Eight of our lawyers are recognized in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA
Jun 01 2023

Chambers USA Recognizes Coppersmith Brockelman in 2023 Legal Rankings

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We are proud to announce eight of our lawyers are recognized in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA. The annual guide to the nation’s leading attorneys and law firms also ranked our attorneys for their expertise in Labor & Employment, Litigation: General Commercial, and Healthcare practice areas. 2023 Chambers USA nationally recognized attorneys: Kristen Rosati, Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare Individual attorneys recognized for their expertise in Arizona: Keith Beauchamp, Litigation: General Commercial Kent Brockelman, Labor & Employment Jill Chasson, Labor & Employment John DeWulf, Litigation: General Commercial Erin Dunlap, Healthcare Karen Owens, Healthcare Kristen Rosati, Healthcare Mel Soliz, Healthcare “We are enormously proud of the attorneys and practice groups who have been honored this year, and of the entire firm for working tirelessly to provide our clients...

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Attorney Jill Chasson
May 02 2023

Jill Chasson Explains That Piece-rate Workers Are Eligible for Overtime Pay

Naomi Jorgensen
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Piece-rate pay compensates workers a fixed amount for each item of work completed per day or week. Although there are advantages to piece-rate compensation, such as incentivizing workers to be more efficient and productive, employers that use this method must still comply with the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In her most recent HR Laws article, Jill Chasson recommends keeping an accurate record of daily and weekly hours worked so piece-rate pay can be supplemented if a worker exceeds 40 hours of work in a week. Jill highlighted an example of how costly failure to pay overtime can be. An Arizona construction company that did not pay overtime to its piece-rate workers or keep accurate time records was investigated...

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Super Lawyers 2023 Awards
Apr 11 2023

Super Lawyers Honors 13 Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys in 2023

Naomi Jorgensen
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Coppersmith Brockelman announced that 13 of its 23 attorneys have been recognized in Super Lawyers’ 2023 edition, with Keith Beauchamp and John DeWulf making the Top 50 Arizona Super Lawyers list. Super Lawyers honors accomplished attorneys in more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Attorneys from Coppersmith Brockelman who received the 2023 honor are: Keith Beauchamp – Business Litigation (recognized since 2007; Top 50 Arizona Super Lawyers in 2023, 2022, and 2011) Kent Brockelman – Employment & Labor Law (recognized since 2007) Jill Chasson – Employment & Labor Law (recognized since 2016) John DeWulf – Business Litigation (recognized since 2007); Top 50 Arizona Super Lawyers (recognized since 2011) Andrew Fox – Southwest Super Lawyers Rising...

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Attorney Jill Chasson
Jan 12 2023

Should Service Animals Be Allowed in the Workplace? Attorney Jill Chasson Breaks It Down With HR Daily Advisor

Naomi Jorgensen
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Service dogs are a common sight in public places, but what happens when someone wants to bring their furry friend into the office? BLR’s HR Daily Advisor turned to Jill Chasson for insight on whether companies should allow service or emotional support animals into their workplaces and, if so, how they should evaluate the situation. Jill explains that the answer is often circumstantial. When considering such a request, the employer should follow the ADA interactive process, just as with any other request for accommodation. A good starting point is to have the employee identify their medical condition(s), the resulting limitations, the type and breed of animal, and how the animal will assist them in performing their essential job functions. The company may also ask to see...

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Oct 10 2022

Jill Chasson Addresses Disclosing Pronoun Preferences in Email Signatures for HR Daily Advisor

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With gender identity, gender fluidity and transgender rights gaining more public attention in recent years, Jill Chasson wrote an article for BLR’s HR Daily Advisor and Employment Law Letter (West) highlighting factors employers should consider around specifying pronouns in email signatures. Jill addressed the benefits of requiring all employees to add pronouns to their email signatures , including attracting new workers and preventing employees with more ambiguous names from being mistaken for the wrong gender. She also covered why companies might choose to leave it to employees to accommodate nonbinary employees who are reluctant to specify as well as those who have faith-based objections, and shared business reasons why some companies prohibit the practice. Regardless of whether a company opts to require or prohibit pronoun inclusion,...

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Sep 12 2022

PHOENIX Magazine Recognizes 6 Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys as Top Lawyers

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Polling State Bar of Arizona members for their recommendations on the Valley’s most outstanding attorneys, PHOENIX Magazine selected Keith Beauchamp, Kent Brockelman, Jill Chasson, Andy Gordon, Kristen Rosati, and Melissa Soliz for its inaugural Top Lawyers list. Keith handles complex commercial litigation matters in Arizona and around the country. He has extensive experience defending legal malpractice claims and class actions and represents plaintiffs and defendants in all manner of business disputes. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America© since 2008 in the areas of Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice, and Securities Litigation.  He has been included in Southwest Super Lawyers in the categories of Business Litigation and Securities Litigation for more than 15 years and was recognized as one of “Arizona’s Top 50 Lawyers” in 2011...

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