GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM COVID RESPONSE PLAN
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 […]
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES ROLLBACK ON REOPENING; BARS TO RETURN TO PHASE 1 RESTRICTIONS AT MIDNIGHT
Last 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 […]
WHAT’S HOT IN HR
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, […]
DEALING WITH FRAUDULENT UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS
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 […]
SUPREME COURT SAYS GAY AND TRANSGENDER EMPLOYEES PROTECTED BY TITLE VII
“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 […]
EEOC ANNOUNCES DELAY IN EEO REPORTING DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The 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 […]
STATE ISSUES INDUSTRY-SPECIFIC GUIDANCE FOR BUSINESSES DURING PHASE 1
On 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 […]
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES DATE TO BEGIN REOPENING NEVADA
This 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 […]
GOVERNOR SISOLAK ISSUES DIRECTIVE FREEZING GARNISHMENTS
On 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 […]
GOVERNOR MANDATES “STAY AT HOME” BEGINNING MIDNIGHT APRIL 1
Since 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” […]
