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For many students, earning good grades and maintaining a high GPA are key to obtaining and maintaining opportunities such as scholarships, internships, and job offers in competitive industries. Unfortunately, receiving an unexpectedly low or failing grade can have serious consequences, including limiting a student’s scholarships and job opportunities, extending t...

The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”) became effective in April 2020 and will expire on January 1, 2021. The FFCRA requires employers with 500 or fewer employee to provide up to eighty hours of paid sick leave to their employees for COVID-19 related events. It also extends limited protections to employees who otherwise would not have qualified f...

When people think of a contract, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a written contract, whereby the contracting parties have put into writing what each of them is promising to the other.  For example,  If you want to have your trees cut, and ask the tree trimmer to do the job, the tree trimmer may provide you with a written contract, which sets forth s...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (12/11/2020) – The law firm of Jaburg Wilk was pleased to be co-presenting sponsor of Feeding Matters 8th Annual Community live-streamed fundraising event. Jaburg Wilk is a longtime supporter of Feeding Matters, and this was its seventh time they had the honor of sponsoring the event. Founded in 2006, Feeding Matters is committed to partnering ...

A basic truth about contracts is that once the contracting parties have come to a meeting of their minds regarding the terms of their contract, absent some overriding law, such as one that makes the contract illegal, or some other reason why an unambiguous contract should not be enforced literally as written, the courts will not substitute their own business judgme...

Community is important. It unites people and allows them to be part of something greater than themselves. It’s possible to be part of more than one community. Examples of communities you may be a part of include your family, people you work with, people you exercise with, people you worship with, and people who share similar interests with you. Note that not all ...

The Holding In Chattanooga Prof’l Baseball LLC, v. Nat’l Cas. Co., 2020 WL 6699480 (D. Ariz. Nov. 13, 2020) (Order), the Arizona District Court held that a “Virus Exclusion” clearly precluded insurance coverage for losses caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic and incurred by Minor League Baseball teams. The Takeaways In the first Arizona opinion regarding insuran...

Being grateful in 2020 may seem unnecessary or simply feel out of reach. After all, the year is epitomized by a pandemic and a corresponding diminishing of physical and mental health, coupled with political division and civil unrest. For many, 2020 has been one of the most trying of years, if not the most difficult. The Thanksgiving holiday is the catalyst for thi...

JW Way Fundamental #9: Leave your ego at the door. "At all times, stay focused on serving the needs of our client and our firm, rather than on serving your ego. Remember – it’s about the client and our firm, not you!" Adolescence is hard. Many teens struggle with leading with their ego. Rather than being open to learning, they respond with “I know”. They ...

Success doesn’t just happen. Show me an “overnight success” and I’ll show you someone who worked hard for a long time to enjoy what seems like overnight success. True success usually only is possible where someone has put in the proverbial 10,000 hours to master their craft or business. Hard work and investing in yourself pays off, in the long run. If you a...