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

April 23, 2019

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…

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

August 9, 2017

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Employment/HR

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

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Employment/HR

On June 2, 2017, Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval signed the Nevada Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act (the “Act”) into law. Some of its provisions became effective immediately. The rest take effect…

Nevada Legislature interferes with your business’ prevention of competition

June 14, 2017

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Contracts/Agreements, Employment/HR

As you are aware, Gordon Law has previously provided information on Nevada’s laws concerning covenants not to compete. (Please see https://gordonlawlv.com/id-tell-id-kill-sue-disclosing-trade-secrets-best-way-protect-business-trade-secrets/#.WT2gIGjyvD4.) However, at the eleventh hour, the Nevada Legislature has…

Enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant

March 15, 2017

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Employment/HR

As an employer you need to be continually attentive that you are not running afoul of discrimination laws. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is responsible for enforcing federal…

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