance of 183 independent law [...]

A terminated employee’s successful lawsuit underscores the importance of employers exercising caution when making employment decisions on medical marijuana cardholders. In 2013, an Arizona Walmart employee, Carol [...]

The NLRB’s determination could prevent Uber drivers and similarly situated workers in other industries from asserting rights under the National Labor Relations Act. Pursuant to an April 16, 2019, memo, the National [...]