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"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...

Video Transcript: Hi, my name is Jeff Silence.  I'm an associate at Jaburg & Wilk and I primarily do employment law. What is a Hostile Work Environment? It's a legal term of art that we use in employment law.  What it means is that an employee is being subjected to discriminatory treatment and that the terms of their working conditions are being altered,...

A few years ago I wrote an article named Are There Fiduciary Duties between Members in an Arizona LLC? At the time, there were no published decisions in Arizona on this issue.  However, a bankruptcy judge had dismissed my client's claim for breach of fiduciary duty against a fellow member in an LLC because (1) ...

Video Transcript: Hi, my name is Kraig Marton.  I'm the head of the employment law section at our firm.  As such I represent both employees and small to mid-size employers in all kinds of employment matters. Warning Signs to Watch for That Signal You Might be Terminated When an employee has been working at a company, I sometimes see them come in one day ...

Of course the answer to this question is dependent on what you do, but if you don't start by answering this question you will miss out on opportunities. The answer, based on your line of work, may be a type or category of businesses or categories or people.  Some sales people think the answer is anyone and everyone, but it isn't. On the surface, if you are in...