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On March 24, 2017, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed SB 1325, a bill intended to promote balance and increased accuracy in ads by law firms that include the results of periodic quality, compliance, and certification surveys of health care providers. All nursing care institutions, hospitals, and other similar facilities must […]
Category: Legal Alerts
March 23, 2017 – The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion on the FAPE standard on March 22, 2017. In Endrew F. v. Douglas County School District, the parents of a child with autism rejected the school district’s proposed IEP and unilaterally enrolled him in private school. They later […]
March 23, 2017 – Arizona employers should prepare now for two recent updates to paid sick leave and the minimum wage increase that will affect them and their Arizona employees beginning July 1, 2017. First, most employees statewide will begin accruing paid sick leave on July 1, 2017, after the […]
As the March 29, 2017 deadline for filing your Notice of Intent to operate under the Small MS4 Stormwater General Permit is fast approaching, we thought it would be a helpful reminder to resend our October 2016 Client Alert which highlights the upcoming deadlines. Below please find the client alert. […]
February 27, 2017 – The Arizona Court of Appeals recently ruled that an arbitration agreement signed by a patient while living in a nursing home is enforceable. Arbitration agreements between health care providers and their patients remain controversial. The Court’s ruling, in this case, shows the importance of ensuring that […]
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that claims under Section 504 and the ADA which do not seek relief available under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) can be filed directly in court, skipping the IDEA’s administrative process. In Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools, the parents of a student […]
While schools were closed for winter break, the U.S. Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (“OCR”) released several new guidance documents regarding children with disabilities. These resources summarize and update previous guidance in three main categories: In a Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act, […]
Proposition 206, the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act (the “Act”), was approved by Arizona voters on November 8, 2016. The Act establishes a new state minimum wage of $10.00 effective January 1, 2017. The Act also entitles employees to accrue earned paid sick time beginning July 1, 2017. The […]
November 23, 2016 – A federal judge in Texas granted a nationwide preliminary injunction yesterday temporarily blocking the new overtime regulations scheduled to take effect on December 1. Twenty-one states, including Arizona, and over 50 business organizations sued to challenge the new regulations that were issued by the Department of […]
We recently received notice from the Arizona Deputy Treasurer that many bond issuers failed to file their annual report by June 30 as required by A.R.S. §35-501. Counties, cities, towns, school districts, irrigation districts, other political subdivisions and municipal property corporations (collectively “Issuers”) are required to file reports of all […]
