By: Jennifer Ott, MBA Student, University of Nevada, Reno Depending on the industry, the beginning of a new year can be incredibly busy or the slowest time of the year. Wherever the start of a new year finds your business, January marks a good time to begin thinking of baseline business strategies. Here are six [...]

The Nevada Division of Health Care Financing and Policy (DHCFP) is inviting the public to a public meeting held by the state of Nevada to begin to plan for the establishment of a Health Insurance Exchange. For more information see the letter from the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services. April 26, 2011 – [...]

Are you wondering how health care tax credits will affect your business? Join SBA’s Web Chat: Tips on Health Care Tax Credits for Small Biz Owners Thursday, August 12, 2010, from 10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m., Pacific Time WASHINGTON – The SBA’s Web Chat will highlight small business health care, with a focus on how [...]

On behalf of United States Senator Harry Reid you are invited to join representatives from the Small Business Administration, Internal Revenue Service, and the office of Senator Reid as they discuss new benefits available to small businesses via recent legislation, including the HIRE Act. Senator Reid’s Senior Advisor on tax and business will be speaking [...]

by Tracy McKenzie, Esq. Nevada state minimum wage is going up.  The Nevada Labor Commissioner issued a State of Nevada Minimum Wage Annual Bulletin on April 1, 2010, announcing the increased state minimum wage rates as follows: For employees to whom qualifying health benefits have been offered by their employer, the minimum wage rate is [...]

A work environment is most effective when a team of people offer value to each other first, and to their customers or clients second.  Similar to Southwest’s motto that their employees are their number one customer, I feel it is critically relevant that by supporting and recognizing each others’ talents and value, we collectively allow our agency (company, institution, association) to [...]

By Tracy McKenzie, Esq. On December 19, 2009, President Obama signed a new law amending the COBRA subsidy provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (“ARRA”).  Under the ARRA, individuals who were involuntarily terminated during the coverage period from September 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009, and were eligible for continuation of [...]

By Bonnie Drinkwater, Esq. and Tracy McKenzie, Esq. Under both federal and state employment laws, employers are required to post specific employment materials for employees in a conspicuous area (such as a break or lunch room) and in a language employees understand. When there are changes to existing employment laws or new laws are enacted, [...]

By Bonnie Drinkwater, Esq. and Tracy McKenzie, Esq. Effective October 1, 2009 (It’s coming up fast!), the State of Nevada will recognize a new civil contract between unmarried individuals who meet the requirements of the Nevada Domestic Partnership Act and who properly file registration documents with the Nevada Secretary of State.  Domestic partners may be [...]

By Bonnie Drinkwater, Esq. and Tracy McKenzie, Esq. Effective August 15, 2009 in the State of Nevada, if you are an employer with fifty (50) or more employees (for each working day in each of twenty (20) or more calendar weeks in the current calendar year), you must comply with the new parental leave for [...]