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Report Link Nevada Rejects Wrongful Discharge Action by Employee Seeking to Unionize Workers.Jackson Lewis LLP - October 30, 2009 Affirming summary judgment in favor of the employer, the Nevada Supreme Court has declined to recognize a cause of action for wrongful discharge asserted by an employee seeking to organize his fellow workers. Ozawa v. Vision Airlines Inc., Nos. 49435 & 49660 (Nev. Oct. 1, 2009). Because the employee had an alternate remedy under the federal Railway Labor Act (“RLA”), the Court declined to recognize a new exception to Nevada’s at-will employment rule. Report Link Nevada Expands Leave Rights For Employees Attending School Activities.Fisher & Phillips, LLP - October 27, 2009 August 15, 2009 marked the effective date for a new law, which dramatically expands leave rights for those parents who choose to participate in school-related activities of their children. Report Link Personal Information Encryption Mandated for Entities Doing Business in Nevada.Jackson Lewis LLP - August 25, 2009 Amendments to Nevada’s 2005 data security law set to take effect on January 1, 2010, will prohibit entities doing business in the state from: Transferring any personal information through an electronic, non-voice transmission, other than a facsimile, to a person outside of the secure system of the entity, unless the entity uses encryption to ensure the security of the electronic transmission; or Moving any data storage device containing personal information beyond the logical or physical controls of the entity or its data storage contractor, unless the entity uses encryption to ensure the security of the information. Report Link Nevada Expands Employee Leave Entitlements.Jackson Lewis LLP - July 24, 2009 The Nevada law pertaining to parental leave for school-related activities has been amended to broaden the protections afforded parents, guardians and custodians of school-age children who attend certain school-related activities. Effective August 15, 2009, under amended Nevada Revised Statute 392.920, employers with at least 50 employees must give each employee who is a parent, guardian or custodian of a child in a public or private school up to four hours of leave each school year for each child. Report Link Nevada Expands Parental Leave for Employees Attending School-Related Activities.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - June 10, 2009 On May 28, 2009, Governor Jim Gibbons signed into law AB 243 expanding the leave entitlements of employees for attending or participating in school activities of their children. AB 243 expands leave in two significant ways. First, AB 243 extends the current protections of Nevada Revised Statutes section 392.920 to the parents, guardians and custodians of children enrolled in private as well as public schools. Second, AB 243 requires employers of 50 or more employees to grant employees up to 4 hours of unpaid leave per school year for each child enrolled in school, to attend certain school-related activities. AB 243 becomes effective August 15, 2009. Report Link Nevada Supreme Court Rules Two Employment Agreements May Constitute Single Contract (pdf).Jackson Lewis LLP - October 20, 2008 In a case of first impression, Nevada’s highest court
has ruled that two employment agreements can
be considered together, even if one purports to be
“complete,” so as to bind a former employee of both
a parent company and its subsidiary to an arbitrator’s
decision in favor of the parent company even
though only her employment agreement with the subsidiary contained a mandatory arbitration
provision. Report Link Nevada Supreme Court Rules Two Employment Agreements Constitute Single Contract.Jackson Lewis LLP - June 03, 2008 Two employment agreements can be considered together even if one purports to be “complete,” Nevada’s Supreme Court has held in a case of first impression. Accordingly, a former employee of both a parent company and its subsidiary was bound by an arbitrator’s decision in favor of the parent company even though only her employment agreement with the subsidiary contained a mandatory arbitration provision. Report Link Immigration Update - Change To Nevada Law Encourages Use Of On-Line Verification Systems.Kamer Zucker Abbott - March 13, 2008 The enactment of Assembly Bill 383, originally designed to address the crime of human trafficking, impacts Nevada employers and provides solid justification for the use of the on-line verifications systems, such as the Social Security Number Verification System (“SSNVS”) or the E-Verify program. The Bill creates the potential for state penalties to an employer who violates federal law by hiring unauthorized aliens and provides an affirmative defense for employers who verify the social security numbers of new employees. The Bill’s provisions became effective October 1, 2007. Report Link Nevada's Upcoming Caucus And Its Voting Leave Statute: Less Than A Perfect Fit.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - January 16, 2008 Nevada's caucuses are scheduled for Saturday, January 19, 2008. Nevada's Republican caucus begins at 9:30 A.M. followed by the Democratic caucus at 11:00 A.M.
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