Author Archives: Terry Hernlund

On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed the bi-partisan Families First Coronavirus Response Act, which contains several provisions to provide aid to individuals who are affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.  Among other things, the Act provides for free coronavirus testing, enhanced unemployment benefits, additional funds for Medicaid and nutritional programs, and protection for health care workers and employees responsible for cleaning at-risk places.  Importantly for employers, it requires 2 weeks of paid leave for COVID-19 related purposes and expands FMLA-type leave, including for caring for a child when a school or place of child care is closed.  Many of the provisions end on December 31, 2020.

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To Our Valued Clients & Partners,

On behalf of all of us at Gammage & Burnham, I hope that this message finds you in good health and high spirits.

During these challenging times, the health and safety of our employees is our top priority. We are taking all necessary precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in our physical office.  However, this will not prevent our dedicated attorneys and staff from continuing to provide our clients with the highest quality legal counsel and client service. You have a business to run, and so do we.

I want to assure you that all of us at Gammage & Burnham are well-equipped to meet this challenge.  

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G&B Managing Partner Heather Boysel has been named to the Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona List for 2020!

See the complete list here.

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None of us want to contemplate that the COVID-19 virus will spread to the extent that we experience quarantines, school closings, or work places being shut down.  But what if it does?  As an employer, are you prepared?  What are your legal obligations?

First and foremost, you can be proactive now.

1. Tell your employees that if they have been exposed to people with symptoms, or have flu-like symptoms themselves, stay home.  Under Arizona law, most employers are required to provide paid sick time.  Make sure employees know that they should use it.  Consider being generous and let employees borrow from future paid sick time accruals.

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Gammage & Burnham is proud to announce that distinguished water law practitioner Michael J. Pearce has joined the firm as a Partner!

Michael’s practice focuses exclusively on water rights and water management issues.  Michael has extensive experience in virtually every facet of Arizona’s water law regime, including certificates of assured water supply, extinguishment credits, and public/private water transactions.  Mr. Pearce has consistently been a leader in complex interstate litigation concerning the Colorado River Basin, the Missouri River Basin, and the Apalachicola/Chattahoochee/Flint River Basin.  

Michael’s work has been published in many forms and he is widely regarded as a leading voice in the field of water law. 

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