Is returning to work mid-pandemic really “us vs. them”?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] No Panacea for COVID-19 Liability Concerns for Employers and Their Staff During the week of May 11, 2020, many Nevada businesses began taking preliminary steps to reopen following pervasive COVID-19 pandemic closures. Like similarly situated entities throughout the country (and around the world), Nevada’s businesses are navigating a difficult, uncertain, and unprecedented climate […]
How is employment affected during COVID-19?
[vc_row content_placement=”middle”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-md-11 vc_col-xs-12″][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]Updated 04/27/2020 written by: Andrew P. Dunning, Esq. Are you required to go to work during the novel Coronavirus pandemic? Employee directives, rights, and obligations have presented moving targets during the outbreak. Nevada employers with fewer than 50 employees have more discretion in whether to offer paid or unpaid leave, […]
Black & LoBello on AM720 KDWN
Listen to the Legal Hour on AM720 KDWN from December 11th, 2013 in which Michael J. Ryan, Esq., discusses state run workers’ compensation (1:40), workers’ compensation vs. OSHA (3:25), steps to take when injured (5:40), the three parties involved in a workers’ compensation matter (8:50), the need for a lawyers in workers’ compensation (13:00), employers’ responsibilities […]
Black & LoBello welcomes S. Don Bennion, Esq.
Attorney S. Don Bennion has joined Black & LoBello. Mr. Bennion specializes in commercial and construction litigation, premises liability, employment, real estate and gaming law. Mr. Bennion received his J.D., from Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark School of Law and his B.A. in English, from the University of Utah. His current and former clients include […]
ServiceMaster 24-Hour Compensates Army Reserve Member for Failure to Re-employ Him in His Previous Job
U.S. Army Reserve member Kyle A. Sharp was ordered to report for active military training in the United States Army in May 2010. Sharp notified his employer ServiceMaster 24-Hour and the owner-operator, Mr. Tullar, of his upcoming military service. Upon his release from active military training, Sharp notified Tullar that he wanted to return to […]
General Contractor Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Renovating Asbestos-Filled Building
The owner and manager of a California condominium complex were sentenced today for conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act’s asbestos work practice standards during the renovation of a 204-unit apartment building in Winnetka, Calif., in 2006 – work that caused asbestos to be released into the complex and the surrounding community. The contractor hired […]
Justice Department files USERRA lawsuit against Alaskan company
The Justice Department today announced that it has filed a lawsuit alleging that Air Methods Corp. and LifeMed Alaska LLC willfully violated the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA) by discriminating against and failing to reemploy Chief Warrant Officer Third Class Jonathon L. Goodwin of Wasilla, Alaska. The suit was filed […]
Will Filing for Bankruptcy Protection Affect My Job?
As Nevada continues to lead the country in per capita bankruptcy filings, many Las Vegans are concerned they might be fired or face other retaliation by their employers if they file bankruptcy. Nevada, like most states, considers employees “at will” which means that employees can be fired for any reason or even no reason as […]
New Mortgage Program for Unemployed
The Home Affordable Unemployment Program (UP) takes effect July 1, 2010, offering eligible unemployed borrowers an option to temporarily reduce or suspend mortgage payments for a minimum of three months. Applicants must qualify for the Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), currently receive unemployment benefits, and must request the option before missing three monthly payments. Homeowners, […]
New COBRA Laws
On December 21, 2009, President Obama signed the Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Appropriations Act into law. The Act will extend the current nine-month COBRA subsidy for an additional six months, allowing for a total of 15 months of COBRA subsidy. The Act will also extend eligibility to workers who are involuntarily terminated through February 28, […]