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Being a victim of workplace discrimination can be an especially stressful experience. Not only do you want the discriminatory treatment to stop, you don’t want to be labeled as a serial complainer that no one takes seriously. Unfortunately, many employees who endure discrimination at work are seen this way, and only legal action will lead…

We are about a month away from the holiday shopping season, many retailers are hiring in earnest.  In fact, between now and Thanksgiving day, thousands of temporary employees will be hired to handle the expected influx of merchandise and shoppers. Since many retailers depend on the holiday season to shore up their balance books (hence…

If you have ever been fired from a job, you know how upsetting it can be. Depending on the why and how of it, you may be angry, frustrated and worried about what to do next. These feelings are only made worse when you suspect foul play in your termination. Maybe you just have a…

From a federal update to the threshold for salaried workers to a local Flagstaff proposal to raise the minimum hourly rate, there has been a lot of discussion about livable wages this year. Could you be in line for a pay raise? If you earn a yearly salary of less than $47,476 ($913/week) and routinely…

In states like Arizona, pay for tipped employees can be slightly more complicated than pay for other wage-earning workers. This is mainly because tipped employees in Arizona receive an hourly $3 tip credit, plus any tips they earn. The $3 tip credit is never grounds for a restaurant to avoid paying tipped workers their full…

Misconduct allegations are threatening in any job, but in nursing, they require defending yourself to a regulatory board with the power to determine your license and, ultimately, your future. Whatever the allegations are, the most important thing to remember is that the Arizona State Board of Nursing is there to protect the public, not nurses….

On behalf of Michael Zoldan at The Zoldan Law Group PLLC The letter begins: “It is with a heavy heart that I make this disclosure.” As reported by the media, the recent letter was sent by an unnamed whistleblower to the Arizona Attorney General and the Arizona Corporation Commission. The letter alleged that a former…