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Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against Valley Health Systems

Our law firm is proud to represent Taylor Stubbins in a new class-action lawsuit against Valley Health Systems, alleging violations of pay and overtime laws affecting hourly employees. The lawsuit claims that the hospital’s timekeeping policy, which rounds clock-in times...

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9th Circ. Call Center Wage Case Highlights De Minimis Hurdle

“Call center workers bringing wage and hour claims for off-the-clock work often face employers’ arguments that the time was de minimis, or too insignificant to be compensable, but workers’ attorneys see federal circuit court rulings and other factors as potentially...

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Employee Pay Takeaways From Computer Startup Time Ruling

“In Cadena v. Customer Connexx LLC in October, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that computer startup time is compensable under the Fair Labor Standards Act, where computer usage is an integral and indispensable part of...

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Unemployment: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The root cause of the UI/PUA debacle – contact your state and federal legislators and demand a change.

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PAYNE adv DETR Case Update Jan 2021

PAYNE adv DETR Amethyst Payne v State of Nevada ex rel Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, Case No. CV20-0075 (filed Second Judicial District Court of the State of...

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PAYNE adv DETR Case Update Feb 2021

PAYNE adv DETR Amethyst Payne v State of Nevada ex rel Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, Case No. CV20-0075 (filed Second Judicial District Court of the State of...

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PAYNE adv DETR Case Update Oct 2020

PAYNE adv DETR Amethyst Payne v State of Nevada ex rel Nevada Department of Employment Training and Rehabilitation, Case No. CV20-0075 (filed Second Judicial District Court of the State of...

Judge Finds DETR No Longer In Contempt

Written by Michelle Rindels – Published December 31, 2020 – the original article can be found here. After the hearing held on December 31, 2020, Judge Barry Breslow determined DETR...

Judge Finds Nevada in Contempt for Failure to Pay Unemployment Benefits

After an eight-hour evidentiary hearing in the case of Payne v. Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation (DETR), Second Judicial District Court Judge Barry Breslow held the State of...

State of Nevada accused of Contempt of Court

Originally Published by RENO, Nev. (KOLO) Noah Bond. Original Article can be found here. The Honorable Barry L. Breslow of the Second Judicial District Court in Nevada set a hearing...

Major Setbacks Continue in Class Action Against DETR Over PUA Payments

Originally Published by Steve Wolford Wednesday, October 8th 2020: Original Article can be found here. View Television Article Here Las Vegas (KSNV) — In the words of a frustrated Reno...

Reno Attorney Waits on Nevada Supreme Court for PUA Claimants

Originally Published by Steve Wolford Wednesday, October 14th 2020: Original Article can be found here. View Television Article Here LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Reno attorney Mark Thierman says he still...

217,500 Denial Letters To Go Out in Next 3 Weeks But Lost Wages Assistance Payouts Begin

Written by Michelle Rindels – Published: October 16th, 2020 – the original article can be found here. A temporary, $300-per-week add-on unemployment benefit through the Lost Wages Assistance program has...

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