Las Vegas Nevada Legal Blog

Pregnancy discrimination falls under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Essentially, and employer may never treat a woman differently from other employees based on the fact that she is pregnant. Nevada Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
This Nevada senate bill was signed into law by Governor Sandoval in 2017 and grants Pregnant workers the right to request "Reasonable Accommodation" relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition. It requires the employer to engage in a "good faith and interactive process". In order to trigger this interactive process the pregnant employee MUST make the request for the reasonable accommodation.

Many car crashes in Nevada (and across America) involve undocumented immigrants. This usually puts those immigrants in fear of engaging a lawyer or filing a lawsuit for fear of deportation. A common question I get is "If I sue, and the insurance company finds out that I am illegal, won't they deport me?" The simple answer is that it is against the rules. It is not relevant to your case and they SHOULD leave it alone. The practical answer is that some insurance companies are so evil that they may stoop to that tactic, but personally, in over ten years of practice, I have yet to see it.Plaintiff's Immigration Status is Irrelevant
In Nevada we are able to file Motions In Limine which essentially ask the Judge (prior to trial) to keep Insurance Defense Counsel from mentioning anything regarding our Client's immigration status because it is irrelevant to the facts of the case. This motion has typically been upheld throughout the State Courts of Nevada barring certain extreme circumstances.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 governs what happens in cases of Sexual Harassment. Title VII only applies to companies with 15 or more employees on their payroll. If you believe you are being sexually harassed and your company has more than 15 employees, you may have a viable lawsuit. Please read on.Who, What, Where, When, and Why Is Sexual Harassment
WHO: Sexual harassment victims as well as the harasser can be a woman or a man. The victim does not have to be of the opposite sex. Either can be a supervisor, an agent of the employer, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or a non-employee.

Recently, I published an article titled, "Statistics Show that Most Injured Victims of Car Crashes Will Call an Injury Lawyer After They Leave the Hospital, Why Is That?" In this article, I was curious to find out why, after being released from the hospital, a majority of car accident victims call personal injury attorneys. After interviewing several friends, family members, insurance adjusters, clients, and others, I discovered the number one reason that people call injury lawyers after an accident: