Overview
- On May 27 employees were told to review and accept an updated handbook within three days, with a new agreement made a condition of continued employment.
- The added four‑page Part B mandates confidential mediation first and then final, binding individual arbitration for many workplace disputes, including discrimination, and the team says the policy is standard and does not waive claims.
- The Suns and Mercury are facing multiple federal suits from former employees dating to November 2024, plus an August case by two minority owners seeking access to internal records, and the organizations deny the allegations.
- At media day, owner Mat Ishbia called the lawsuits a “money grab” and said the teams will not settle because he believes they did nothing wrong.
- Legal views diverge on mid‑employment arbitration changes, with Arizona attorneys citing state precedent that continued employment can suffice for enforceability, while it remains unclear how many workers signed the new agreement.