In 2023, the Nevada Legislature passed employment-related bills on various subjects including employee leave entitlements, final wage payment, and employee misclassification. Some of these bills are discussed below....more
Similar to 2019, in 2021, the Nevada Legislature passed several bills implicating employment issues for both private and public employers. High level summaries of the relevant provisions of these bills and their effective...more
6/28/2021
/ Anti-Discrimination Policies ,
Anti-Retaliation Provisions ,
Child Support ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Minimum Wage ,
Nevada ,
New Legislation ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paid Leave ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Sick Leave ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Title VII ,
Unemployment Benefits ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage Garnishment ,
Wrongful Termination
AB 5 (Codifies the “ABC” Test for Contractor Status) -
AB 5 codifies the “ABC” Test for determining contractor status which was adopted by the California Supreme Court in Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court of...more
1/15/2020
/ ABC Test ,
Anti-Harassment Policies ,
Arbitration ,
Cal-OSHA ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
FEHA ,
Flexible Spending Accounts ,
Hairstyle Discrimination ,
Independent Contractors ,
Lactation Accommodation ,
Minimum Wage ,
Organ Donation ,
Paid Family Leave Law ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Training Requirements ,
Unpaid Wages ,
Wage and Hour
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week that an employer cannot justify a pay difference between male and female employees performing equal work based on prior salary. Rizo v. Yovino. This is a significant decision...more
4/12/2018
/ Employer Liability Issues ,
Equal Pay ,
Equal Pay Act ,
Gender-Based Pay Discrimination ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Job Applicants ,
Pay Equity Laws ,
Salary/Wage History ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage-Fixing