NLRB WITHDRAWS FROM JOINT-EMPLOYER RULE APPEAL
On Friday, July 19th, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) voluntarily dismissed its appeal of the 5th Circuit’s ruling from the District Court in Texas. The NLRB had been appealing […]
SENATE BILLS 166 & 177: INCREASING PENALTIES, REMEDIES, AND STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS ON CLAIMS OF WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
In the active 2019 Legislative Session, Nevada lawmakers managed to pass several bills that have a significant impact on employers doing business in Nevada. However, lost behind the headliner bills […]
UPDATE FROM THE 2019 NEVADA LEGISLATIVE SESSION
The 2019 Nevada Legislative Session ended on Monday, June 3rd with many bills heading to Governor Sisolak’s desk for signature. Below is a summary of some of the latest on […]
TALKS CONTINUE REGARDING INCREASING NEVADA MINIMUM WAGE
We previously covered the Office of the Labor Commissioner’s bulletins for Nevada’s 2019 minimum wage and overtime rates. In that article we recapped that minimum wage remains unchanged for 2019, […]
MAINE SAYS EMPLOYERS MUST IGNORE OFF-DUTY MARIJUANA USE
On February 1, Maine became the first state to protect employees from adverse employment action based on off-duty marijuana use. In anticipation of this change, the Maine Department of Labor removed […]
CHANGE TO ACCIDENT REPORTING REQUIREMENT GOES INTO EFFECT OCTOBER 1ST
Included in the myriad of legislation that went through the Nevada Legislature this last year was Assembly Bill 54, which amended the accident reporting requirements for employers in Nevada. While […]
SPOTLIGHT: NEVADA PREGNANT WORKERS’ FAIRNESS ACT
Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act Goes Into Effect October 1st On June 2, 2017, Governor Sandoval signed the Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act into law. The Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness […]
BILL TO RAISE NEVADA’S MINIMUM WAGE MOVES FORWARD
Senate Committee Approves Increase Yesterday, the Senate Commerce, Labor and Energy Committee passed Senate Bill 106 (SB 106) by a vote of 4-3, largely along party lines. SB 106 proposes increasing the […]
