Employment Attorney Serving Las Vegas & Henderson
Did you sign a non-compete agreement at some point during your employment in Nevada and need to know if it’s enforceable or how it might affect your employment moving forward? Or is your employer is asking you to sign a non-compete agreement now? You can request a review of your non-compete agreement from Matthew Piccolo,Read More
Many employers have begun requiring their employees to receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to continue working. Is this legal? The short answer is “yes”–in most cases. No Law Prohibits Requiring Vaccination Generally There is no federal law or state law in Utah or Nevada where I practice that prevents employers from requiring employees toRead More
For a variety of reasons, you might want to request a copy of your personnel file from your current or former employer. For example, you might want to see what corrective action your employer has taken against you or what information your employer used in deciding whether to hire you. Getting access to this informationRead More
A very common question we get is this: is it wrongful termination if my employer terminates me based on a false accusation? Almost any person would be upset if someone falsely accused them of misconduct and an employer chose to terminate them because of the accusation, especially if the employee doesn’t believe the employer didRead More
As an employee or former employee, you may wonder if you have a claim of defamation against your employer. Defamation is a false and defamatory statement about a person made to an unprivileged third party amounting to at least negligence. One part of a defamation claim that often gets overlooked is whether a statement isRead More
Employees of a company who want or need to act as a witness in a lawsuit against their employer often fear that if they do their employer will retaliate against them. To help alleviate these concerns, Nevada law provides specific protections for employees who act as witnesses in legal proceedings. Retaliation for Being a WitnessRead More
For some types of work, businesses might want their employees to work four ten-hour shifts each week rather than the traditional five eight-hour shifts. In Nevada, 4-10 shifts raise a question of whether employers need to pay overtime to employees who work more than eight hours in one day. Overtime Exception for 4-10 Shifts UnderRead More
Nevada law and federal law both prohibit employers from retaliating against an employee for filing a complaint with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (“OSHA”) or participating in an OSHA investigation. Retaliation is also illegal if an employee refuses to work under conditions unreasonably dangerous to the employee. Retaliation might include termination, demotion, a payRead More
Nevada law requires employers to pay their employees for each hour the employee works. (See NRS 608.016). Regulations describe work time as “all time worked by the employee at the direction of the employer, including time worked by the employee that is outside the scheduled hours of work of the employee.” (NAC 608.115). Nevada regulationsRead More
