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The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires covered employers to pay all non-exempt employees the federal minimum wage. It also requires covered employers to pay non-exempt employees 1.5 times their regular rate for any overtime hours, which are defined as any hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a seven-day workweek. The FLSA is complex, and it is not always easy...

The Arizona Supreme Court delivered its decision in McLaughlin vs. Jones, (CV-16-0266-PR) answering the question of whether the statutory presumption of parenthood arising from a marriage applies equally to same-sex marriages as it does to other (opposite-sex) marriages. The decision is particularly interesting since conflicting opinions were recently issued by Di...

Listen to what people ask you and answer their questions directly. Too many people either do not listen fully to the person they are speaking with or ignore what is being asked. In almost all situations, conversations will go better, and definitely take less time, if the person answering answers the questions instead of going off based on their own agend...

The Holding In Robert W. Baird & Co. Inc., v. The Honorable Christopher Whitten, 2017 WL 4296583 (Ariz. App. Sep. 28, 2017) (774 Ariz. Adv. Rep.4), the Arizona Court of Appeals just held that a legal malpractice plaintiff did not impliedly waive the attorney-client privilege regarding communications with subsequent counsel, simply because the defendant alle...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (09/27/2017) – Phoenix law firm, Jaburg Wilk sponsored the Valley Beit Midrash learning series.  The comprehensive educational series spans seven months and has 38 different presentations and workshops lead by global leaders and thinkers.   Beit Midrash means a “house of learning”. The Valley Beit Midrash is a collab...

Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up. ~ A.A. Milne  Yes, I just quoted the author of Winnie-the-Pooh. And he is right, which is both obvious and apparent, especially to those of us trying to stay organized. Let’s be honest, it is a constant struggle. You have your business life ...

What is hot tomorrow won't be forever. Today's styles and trends likely will have changed by this time next year, if not sooner. You can look no further than general music trends from the '80's through now. Back then rock ruled. Think Queen, Led Zeppelin, etc. Then glam rock became big - think of Guns-n-Roses, Motley Crue and Poison - only to be kicked t...

The Takeaways  Bad faith defense counsel should caution their bad faith experts not to speculate that an insurer’s claim decisions were based on advice of counsel.  The Huntoncase continues the trend of Arizona federal courts finding an implied waiver of the attorney-client privilege in bad faith cases more often than Arizona state courts. In...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (09/14/2017) – For the third consecutive year, the Phoenix law firm of Jaburg Wilk has supported Halo Animal Rescue by donating a truckload of dog and cat supplies. Jaburg Wilk began supporting Halo Animal Rescue and No-Kill Shelter in 2015.  Their initial drive was such a success that they held it again...

PHOENIX, Ariz. (09/14/2017) – The Phoenix law firm of Jaburg Wilk recently awarded $7,500 in scholarships to three students attending Arizona State University College of Law. The Jaburg Wilk Scholarship is awarded to students focusing their legal studies in employment, healthcare, transactional, or intellectual property law who have future plans to practice ...