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This is so important. In fact, I will venture to say its everything in business and in life. There are three possible outcomes with expectations: (1) exceed expectations; (2) meet expectations; or (3) miss expectations. Two out of three possible outcomes help you maintain clients, customers and business, while the last one likely will lose business or dam...

Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Kraig Marton and I do the employment law here in the firm. What is “at will” employment in Arizona? At will employment means that an employer can fire an employee any time the employer wants as long as the firing is not for an illegal, improper, bad reason. In turn, the employee can leave anytime they want. It’s a ...

We all know that person, the one you meet in a business or personal setting who cannot stop themselves from dominating a conversation or room. They don’t let anyone else say much. When the conversation or meeting is over, you know too much about them assuming they spoke about themselves, which most people like that do, or too much of their personal opinions, ...

If an employee or former employee sues, they may be entitled to many different types of damages, which could amount to a substantial amount. However, that is not always the case. The different kinds of damages an employee can win against an Arizona employer depend on the type of claim, and there are many different kinds of claims. An employee may assert they have n...

Video Transcript: Hi, I’m Kraig Marton and I do employment law here in the firm. What is a Whistleblower? A whistleblower is a person who goes to either the media or to a person in the company who can do something about it, and complains about a violation of law or an unethical practice in an effort to make it stop. The whistleblower then gets a claim if the whi...

"Overnight success” is a cliché we all are familiar with. But in the real world most overnight successes have put in their time and you don’t even realize it. For instance, most people look at the Beatles as an overnight success. Actually their rise to the top took approximately five years, thousands of hours of practice and hundreds of live perf...

Be on time. Yes, it is that simple. Everyone's time is valuable. We all have one more thing we can do before walking down the hall for that scheduled meeting or leaving to make it on time to that lunch meeting. What this really boils down to is that we all need to honor our commitments.   When you show up late you are saying "what I was doing is more important...

The simple answer is yes. The better question is whether or not it is advisable to handle your own divorce.  In short, the answer is no - it is not advisable. If your case involves any of the items listed below, it is highly recommended that you retain (or at least consult) competent counsel:Business Valuation Legal Decision Making issues (custody) Parentin...

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ("Title VII") and the Arizona Civil Rights Act prohibit employers from discriminating against employees because of their gender. While neither law expressly prohibits discrimination based on gender identity or sexual orientation, the United States Supreme Court has held that Title VII prohibits discrimination based on sexua...

Most Arizona employers are aware that Arizona is an“at-will” employment state. However, many do not understand what that means. In short, it means that an employee can be terminated for any reason or no reason, except a list of"unlawful" reasons.Before identifying the list of the most common unlawful reasons to terminate an “at-will” Arizona employee,Arizon...