Under a new Nevada law, effective July 1, 2019, employers that settle certain allegations involving sex discrimination or sexual offenses will not be able to bar the claimant from talking about the existence of the...more
6/20/2019
/ #MeToo ,
Confidentiality Agreements ,
Contract Terms ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employee Misconduct ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Hostile Environment ,
New Legislation ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Harassment ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws
On May 21, 2019, Nevada Governor Steve Sisolak signed a bill that seeks to clarify what type of health benefits an employer must provide in order to pay its employees the lower-tier minimum wage under the Minimum Wage...more
In 2009, Nevada implemented mandatory safety training for employees performing work on construction sites. In 2017, Nevada expanded that mandatory safety training to include employees involved in the presentation or...more
5/29/2019
/ Construction Accidents ,
Construction Project ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Policies ,
New Legislation ,
OSHA ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Safety Training ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Trade Shows ,
Workplace Hazards ,
Workplace Safety
The Nevada Legislature recently passed Senate Bill No. 177, which greatly expands the remedies available under Nevada’s anti-discrimination statute and provides other significant changes to the administrative process before...more
The 2017 Nevada Legislature saw a flurry of proposed legislation directly and indirectly affecting private employment in the state of Nevada. One of the proposed measures is Senate Bill 361 which was approved by Governor...more
Nevada first included sex as a protected category in 1967. That year, the legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 7, which included for the first time sex discrimination as an unlawful employment practice. Twenty-one years...more
On March 16, 2017, the Nevada Supreme Court issued yet another 6-0 en banc decision regarding the Nevada Constitution’s oft-litigated Minimum Wage Amendment, Nev. Cost. art. XV § 16 (“MWA” or the “Amendment”). The issues...more