For some of us, this season of COVID-19 has been a time to get all our projects done. We have worked from home, cleaned out our closets, and purged our garages. Others of us, whether working from home or at the office, did not accomplish as much. We had to set aside goals for the […]
In the age of social media, many people rarely think twice about a photo of themselves ending up on the internet. In fact, many people would be happy to see their smiling mug on Facebook or Instagram so long as they are portrayed as doing something “cool” and get the requisite amount of “likes” on […]
July 10, 2020 | Category:
NewsLast night Governor Sisolak announced that due to concerns with increases in COVID cases across the country and in Nevada, as of midnight tonight bars in certain Nevada counties will need to return to similar Phase 1 restrictions. That means that bars that do not serve food will have to close. It also means that […]
July 8, 2020 | Category:
SurveyThe 2020 Nevada Pay Survey results are now available. On an annual basis, Nevada Association of Employers conducts a survey of employers throughout the state to get up-to-date market data on how employers compensate their employees. The survey is made up of over 600 job titles across 15 industry categories, including casino/gaming, manufacturing, restaurant, mining, […]
Has the COVID-19 pandemic caused you to put off getting your HR certification? Wait no longer — you can now take your certification exam online. Beginning in May, HR professionals in the United States and Canada, who have qualified to take the aPHR, PHR, SPHR, and GPHR exam, have been able to register and test […]
One thing that makes Nevada unique (in the wage and hour world), is our tiered minimum wage. We have one wage for employees that are offered qualifying benefits and another, slightly higher wage, for those that are NOT offered medical benefits. We had these wages in place for many years, without really knowing what was […]
Did you know that masks are required for public facing employees in Nevada? They are also required in other work environments where employees may share common spaces. [Note: Governor Sisolak issued a Directive on June 24th requiring all Nevadans, with certain exemptions, to wear face coverings while in public, including private businesses beginning on June […]
This evening Governor Sisolak provided an update on Nevada’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speculation before the press conference was that Governor Sisolak was going to mandate face coverings in public as other states have done. Nevada is one of many states that have seen an increase in positive cases in recent weeks. As […]
An unfortunate side effect of the shutdown of businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic is fraudulent unemployment claims. Claims for unemployment benefits are being filed using the names and personal information of individuals who are currently employed and have not lost their jobs. These claims come to light when the employee or employer receives a […]
Every so often, we get a question from one of our members that sometimes leads us to question our conventional understanding of certain topics. Such was the case when one of our members asked us: “Do I really need to include a disclaimer at the bottom of my emails?” Being an attorney, my automatic response […]
