Legal Updates

With sexual harassment getting renewed attention in the media, Las Vegas workers may have questions about what obligations their employers have to provide training to prevent harassment and address problems…

With summer in full swing Nevada’s roads are full of vehicles towing trailers. Drivers who tow trailers behind their vehicles need to be mindful of state laws governing safety and…

An employer can accumulate a significant amount of personal information about its employees, whether the information is gathered as part of a formal screening process or is learned over the…

Drones have become a useful tool for law enforcement. Las Vegas Metro recently acquired five drones to assist its officers. Drones allow officers a quick and cost-effective way to survey a crime…

Because Nevada is an at-will employment state, an employer here is free to fire employees as it sees fit, regardless of whether the employee has done something to deserve losing…

To avoid the obligations that come with hiring employees, employers will sometimes use contracts to characterize workers as independent contractors. Although there’s nothing wrong with working with independent contractors per…

Background checks on potential employees are a routine part of managing employment risk. Properly conducted pre-employment screening provides independent verification of applicant information, and can catch conflicts, gaps, or misrepresentations…

Attorney-client privilege is a key component of the American legal system. By ensuring that many kinds of conversations and other interactions between an attorney and client are protected from being…