Last night Governor Sisolak unveiled the long-term strategy for mitigating the spread of COVID-19 in Nevada. During his press conference last week, the Governor announced we would be moving from a phased approach to a more sustainable long-term strategy. The new long-term strategy, which is called Road to Recovery: Making a New Normal, will focus […]
July 10, 2020 | Category:
NewsLast night Governor Sisolak announced that due to concerns with increases in COVID cases across the country and in Nevada, as of midnight tonight bars in certain Nevada counties will need to return to similar Phase 1 restrictions. That means that bars that do not serve food will have to close. It also means that […]
One thing that makes Nevada unique (in the wage and hour world), is our tiered minimum wage. We have one wage for employees that are offered qualifying benefits and another, slightly higher wage, for those that are NOT offered medical benefits. We had these wages in place for many years, without really knowing what was […]
An unfortunate side effect of the shutdown of businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic is fraudulent unemployment claims. Claims for unemployment benefits are being filed using the names and personal information of individuals who are currently employed and have not lost their jobs. These claims come to light when the employee or employer receives a […]
“An employer who fires an individual for being homosexual or transgender fires that person for traits or actions it would not have questioned in members of a different sex,” Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote for the United States Supreme Court. “Sex plays a necessary and undisguisable role in the decision, exactly what Title VII forbids.” An […]
May 13, 2020 | Category:
NewsThe Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced it would be delaying the anticipated opening of the 2019 EEO-1 Component 1 data collection and the 2020 EEO-3 and EEO-5 data collections due to COVID-19. The EEOC stated that it “recognizes the impact that the current public health emergency is having on workplaces across America and […]
May 12, 2020 | Category:
NewsOn May 7, 2020, Governor Sisolak announced that Nevada would move into Phase 1 of the Nevada United Roadmap to Recovery beginning on Saturday, May 9, 2020. Among the businesses that were allowed to reopen in Phase 1, with certain restrictions, were restaurants, hair and nail salons, retail establishments, furniture showrooms, automobile dealerships, and others. […]
May 7, 2020 | Category:
NewsThis afternoon Governor Sisolak announced his plans and a date for Phase 1 of reopening Nevada. In the Nevada United Roadmap to Recovery released on April 30th, the Governor outlined the statewide criteria that must be met before moving into Phase 1, including a consistent and sustainable downward trajectory of COVID-19 cases and decrease in […]
May 1, 2020 | Category:
NewsOn April 30, 2020, Governor Sisolak signed emergency Directive 017 aimed at providing temporary economic relief to Nevada by freezing some garnishment actions and executions of judgments. All writs of execution and writs of garnishment currently in effect shall be stayed and no new writs of garnishment or writs of execution may be issued or […]
April 1, 2020 | Category:
NewsSince March 17th, Governor Sisolak has asked Nevadans to “Stay Home for Nevada” to help flatten the curve. On March 31st, the Governor has formally issued a “Stay at Home” directive and extended the closure of nonessential businesses, gaming, and schools to April 30, 2020. The “Stay At Home” directive went into effect at midnight […]
