News & Events

On March 25, 2015, the United States Supreme Court clarified employers’ obligations towards women placed on work restrictions while pregnant and held that the Pregnancy Discrimination Act requires employers to treat “women affected by pregnancy” the same “as other persons not so affected but similar in their ability or inability […]

Kent E. Cammack and Christopher M. McNichol On January 23, 2015, the Arizona Supreme Court held that Arizona’s anti-deficiency statute protects only a completed residence. In so doing, it clarified a prior appellate court decision extending the statute’s protections to borrowers who intend to turn vacant land into a future […]

A review of the judicial development in franchise and distribution law from August 2013 to August 2014. Gust Rosenfeld congratulates Christina M. Noyes, Chair of the Franchising Practice Group, on being the co-author of Annual Franchise and Distribution Law Developments published by the American Bar Association in 2014. She co-authored the book […]

The State Board of Education has issued proposed revisions to its school district procurement rules – proposed revisions. It is anticipated that the Board will consider approving the proposed revisions in March. Public comment can be made between now and then. For more information, please contact one of the education […]

The United States Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) issued extensive guidance last week on the topic of equitable distribution of resources to students. Under its authority to enforce Title VI of the Civil Rights Act, OCR issued a thirty-seven-page “Dear Colleague” letter that outlines its position on […]

Eduprize, a charter school with two campuses in the East Valley, has entered into a consent judgment to pay $30,000 into accounts for extracurricular activities for students. (See, Judgment). The judgment was entered against the schools after the Attorney General’s Office investigated how the schools solicited and spent tax-credit funds. […]

The Maricopa County Superior Court has ordered the State of Arizona (see decision) to increase per-pupil base funding by approximately 5% for the coming fiscal year, a collective increase for schools of about $317 million. This increase will apply to future years as well, boosting the overall value of the […]

Grant funds are available to non-profits, cities, towns, counties, or other governmental entities that are interested in purchasing a brownfield site. The funds may be used to conduct environmental site assessments, asbestos and lead-based paint surveys, and, possibly, some site remediation. Brownfields are properties that may be contaminated with hazardous […]

The Arizona Attorney General has pronounced limitations on when and for what purpose a public body may charge fees for copying public records in responding to public records requests, in an opinion issued on December 2, 2013. Although these limitations are not expressly set forth in statute, this opinion reflects the Attorney […]

The Arizona statute prohibiting the use of city or town resources to influence the outcome of an election was amended last legislative session to increase the penalty for violations and to define “influencing the outcome of elections.” The amended statute, A.R.S. § 9-500.14, which became effective September 13, 2013, now […]