Employment/HR – Gordon Law LV

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

#2019NevadaLegislature, #attorneysfees, #businesslaw, #employment, #employmentlaw, #humanresources, #IndpendentContractors, #minimumwage, #nevadabusiness, #nevadalaw, #payroll, #salary

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

#businessattorney, #businesslaw, #employmentlaw, #hendersonchamberofcommerce, #lasvegasmetrochamberofcommerce, #sickleave, #smallbusiness, #smallbusinessissues, #smallbusinesstips

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

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

#backgroundchecks, #brettkavanaugh, #EEOC, #employmentlaw, #hiring, #humanresources, #metoo

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

#agreements, #businesslaw, #californiabusiness, #californialaws, #californiatonevada, #employers, #employmentlaw, #humanresources, #independentcontractors, #lasvegasbusinesslaw, #nevadabusiness, #nevadabusinesslaw, #protectingbusiness, #taxes, #workerscomp

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…

Weed and Work

May 9, 2018

#Caesars, #drugtesting, #employment, #lasvegas, #marijuana, #nevada, #weed

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Nevada’s most recently reported unemployment rate is roughly five percent. Many employers are scrambling to find qualified employees as the economy is hitting…

#MeToo – How to prevent sexual harassment claims and how to address them if they are made.

October 31, 2017

#EEOC, #harveyweinstein, #metoo, #sexualharassment

In the wake of the sexual harassment claims being raised in the entertainment industry, there has been a robust conversation about those women who feel as though they have…

New domestic violence law to affect all employers come January 1.

August 9, 2017

#2017NevadaLegislature, #businesslaw, #employmentlaw, #humanresources, #nevadalaw

A new law affecting all employers, regardless of size, will take effect January 1, 2018. If one of your employees, or his/her family member(s), is the victim of domestic violence,…

The Mother of All Laws – The Impacts of the Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act

July 17, 2017

#2017NevadaLegislature, #businesslaw, #Employeehandbook, #employmentdiscrimination, #employmentlaw, #humanresources, #Pregnantworkers