Workers’ Comp

In January 2017 Nevada joined a handful of other states in decriminalizing recreational marijuana use. NRS 453D.010 et seq. Legalization has raised a number of interesting employment-related legal questions. Workers who use marijuana…

A Nevada employer cannot lawfully fire a worker who is recovering from an injury or illness suffered while on the job. But many employers have policies that require employees to…

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, has received a lot of media attention for its prevalence among soldiers returning from overseas. But PTSD can also be a problem for people who…

A workers’ compensation claim can begin a complex and lengthy process. Especially when the injury is severe and involves high costs, an insurer’s claims adjusters will constantly search for ways…