The Nevada Equal Rights Commission has updated its "Nevada Law Prohibits Discrimination" notice. According to the agency, "gender identity or expression" has now been added to the list of protected classes under employment discrimination. The commission has also added a list of protected classes for the housing industry and for businesses offering services to the public....

Acting in accord with an amendment to the Nevada Constitution added in 2006, Labor Commissioner Michael Tanchek announced that his department is increasing the state minimum wage on July 1, 2010, by 70 cents. Those with health insurance on the job will see their minimum wage rise from $6.55 an hour to $7.25; those without health benefits will receive a raise to $8.25 an hour. Also on...

Acting in accord with an amendment to the Nevada Constitution added in 2006, Labor Commissioner Michael Tanchek announced that his department is increasing the state minimum wage on July 1, 2010, by 70 cents. Those with health insurance on the job will see their minimum wage rise from $6.55 an hour to $7.25; those without health benefits will receive a raise to $8.25 an hour. Also on...

The Nevada Office of the Labor Commissioner has updated its Rules to Be Observed poster. Effective July 1, 2009, the minimum wage will increase from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour for employees to whom qualifying health benefits have been made available by the employer. For all other employees, the minimum wage will increase from $6.85 per hour to $7.55 per hour. This change is...

Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons has signed into law AB 243, which grants each employee four hours time off per year to attend school events for each enrolled child, whether in public or private schools. Employers may treat these hours as unpaid, but problems arise with exempt employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The new legislation affects employers with 50 or more employees....