Employment Attorney Serving Las Vegas & Henderson
Employment in Nevada is presumed to be “at-will,” meaning your employer can terminate you for any reason, even if you were performing well and did not have any disciplinary issues. However, there are many exceptions to this general rule. One of the exceptions arises when an employee refuses to work in unsafe conditions. Refusing toRead More
Employment in Nevada is presumed to be “at-will,” meaning your employer can terminate you for any reason, even if you were performing well and did not have any disciplinary issues. However, there are many exceptions to this general rule. One of the exceptions arises when an employee refuses to break the law. Refusing to EngageRead More
This question often comes up when employees want to have evidence in case they need to file a lawsuit against their employer. In Nevada, whether a person can legally record a conversation depends on the type of conversation and the people involved. Wired Conversations Nevada law prohibits a person from “intercepting” or recording any communicationRead More
Just like your employer can give you a raise, in many circumstances it can give you a pay cut, but it has to meet certain requirements first. Can My Employer Cut My Pay in Nevada? Yes, your employer can cut your pay in most circumstances. However, Nevada law (NRS 608.100) prohibits the following: Cutting yourRead More
Rule 4.2 of Nevada’s Rules of Professional Conduct prohibits a lawyer from “communicat[ing] about the subject of the representation with a person the lawyer knows to be represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized to do so by law or a court order.”Read More
I recently wrote an article for the Nevada Lawyer about free speech in the workplace. Many people assume the Free Speech Clause in the First Amendment protects employees from discipline by employers when employees say things their employers don’t want them to say, but that isn’t necessarily true. My article discusses specifically whether employees inRead More
