Are you afraid of needles? A lot of Americans are. Trypanophobia, or the fear of needles, is the extreme fear of medical procedures involving injections or hypodermic needles. It is a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders recognized phobia affecting approximately 50 million Americans, making it a top-ten American fear. But what happens when […]
We get calls often about the need to train supervisors and employees. We offer this service and the two supervisor training series that we offer are some of our most popular. Often, when speaking with members about their need for training, it traces back to some core issues. Employee engagement is lacking or there is […]
The 2019 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, […]
In the active 2019 Legislative Session, Nevada lawmakers managed to pass several bills that have a significant impact on employers doing business in Nevada. However, lost behind the headliner bills of AB456 (minimum wage increase) and SB312 (mandatory paid time off), the Nevada Legislature passed two equally important bills in SB166 and SB177, both of […]
With a majority of states — 33 states plus Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and Guam — in the country enacting laws permitting the use of marijuana for medical use, and a small, but growing number of states (11 to be exact) allowing recreational use of marijuana, it’s almost impossible to ignore the elephant in the […]
The Labor Commissioner is seeking public comment on several of the laws that came out of the 2019 Nevada Legislative Session. Public comment will assist the Labor Commissioner in crafting regulations that will clarify the new laws and how they impact employers. The purpose of the public comment is to assist the Labor Commissioner in […]
July 10, 2019 | Category:
NewsAs we have advised previously, employers who are required to submit the EEO-1 Report annually will have to submit Component 2 data (hours worked and pay data by race, ethnicity and sex) for 2017 and 21018 no later than September 30, 2019. The deadline to submit Component 1 data was May 31, 2019. The Equal […]
According to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), a Wisconsin inpatient residential health facility violated federal law by rescinding a job offer because the applicant tested positive for a prescribed medication during a pre-employment drug screen. Rogers Behavioral Health (RBH) offered a job applicant the position of intake specialist. During a pre-employment physical, which included […]
Do you know what to do when you receive an unemployment hearing notice? NAE is hearing from employers that there seems to be an increase in the number of unemployment claims going to hearing. While it may appear that way, the perceived increase is likely due to the fact that there are less unemployment claims […]
June 28, 2019 | Category:
FMLAIf the interpretation and application of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) wasn’t already complicated enough for employers, the Department of Labor (DOL) just threw a monkey wrench into the mix. In March 2019, the DOL issued an advisory opinion that attempted to clarify whether an employee can choose to exhaust their paid leave prior […]
