Your Employee is Pregnant… Now What??
For many employers, a pregnant employee presents unique challenges, particularly when it comes to granting leave for pregnancy-related issues. “Pregnancy discrimination” is addressed in both state and...
View ArticleNevada’s Specialized Business Courts
Business litigants in Nevada have the opportunity to file their cases in specialized business court departments, which were established as part of Nevada’s efforts to be a business-friendly state....
View ArticleNevada’s voters may decide future of taxes in 2014
As the Nevada legislature continues its 2013 session, competing tax proposals are bubbling to the surface, and Nevada businesses are confronted with the question of their tax burden will be rising...
View ArticleNevada’s Minimum Wage Will Not Increase in 2013
On April 1, 2013, the Nevada Labor Commissioner, Thoran Towler, made his annual announcement regarding Nevada’s minimum wage. The minimum wage will remain the same for 2013: $7.25 per hour for...
View ArticleTwo Nevada Supreme Court Decisions May Impact Nevada Businesses
The Nevada Supreme Court has handed down a couple of decisions impacting Nevada businesses over the summer. Khan v. Bakhsh The statute of frauds requires that certain types of contracts be in writing...
View ArticleNevada Supreme Court Makes Ruling in Key Foreclosure Law Case
In 2011, the Nevada Legislature passed Assembly Bill 273. AB 273 limited the amount a third party purchaser of secured debt could recover in deficiency actions following foreclosure of real property,...
View Article2013 Nevada Legislative Session Summary– Part 2
We continue the summary of pertinent developments from the 2013 Nevada legislature. Senate Bill 165, which Nicolas Cage testified in support of during committee hearings, provides for certain tax...
View Article2013 Nevada Legislative Session Summary– Part 3
In the final part of the summary on the 2013 legislative session, we discuss bills that the legislature considered but failed to pass into law. Those bills include: Senate Bill 160, which would have...
View ArticleStarting a Nevada Business. . . Legally
You have a killer idea. You have heard Governor Sandoval when he says Nevada is business-friendly, and you want to open your Nevada business. Where do you start? Being “legal” by getting the...
View ArticleBe Weary of Implied Partnerships
This month, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled on the “partnership by estoppel” doctrine, and the implication is that a party may be held liable as if she/he/it were partners with another in numerous...
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