Phoenix Lawyer Jeffrey Phillips Welcomes Arizona Supreme Court Ruling On Minimum Wage

August 31, 2016 – – The Arizona Supreme Court has recently ruled in favor of a trial judge, who rejected a challenge against a voter initiative that proposes to raise the state minimum wage by $12 per hour by 2020. This high court ruling means that people in Arizona will see the general election ballot of November 2016 include a minimum wage measure. Phillips Dayes Law, a firm based in Phoenix, AZ, has welcomed this move.

Jeffrey Phillips from Phillips Dayes says: “As an employment law firm, we have been watching the case for a long time. We are very happy to see that the Supreme Court has agreed with the voter initiative and refused to right to challenge it. This is a good day for the people of Arizona, and we look forward to supporting employers and employees alike in implementing this ruling come November.”

The initiative is known as Proposition 206 and it has a lot of opponents. They felt that the decision, made by Joshua Rogers, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge, to dismiss a challenge based on tardiness, was wrong. According to the judge, however, initiative challenges have to be presented and filed within five days of the filing of qualifying signatures, and that includes weekends. It took the Arizona Restaurant Association seven days to sue after the filing, which meant it was too late.

The case went to the Supreme Court, whose decision has been laid out across two pages. In it, it is explained that the law is very clear about the inclusion of weekends. As a result, the challenge could not stand.

Jeffrey Phillips adds: “It is a big blow for the Arizona Restaurant Association, but it is perhaps even worse for those who are employed through that association. After all, they now feel as if their employers do not believe them to be worthy of an increase in minimum wage.”

Salaries in Phoenix are in the median of most other cities of similar sizes. However, Arizona as a whole is one of the country’s fastest growing states and this growth is not yet reflected in salaries. With the rising costs of living, it is easy to see why increasing the minimum wage would be a logical move.

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