Arizona Sick Leave Law and Minimum Wage Increase The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act is a key piece of legislation that affects Arizona employment law. This blogpost will provide a broad overview of the Act and what it entails. The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act (the “Act”) was voted into law by Proposition […]
Is Banning the Box Too Costly for Employers? Banning the Box Last year, the federal government made a concerted effort to banning the box when it came to past convictions. The “box” referred to is the box on job applications which asks applicants whether they have been convicted of any crime, including felonies. It was […]
Introduction Regardless of their history and the benefits they have provided for workers throughout previous centuries, unions remain a controversial employment-related subject. Proponents of unions claim that a union’s collective bargaining power helps raise worker wages and affords workers protections against abusive or unfair treatment by employers. Opponents claim that the benefits requested by many […]
Introduction to Political Speech in the Workplace This year’s presidential election cycle is shaping up to be one of the most contentious contests in recent memory. It seems that every adult of voting age has a favorite candidate and a litany of reasons why that candidate is the best for the country – and […]