In 2021, the Arizona Legislature revised the statutes that govern appeals from Registrar of Contractors (ROC) hearings, with the result that an appeal of an administrative agency’s decision can lead to a fresh trial in Superior Court, where the agency’s decision is disregarded.
The hearing process is fair, and Arizona ALJs are consistently intelligent, honest,…
In an effort to reduce heat-related illnesses and injuries for workers, the State of Arizona is stepping up the rate of workplace inspections for employers in high-exposure industries.
On July 17, 2023, the Arizona Division of Occupational Safety and Health (ADOSH)
announced
the launch of a “
state emphasis program
” (SEP) focused on “high…
A new federal law requires many employers to make reasonable accommodations to meet the needs of pregnant employees.
Reasonable Accommodations.
The PWFA requires covered employers to provide to pregnant employees “reasonable accommodations,” which the
EEOC broadly describes
as “changes to the work environment or the way things are usually done at work.” Example include:
allowing
…
The State Bar of Arizona has selected Lang & Klain associate attorney Mickell Summerhays as one of 16 members of the Bar Leadership Institute class of 2023-2024.
Despite last week’s news that the state is pausing the approval of future Phoenix-area single-family development that over-relies on groundwater, don’t expect residential construction to dry up in your lifetime.
By
Kent Lang
and
Mike Thal
On June 1, Governor Katie Hobbs released the Arizona Department of Water Resources’ (DWR) updated study of the
Phoenix…
Super Lawyers has named Lang & Klain partner Bill Klain as one of its “Top 50 Arizona” attorneys for 2023. It is the third such recognition for Bill, who also made the Top 50 Arizona list in 2018 and 2022.
At the beginning, everyone is friendly with each other and excited for the upcoming project. Your enthusiasm might cause you to shortcut your normal procedures and to dive into the project before you have executed a comprehensive contract. After all, this is a friend of a friend – what could go wrong?
What
could
go…
