The Sacks Tierney team is proud to support the work of Arizona Helping Hands, the largest provider of essential needs to more than 14,000 children in foster care in Arizona. A group of attorneys and staff enjoyed making [...]
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Separation Non-Confidential: The continuing viability of confidentiality and non-disparagement provisions in separation agreements in the aftermath of the NLRB’s McClaren Decision The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) [...]
The rise of short-term rental (STR) activity in the state of Arizona over the last decade has been meteoric and difficult to ignore. The popularity of rental platforms such as Airbnb has spurred the growth of the market for [...]
9 Attorneys named 2023 Southwest Super Lawyers®; 2 Attorneys named 2023 Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars®
April 7, 2023
Firm News
Only five percent of attorneys in each state are selected annually by the research team at Super Lawyers®, part of Thomson Reuters, to recognize exceptional lawyers who have garnered the highest peer and client-driven [...]
Update: In November of 2022, we addressed the changes in Arizona’s Homestead Laws, in particular the way that the law had changed to allow judgment creditors to be paid out of escrow proceeds. At that time, the homestead [...]
The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (“PUMP”) For Nursing Mothers Act On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Providing Urgent Maternal Protections (“PUMP”) For Nursing Mothers Act [...]
Arizona Supreme Court Clarifies the Permissible Scope of Real Estate Development Fees Chargeable by Municipalities
March 29, 2023
Real Estate Law
In a recent decision entitled Southern Arizona Home Builders Association v. Town of Marana, the Arizona Supreme Court clarified the extent to which the cost of necessary public services provided to new real estate development [...]
The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Expands Workplace Protections for Pregnant Employees and Applicants Suffering From Physical or Mental Conditions
March 24, 2023
Employment Law
The United States Congress recently enacted the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), effective June 27, 2023. The new law applies to private employers with 15 or more employees and certain public sector employers. [...]
Acknowledging Federal Holidays in the Workplace
December 7, 2022
Employment Law
Acknowledging Federal Holidays in the Workplace — Including Juneteenth (United States) | Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) The term “holiday” brings with it the opportunity for employees to celebrate, travel, [...]
On October 13, 2022, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) published a proposed rule which — if adopted — would modify its analysis for determining whether a worker is an employee or [...]