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Responding to Unemployment Fraud
By: Julie A. Pace (602.256.4488)
David A. Selden (602.256.4490)
Heidi Nunn-Gilman (602.256.4455)
In the last year, with increased unemployment benefits and an expansion of unemployment coverage under Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), there have been record amounts of unemployment fraud. Both companies and employees have become victims as identity thieves file claims for unemployment benefits using stolen identification. Both companies and employees can each take steps to fight the fraud. Companies must be proactive to protect their experience rating. Employees need to be proactive to protect their identities.
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Phoenix City Council Elections: Congratulations to Debra Stark and Yassamin Ansari
Congratulations to Councilmember Debra Stark and Councilmember-elect Yassamin Ansari on their victories in the March 9, 2021 runoff election for Phoenix City Council Districts 3 and 7!
District 3
Councilmember Debra Stark was re-elected to the Phoenix City Council, overwhelmingly defeating her opponent for the District 3 seat.
Councilmember Stark has spent her entire career in public service, including in the planning departments of Peoria, Phoenix, and Maricopa County. She is completing her first four-year term on the City Council. Since her election in 2016, Debra has been a key, moderate voice on the Phoenix City Council.
55th Legislative Session: Legislative Update
Gammage & Burnham has been watching several important bills related to the development industry currently making their way through the Legislature. While the Session still has a long way to go, here is what we can tell you so far.
The Legislature has shown strong bipartisan support for the following:
ASU Kyl Center for Water Policy Publishes Report by Grady Gammage, Jr.
The ASU Kyl Center for Water Policy at Morrison Institute has published a report by G&B Founder Grady Gammage, Jr.
Return to Watering the Sun Corridor is a follow-up to his 2011 report Watering the Sun Corridor which aimed to answer the same question: “Does Arizona have enough water for future growth?” Over the past decade, the conversation about water rights and usage in Arizona has become more complex. See a preview below, and read the entirety of Return to Watering the Sun Corridor here!
Legal Alert: Grady Gammage, Jr. and Cameron Artigue on Schires v. Carlat for the Arizona Republic
Grady Gammage, Jr. and Cameron Artigue co-authored an opinion piece on the recent Arizona Supreme Court decision in Schires v. Carlat, related to development incentive agreements, which was published in the Arizona Republic on Monday, February 15. Read the full article here!
