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Posts in Utah Business Law
Local Governmental Entities: Have You Reviewed Your Employment Policies?

n Utah, even the smallest local government entity has a duty to create a merit-based employment system, i.e., a civil service system, and conduct an annual review of the system. If you are an elected official, have you assured that such a system has been established or that an annual review has been conducted?

Why do governmental entities have civil service systems?

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Can I recover attorney's fees if I win? (Video)

If you are involved in a dispute and you think you may need to hire a lawyer, you may want to know if you can make the other side pay for your attorney’s fees. The answer to this depends on the type of case you have. In Utah, the judge will order the other side to reimburse you for the money you paid your attorney only in certain types of cases. I will address five of them here.

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