Getting Ready for July 1st: Arizona̵...
Posted by danderson on Jun 7, 2017 in Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C., Labor and Employment Law, Otto S. Shill, Wage and Hour Division | 0 comments
By: Ottos S. Shill, III
Arizona’s new voter-approved law, ARS Sec. 23-371 et. seq., gives virtually every employee in the State the right to 24 or 40 hours per year of paid sick leave (depending on the size of the employer). Employers have just under 30 days to prepare for the new rules, which become effective July 1, 2017. Before that date, every Arizona employer should:
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JSS Attorney Chris Mason Discusses Sexua...
Posted by danderson on Jun 2, 2017 in Chris Mason, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C., Labor and Employment Law, Sexual Discrimination, Sexual Harassment | 0 comments
Jennings, Strouss & Salmon attorney Chris Mason joined AZTV to discuss how to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace.
Chris Mason Featured in Small Biz Daily
Serial ADA Plaintiffs David Ritzenthaler...
Posted by danderson on May 16, 2016 in Americans with Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C., Labor and Employment Law, Lindsay G. Leavitt | 0 comments
By: Lindsay Leavitt
In the past few months David Ritzenthaler, a Scottsdale resident, and Santiago Abreu, a Florida resident, have filed more than 450 lawsuits against Arizona businesses alleging an assortment of violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Read my earlier blogs about Mr. Ritzenthaler’s lawsuits here, here and here and Mr. Abreu’s lawsuits...
EEOC Reveals Positions Related to LGBT W...
Posted by danderson on May 4, 2016 in Discrimination, EEOC, John J. Egbert, Labor and Employment Law | 0 comments
By: John Egbert
On May 2, 2016, the EEOC posted on its website, information about the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s positions related to LGBT workers. Among other things, the EEOC warned employers that, in the EEOC’s view, it is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to do the following:
-Fail to hire an applicant because she is a transgender...
Employers Should Prepare Now for New Whi...
Posted by danderson on Apr 11, 2016 in Department of Labor, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C., Labor and Employment Law | 0 comments
By: Jennings, Strouss & Salmon, P.L.C.
Employers take note – major changes may be coming to overtime regulations. According to the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), a proposed rule change would extend overtime protections to nearly 5 million white collar workers. The proposed changes are anticipated to be finalized within the coming months, and employers should start planning...
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