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On December 6, 2012, the Arizona Supreme Court rescinded its November 21 order that prohibited a lien service company from signing notices and liens as an agent of its customer. For the sake of convenience and organization, [...]

A September 2012 court opinion reaffirms the necessity for both parties to sign, and it raises new questions about what constitutes an “electronic signature” The Arizona Court of Appeals’ recent decision [...]

A recent NLRB decision requires employers to assess the need for, and extent of, investigative confidentiality on a case-by-case basis. Investigations in the workplace may be conducted in response to a wide variety of [...]

Under the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program, qualifying employers can reclassify independent contractors as employees, and gain significant relief from liability for past federal employment taxes. Workers are either [...]

Tribal and private entities seeking to hire workers on or near a reservation should be aware of confusing and conflicting statutes and case law that can affect the employment relationship. Generally, tribes and tribally owned [...]

The Arizona Court of Appeals provides limited clarification on anti-deficiency protection when the foreclosed loan has replaced the purchase money loan It is a sobering sign of the times that, in the past several months, [...]

When property value is less than the face amounts of multiple liens, leading to fights over who gets paid first, the concept of equitable subrogation can come into play. In the past few years, we have seen a significant [...]

With the legal challenges largely resolved, the dispensary application process will move forward. Competition to obtain one of the approximately 125 dispensary registration certificates is expected to be very intense. In [...]

Well-intended employment policies designed to protect the company from employees’ misuse of Facebook and other social media services can have grave legal and regulatory consequences. As the use of social media and [...]

Before firing an employee, employers should analyze the potential for a lawsuit or administrative claim A common belief among many employers is that, because Arizona is an at-will employment state (i.e., in the absence of a [...]