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Employee Drug Tests & Protecting Your Business

October 21, 2019

Blogs, Business Organization, Employment/HR, Miscellaneous

Nevada has been at the forefront of laws permitting the sale and use of marijuana. During this past Legislative Session, Nevada rushed past other states in prohibiting employers from disqualified…

Nevada’s Enforcement of Gender Equity Pay with an Iron Fist

September 9, 2019

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Business Organization, Disputes/Litigation, Employment/HR, Miscellaneous

While it has been illegal on the federal level to discriminate against women in the workplace for decades, there remain questions and concerns about gender equity pay gaps. In order…

Does your business lay bricks or build cathedrals?

August 20, 2019

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Blogs, Business Organization, Employment/HR

While I have had the privilege of representing a number of contractors, the above question is applicable for any business. The difference between laying bricks and building cathedrals is minimal,…

Letting your hair down in California (or another reason to move your business to Nevada)

July 23, 2019

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Blogs, Employment/HR

California has, once again, made running a business more challenging. Recently, California enacted a new law prohibiting race discrimination in employment based upon hairstyles. Almost immediately after California, New York…

“Fat Andy” recovers fat judgment – a cautionary tale to employers

April 23, 2019

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Employment/HR

A food server at a restaurant at the Bellagio Hotel and Casino filed a lawsuit against his employer seeking a judgment for intentional infliction of emotional distress because he had…

Everybody Gets A Raise – And Your Business Has to Pay for It

March 26, 2019

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Employment/HR

If your business has employees, be prepared to pay more for them. Generally, employees are either exempt (salary) or non-exempt (hourly). Between moves from the federal and state government, you…

Is the Government going to try to cure your employee’s sickness?

March 6, 2019

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Employment/HR

Currently, there is a push on both the federal level and within the state of Nevada to mandate employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. The effects of…

Striving for Independence

February 1, 2019

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Employment/HR

For a business to succeed, it needs to cultivate the best talent in its sector. With the current expansion of the gig economy (think ride-sharing such as Uber or Lyft)…

Make sure you are covering your backside while conducting your background checks

September 27, 2018

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Employment/HR

The economy is improving which means, hopefully, your business is growing. We have written before on hiring issues (please see https://gordonlawlv.com/time-hire-new-employees-protect-business-growing/ ), but given the employment climate after the explosion…

California assaults business again (or reason 1,000,017 why I should move my business to Nevada)

May 11, 2018

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Employment/HR

Businesses that are concerned about the overreach of taxes and regulations from the state government continue learning how hostile California is to business owners. On April 30, 2018, the California…

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