By Thomas Galvin | Rose Law Group Reporter Yesterday, the Arizona Department of Health Services announced new rules for several industries that have been shut down during the Covid-19 pandemic. The new rules have been promulgated in response to the recent lawsuit involving the state and Mountainside Fitness. Specifically, gyms and fitness centers, bars and nightclubs, waterparks and tubing, and movie theaters will …
Arizona launches program to assist rental property owners; a welcome relief, says Rose Law Group Partner, Transactional Dept. Director Cameron Carter
By AZRE | AZ Big Media Applications for Arizona’s Rental Property Owner Preservation Fund, providing assistance to rental property owners across the state who are facing a loss of rental income due to COVID-19, opened today. Governor Doug Ducey announced $5 million for this Fund last month. All applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the entire amount is awarded. …
Survey: Majority of Arizona parents ‘uncomfortable’ about sending kids back to school
By Howard Fischer | Capitol Media Services PHOENIX — State health officials may now have standards of when they think it’s safe for kids to go back to school. But a new statewide survey of likely voters shows that most Arizonans are not comfortable with the idea, even if the state gives the go-ahead. And Democrats are even more reticent …
Trump’s executive orders: Payroll tax deferral. Rose Law Group attorney Dan Gauthier outlines what this “payroll tax holiday” could mean for employers.
By Daniel Gauthier | Rose Law Group Reporter Over the weekend President Trump signed four executive orders providing COVID-19 related relief to Americans. The President’s actions come as Congress continues to negotiate – and fails to agree on – the next round of COVID-19 stimulus funding. Contained in one of the executive orders is a payroll tax deferral for certain American workers …
RLG Immigration Chair Darius Amiri Updates on USCIS Fee Hikes
By Darius Amiri| Rose Law Group Reporter In this analysis, we are discussing the recently announced proposed fee increases to many immigration applications proposed by the USCIS. USCIS is the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, they’re a division of the Department of Homeland Security. They are the agency that’s in charge of handling immigration applications here in the United …
HealthyVerify helps schools with ‘everchanging’ COVID-19, reopening landscape
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents HealthyVerify Certification) By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter For Rick Ogston, the CEO of Desert View Schools in Yuma, one of the biggest challenges for his charter schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has been all the changing information and approaches to curbing the virus. “Really, it has been the everchanging information about COVID. …
Gompers prepares to reopen to serve developmentally disabled population
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents HealthyVerify Certification.) By AZ Business Magazine | AZ Big Media The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every aspect of everyday life. But for those with developmental disabilities, the effects are even more profound. Gompers, a Phoenix-based nonprofit, provides a broad spectrum of services to developmentally disabled individuals — but when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, many of those services …
Potential stimulus bill could allow companies in bankruptcy to pursue PPP loans… says Rose Law Group attorney Dan Gauthier
By Andi Medici | Washington Business Journal Small businesses that have filed for bankruptcy, or nearing that step, might get their own shot at a Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program loan under a stimulus provision being debated in Congress. The proposal, filed as part of broader stimulus measures last week by Sens. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, …
Judge rules Arizona gyms should be given chance to reopen, Rose Law Group Attorney Jonathan Udell comments
By 12News PHOENIX – An Arizona judge ruled Tuesday that gyms should have the opportunity to reopen. Mountainside Fitness, along with EOS Fitness were plaintiffs in the lawsuit filed against Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey. READ ON: Today’s court order strikes a fine balance between ensuring the government has the tools it needs to combat a pandemic, while also ensuring a …
Phoenix school district turns to HealthyVerify Certification to help with new school year, COVID-19
(Disclosure: Rose Law Group represents HealthyVerify Certification) By Mike Sunnucks | Rose Law Group Reporter For Marvene Lobato the biggest challenge for the COVID-19 pandemic is the uncertainty presents on numerous fronts. Lobato is the Superintendent of the Fowler Elementary School District in Phoenix. The district has 7 schools, a child care center and 4,500 students. Like …