is pleased to announce that Partner Merielle Enriquez has been named as one of Nevada Business Magazine's Legal Elite for 2014. Legal Elite is an annual list that highlights the top attorneys in Nevada. The list of Nevada attorneys is...
Month: June 2014
The Letter of The Law: June 2014
IN THIS ISSUE: EMPLOYMENT LAW: She Is An At-Will Employee - I Can Fire Her, Right? EMPLOYMENT LAW: Beware: A Snazzy Job Title Does Not Automatically Make An Employee Exempt NEVADA LAW: Evidence Preservation, Spoliation, and the Potential for Adverse Inferences She Is...
She Is An At-Will Employee – I Can Fire Her, Right?
This is a situation we see fairly often. The employer has an employee that it wants to terminate. The employer says, "I don't have to have a reason. I can fire her any time, she's an at-will employee!" What could possibly go wrong? Well, a lot of things. It is true...
Evidence Preservation, Spoliation, and the Potential for Adverse Inferences
The Nevada Supreme Court has held that a litigant is under a duty to preserve evidence which it knows or reasonably should know is relevant to an action, even where an action has not been commenced and there is only a potential for litigation. Fire Insurance Exchange...
Beware: A Snazzy Job Title Does Not Automatically Make an Employee Exempt
Many unwary employers fall into the trap of giving an employee the title of "Manager" or "Supervisor" only to find out that in fact the employee was misclassified. One of the most common mistakes an employer can make is to assume that a job title alone makes an...
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