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Nov 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Kristine Beaudoin |Jill L. Ripke
Arizona’s hourly minimum wage will increase from $14.35 to $14.70 per hour, effective January 1, 2025. This increase is in accordance with the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, A.R.S. § 23-363(B), which requires Arizona’s minimum wage to increase yearly based on the cost of living.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Kristine Beaudoin |Jill L. Ripke |Paul Smith
A recent District of Arizona opinion—Berkadia Real Est. Advisors LLC v. Wadlund, 2024 WL 4125533—found two different non-compete agreements to be unenforceable: one that was ancillary to the sale of a business and one that was part of an independent contractor agreement. Typically, Arizona courts look to the reasonableness of a non-compete provision in light of the totality of the circumstances to determine its validity.
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Aug 8, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Kristine Beaudoin |Jill L. Ripke |Paul Smith
[co-author: Jasmin Spearnock*]In Nessel v. JDM Golf LLC, 2024 WL 3494378, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted summary judgment for an employer, dismissing the federal law and Arizona state law claims of a former employee alleging sexual harassment (hostile work environment) and retaliatory discharge for reporting the alleged sexual harassment.
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May 1, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Jill L. Ripke |Paul Smith |Kristine Beaudoin
The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona recently
evaluated the reasonableness of two restrictive covenants—the
nonsolicitation of customers and the nonsolicitation of
employees—along with claims related to violation of the
company's confidential information policy. In Fire Security
Electronics & Communications Inc. v.
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Apr 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Kristine Beaudoin |Jill L. Ripke
The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona recently evaluated the reasonableness of two restrictive covenants—the nonsolicitation of customers and the nonsolicitation of employees—along with claims related to violation of the company’s confidential information policy. In Fire Security Electronics & Communications Inc. v.
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Dec 15, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Jill L. Ripke |Kristine Beaudoin
In accordance with A.R.S. § 23-363(B), also known as the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, Arizona’s minimum wage will increase to $14.35 per hour, effective January 1, 2024.
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Nov 10, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Jill L. Ripke |Paul Smith |Kristine Beaudoin
Recently, in Matthews v. City of Tempe, 2023 WL
6880652, the Arizona Federal District Court considered whether an
employer discriminated against a former employee when it denied him
an opportunity to telecommute on certain days but allowed female
employees to take advantage of remote work.
In December 2020, the city of Tempe instituted a policy that
allowed employees to telecommute for the first week after returning
to work from Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) leave.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | Jill L. Ripke |Paul Smith |Kristine Beaudoin
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held in Papias v. Parker Fasteners LLC, No. 1 CA-CV 22-0775 (Ariz. Ct. App. Oct. 17, 2023), that a discharged employee could proceed with his
retaliation claim against his former employer. The employee alleged
that he had been terminated when he attempted to use earned paid
sick time under Arizona's Fair Wage and Healthy Family Act
(the Act), A.R.S. § 23-371 et seq.
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Jill L. Ripke |Paul Smith |Kristine Beaudoin
Recently, in Matthews v. City of Tempe, 2023 WL 6880652, the Arizona Federal District Court considered whether an employer discriminated against a former employee when it denied him an opportunity to telecommute on certain days but allowed female employees to take advantage of remote work. Read the full Update here.
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Nov 8, 2023 | 
lexblog.com | Jill L. Ripke |Paul Smith |Kristine Beaudoin |Perkins Coie
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held in Papias v. Parker Fasteners LLC that a discharged employee could proceed with his retaliation claim against his former employer. The employee alleged that he had been terminated when he attempted to use earned paid sick time under Arizona’s Fair Wage and Healthy Family Act. Read the full Update here.
