NV Supreme Court decides case on positive employee drug tests by Jordan Faux The Nevada Supreme Court held last year that an employer is not required to accommodate an employee’s use of recreational marijuana even if that use occurs outside of work and the employee is not under the influence at work. In Ceballos v. NP … Continue reading ““Cannabis-ness” fire an employee for smoking weed?”

By Kurt Faux Many employers wonder what the law is for holiday and overtime pay. Here we will highlight the law applicable to both:  Federal Holidays The Fair Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. § 203) requires that contractors and subcontractors pay only for time worked. Employees are not entitled to overtime payment or payment at … Continue reading “Pay for Holidays and Overtime Work”

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If I’m not misremembering, the George Bush v. Al Gore presidential election became all about the handing chad. When the people of Florida voted, they did so using punch cards. The voting machine would literally punch a hole in the card indicating their selection. Sometimes, however, it didn’t work. The punch would not go all … Continue reading “Contract Terms 3: Avoid Hanging Chads”

Most contracts (if not virtually all) contain recitals. They will sometimes be called “recitals” or “background” or, if the attorney is old-school, use the phrase “Whereas…” a lot. When I first started studying contract law, I thought these recitals were included by convention–just something attorneys do (like use the word “whereas”). Maybe that’s what you … Continue reading “Contract Terms 2: The Recitals”