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Carrie O’Brien and Chris Thomas Under Arizona law, any school district committee formed to review or adopt textbooks or curriculum must comply with the requirements of the Open Meeting Law (“OML”), pursuant to A.R.S. §§15-721 and 15-722. School district textbook and curriculum committees that failed to follow the OML recently […]

Phoenix, AZ (January 23, 2023) – Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C. is pleased to announce that Brandon A. Caywood has been elected as Partner to the Firm. Brandon is a member of Gust Rosenfeld‘s Public Finance and Tax Law groups. He advises clients in connection with tax-exempt financings allowed under Section 103 […]

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is proposing a new rule that would prevent employers from imposing or enforcing any noncompete clauses on workers. A noncompete clause prevents a worker from seeking employment or operating a business after the worker’s employment is concluded. According to FTC Chair, Lina Khan, noncompete clauses, “can block […]

By Shannon M. Scola and Christina M. Noyes, Gust Rosenfeld P.L.C. Franchisors may soon be limited in what they may require in questionnaires and acknowledgments (questionnaires) submitted by prospective franchisees. The North American Securities Administrators Association, Inc. (NASAA) has issued a statement regarding the use of franchise questionnaires and acknowledgments […]

By Brittany Reed and Jennifer MacLennan, Gust Rosenfeld PLC The new Arizona Moment of Silence Law (House Bill 2707 amending A.R.S. § 15-506) requires all K-12 public schools to set aside one to two minutes at the beginning of every school day for a moment of silent reflection. Students are […]

The Sixth Circuit Court’s decision in Tomei v. Parkwest Medical Center, 2022 WL 153178, (6th Cir. 2022), makes it clear that a failure to accommodate a patient’s disability is actionable under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Although lawsuits under the Rehabilitation Act may be […]

The Federal Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has issued proposed rules requiring certain entities to file reports with FinCEN. Comments to the proposed rules are due by February 7, 2022. The rules, if adopted, will implement Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), creating a governmental database containing certain personal information. […]

In yesterday’s 6-3 ruling, the United States Supreme Court blocked enforcement of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) vaccination mandate on large private employers. The Supreme Court’s ruling comes three days after the OSHA’s mandate was to take effect and less than a week after it heard oral argument […]

According to the FBI, a group is mailing free USB thumb drives posing as gifts from Amazon or as a COVID warning which, if used, will install malware on your computer and damage your network. Never insert USB drives from an unknown source. The USB drives were sent through the […]