No New Exception To Employment At-Will Doctrine For Attempting To Organize Fellow Employees: 01/03/12
"No New Exception To Employment At-Will Doctrine For An Employee Terminated For Attempting To Organize Fellow Employees"
The Nevada Supreme Court declined to recognize a new exception to the employment...
Nevada Supreme Court Clarifies Enforceability Of Restrictive Covenants When Employer Is Acquired: 10/14/10
Tough economic climates often bring with them opportunities for companies to acquire competitors that can benefit their organization. More often than not, the competitors have restrictive covenants with their...
Age Discrimination In ADEA Does Not Protect Younger Workers: 12/02/09
In General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Dennis Cline, 2004 WL 329956, the United States Supreme Court recently clarified a long-standing dispute surrounding the applicability of the protection provided by the...
Harassment is Actionable under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act: 12/02/09
Generally, sexual harassment is a component of discrimination based on sex. The origin of the hostile environment sexual harassment claim can be traced back to Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson, 477 U.S. 57, 106...
Employment Retaliation Standards Set By United States Supreme Court: 12/02/09
For years employers have debated the extent to which one can rightfully make personnel decisions that affect an employee who has previously been engaged in some protected activity without it being deemed employment...
Employers Can Be Sued For a Hostile Environment: 12/02/09
Employers are often under the misconception that if an employee complains about a perceived discriminatory action or harassment, which turns out to be baseless, their subsequent conduct with respect to that employee...