In Seredina v. W.L. Gore & Associates, 2025 WL 2257538 (D. Ariz. Aug. 7, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted in part and denied in part the employer’s motion for partial summary judgment,...more
In a significant decision for employers with commission-based compensation models, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona recently held that a clause requiring employees to be employed on the commission payment...more
2/24/2026
/ Compensation & Benefits ,
Contract Interpretation ,
Contract Terms ,
Employee Commissions ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Forfeiture ,
Mortgage Loan Originators ,
Sales Commissions ,
State Labor Laws ,
Summary Judgment ,
Unconscionable Contracts ,
Unpaid Wages
In 2025, the labor law landscape began undergoing a dramatic transformation as the new Trump administration moved swiftly to reshape labor policy and the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or the Board). Within weeks of...more
2/16/2026
/ Biden Administration ,
Executive Authority ,
Government Agencies ,
Guidance Documents ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Labor Reform ,
Labor Relations ,
NLRA ,
NLRB ,
NLRB General Counsel ,
Presidential Appointments ,
Quorum ,
Regulatory Freeze ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Remedies ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Trump Administration ,
Unions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently affirmed an arbitration award despite clear factual error, finding that the factual error was not so critical, obvious, or intentional that it amounted to manifestly...more
2/16/2026
/ Appeals ,
Appellate Courts ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Award Challenges ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Binding Arbitration ,
Contract Disputes ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fee Disputes ,
Motion to Vacate ,
Unpaid Overtime ,
Vacatur ,
Wage and Hour
In a recent decision in Rosonke v. Pappan, 2025 WL 3525325 (D. Ariz. Dec. 9, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona denied a motion to compel arbitration after finding that a related services agreement...more
In Parrish v. Vulcan Materials Company, 2025 WL 2710407 (D. Ariz. Sep. 23, 2025), the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted an employer’s motion to compel arbitration, holding that a valid arbitration...more
2/3/2026
/ Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
Arizona ,
Authentication ,
Contract Disputes ,
Contract Formation ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Dispute Resolution Clauses ,
E-Signatures ,
Electronic Agreements ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Job Applicants ,
Motion to Compel ,
Multi-Factor Authentication ,
Pre-Dispute Arbitration ,
UETA
In a recent update, we analyzed the landmark decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Harrington v. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc., which clarified the limits of personal jurisdiction in Fair...more
The federal district court in Arizona recently confirmed that employers need a compelling reason to include reversionary clauses in wage-and-hour class action settlements.
In Kostov v. Maricopa County Special Health Care...more
Key Takeaways -
- The Ninth Circuit reaffirmed the “near-universal” two-step process for managing FLSA collective actions.
- The Ninth Circuit held that district courts are not required to conclusively determine...more
Arizona’s hourly minimum wage will increase from $14.35 to $14.70 per hour, effective January 1, 2025. This increase is in accordance with the Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act, A.R.S. § 23-363(B), which requires Arizona’s...more
A recent District of Arizona opinion—Berkadia Real Est. Advisors LLC v. Wadlund, 2024 WL 4125533—found two different non-compete agreements to be unenforceable: one that was ancillary to the sale of a business and one that...more
In Nessel v. JDM Golf LLC, 2024 WL 3494378, the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona granted summary judgment for an employer, dismissing the federal law and Arizona state law claims of a former employee alleging...more
The U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona recently evaluated the reasonableness of two restrictive covenants—the nonsolicitation of customers and the nonsolicitation of employees—along with claims related to...more
4/25/2024
/ Arizona ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
In 2023, the National Labor Relations Board (the NLRB or Board) continued to expand employee rights and protections in the workplace. The new regulations included limiting employers’ contract rights in relation to severance...more
3/6/2024
/ Confidentiality Policies ,
Employee Benefits ,
Employee Rights ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Joint Employers ,
NLRB ,
Non-Disparagement Provisions ,
NRLA ,
OSHA ,
Race Discrimination ,
Unfair Labor Practices ,
Unions ,
Wage and Hour
The Arizona Court of Appeals recently held in Papias v. Parker Fasteners LLC, No. 1 CA-CV 22-0775 (Ariz. Ct. App. Oct. 17, 2023), that a discharged employee could proceed with his retaliation claim against his former...more
11/7/2023
/ Adverse Employment Action ,
Appeals ,
Arizona ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Employment Policies ,
Former Employee ,
Former Employer ,
Retaliation ,
Sick Leave ,
Summary Judgment ,
Termination
In a recent decision, the Arizona Court of Appeals considered the claim that an employee was discharged for disclosing allegedly unsafe conditions in violation of the Arizona Employment Protection Act (AEPA), A.R.S. §...more