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Featured News | October 9, 2024

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...

Featured News | June 8, 2023

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...

Featured News | December 19, 2022

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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June 23, 2020

Filing Update – PUA Claimants Please Read

Letter from Mr. Thierman: Dear putative class members— (all gig workers still not being paid unemployment compensation even though they have a valid claim pending with DETR): Attached to this...

June 17, 2020

DETR Glossary of Terms

PUA Claim Issues Outstanding Claim Issues. Unresolved issues that are under review by staff. DUA – Unemployment not Result of Disaster. Indication that your unemployment or separation may not be...

June 14, 2020

DETR Press Release: 6-12-2020

Latest press release from DETR regarding unemployment benefits. Click to view or copy paste into browser https://youtu.be/4Bgsth5KXEY

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June 11, 2020

WE NEED YOUR HELP

GIG WORKERS DENIED UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION THIERMAN BUCK are class action lawyers who sued to force DETR to get its web page for gig workers finally working. The sooner someone can...

June 9, 2020

DETR Press Release: 6-5-2020

Latest press release from DETR regarding unemployment benefits. Click to view or copy paste: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9gf5AdKbI0

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May 28, 2020

Self-Employed Suing State

By Michelle L. Price With Nevada the only U.S. state not taking applications for federal coronavirus relief payments to gig workers, two self-employed single mothers in Reno are suing to...

May 28, 2020

Nevada Launches System to Accept Gig Workers’ Weekly Claims

Nevada has finally launched a system to accept weekly claims from non-traditional workers for unemployment benefits authorized by the federal government. The Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation announced...

May 15, 2020

DETR Announces Nevada Gig Workers Can File For Unemployment Starting Saturday

CARSON CITY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Gig workers across Nevada can start applying for unemployment insurance starting on Saturday. During a virtual news conference on Thursday,...

May 15, 2020

Nevada Expects Up To 70K Gig Workers Seeking Virus Relief

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada unemployment officials expect as many as 70,000 idled self-employed, contract and gig workers will apply for $600 per week in coronavirus relief benefits promised by...

May 15, 2020

Nevada Independent Contractors, Gig Workers Can File For Unemployment Starting Saturday

UPDATE (MAY 15): Nevada Department of Training and Rehabilitation is asking people to refrain from attempting to file PUA claims until Saturday. According to DETR, the website for PUA claims,...

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