#ArizonaRestaurantWeek Labor and Employment Law Series – Restaurant Employers: Tips on Immigration Law Compliance (Blog 2 of 5)
By Chris M. Mason, Attorney, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C. To continue our Arizona Restaurant Week series, below are tips to help Arizona restaurant employers comply with immigration laws to avoid costly fines and litigation: Tip 1: Employers should work with new hires to complete I-9 forms The burden rests…
#ArizonaRestaurantWeek Labor and Employment Law Series – Restaurant Employers: Tips on Employee Tipping (Blog 1 of 5)
By Chris M. Mason, Attorney, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C. To kick off Arizona Restaurant Week, below are tips to help Arizona restaurant employers comply with laws involving tipped employees and avoiding costly fines and litigation: Tip 1: Be Sure Tipped Employees Earn Minimum Wage Arizona and federal law permits…
A New Ruling on the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act: Did Your Drug Testing Policy Just Go Up in Smoke?
By Daniel J.F. Peabody, Attorney, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C. A federal court in Arizona just gave Arizona employers some much-needed guidance for navigating Arizona’s Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA). In a case of first impression, the court held that individuals with medical marijuana cards can sue their employers under the…
E-Verify Now With Possible Second Shutdown Looming
By: Chris M. Mason Attorney, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C. With another possible government shutdown looming, Arizona employers are understandably concerned with hiring new employees and handling E-verify requirements. Employers should quickly E-verify while they can. While both major political parties appear hopeful that they may have achieved an acceptable…