Final Opportunity to Register For KZA’s Next Management Workshop!
Your final opportunity to sign-up for Kamer Zucker Abbott's latest Management Workshop ends this week! Please reserve your seat now and join us next Tuesday morning, August 13, 2019, for a presentation by KZA partner Jen Sarafina and Kaitlin Paxton on the numerous labor and employment bills recently passed by the 2019 Nevada Legislature. In addition to bills impacting public employers, we will discuss a number of the new laws, including
You Can Still Register For KZA’s Next Management Workshop!
There are still seats left if you would like to join KZA on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 for a presentation by Jen Sarafina and Kaitlin Paxton addressing the numerous labor and employment bills recently passed by the 2019 Nevada Legislature. In addition to bills impacting public employers, we will discuss the nuances of:
Social Security Administration’s "No-Match" Letters Are Back
The Social Security Administration (SSA) is once again sending employers notification when names and social security numbers (SSN) submitted on W-2 forms do not match SSA’s records. Use of such "no-match" letters stopped in 2012, but have now been reinstated by the Trump administration, with one key difference. The new no-match letters will not identify the names of the employees at issue; they will only notify the employer that a certain number of no-matches exist. Employers will need to use the SSA’s Business Services Online (BSO) to find the names at issue.
NLRB Issues New Standard For Withdrawing Union Recognition
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) recently relaxed the rules applicable to an employer’s "anticipatory withdrawal" of union recognition. This decision in Johnson Controls, Inc. is good news for employers who have objective evidence that at least 50 percent of its bargaining unit employees no longer wish to be represented by their union.
DOL Issues New Opinion Letter
The Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (WHD) has issued a new opinion letter changing its position on the compensability of time spent in a truck's sleeper berth while otherwise relieved from duty. The WHD explains this change as follows:
Save the Date! KZA Management Workshop Scheduled For August 13, 2019 - This Changes Everything: Complying with the 2019 Legislature’s Vast Changes to Nevada Labor & Employment Law
Please mark your calendars to join KZA the morning of Tuesday, August 13, 2019 for a presentation by Jen Sarafina and Kaitlin Paxton addressing the numerous labor and employment bills recently passed by the 2019 Nevada Legislature.
2 Weeks Until KZA’s Next Management Workshop!
There are still seats left if you would like to join KZA on Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. for a presentation by partners Gregg Kamer and Eddie Keller addressing the latest federal and state labor law issues confronting Nevada employers. Topics will include an analysis of key NLRB developments, the drafting of employee handbook rules post-Boeing, the current dynamics of union organizing in the Silver State, and a look at how Nevada's blue state status will impact both union and non-union employers doing business in Nevada.
Registration Now Open For KZA’s Next Management Workshop!
Please join KZA on Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 12:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. for a presentation by partners Gregg Kamer and Eddie Keller addressing the latest federal and state labor law issues confronting Nevada employers. Topics will include an analysis of key NLRB developments, the drafting of employee handbook rules post-Boeing, the current dynamics of union organizing in the Silver State, and a look at how Nevada’s blue state status will impact both union and non-union employers doing business in Nevada.
Only One Week Until KZA’s Year In Review Management Workshop!
If you would like to attend KZA’s Management Workshop next week, please register today with this link. This program, with Partners Scott Abbott and Todd Creer, will cover the #MeToo movement and new developments on tip pooling, minimum wage, non-competition agreements, union organizing and drug testing. We will also discuss the latest news on the FMLA, ADA, FLSA, ADEA and Title VII and advise what trends you may expect next year.
Register For KZA’s Year In Review Management Workshop!
Spots are still available for our next KZA Management Workshop with Partners Scott Abbott and Todd Creer. In this program, we will address the continuing surge of the #MeToo movement and new developments on tip pooling, minimum wage, non-competition agreements, union organizing and drug testing. We will also discuss the latest news on the FMLA, ADA, FLSA, ADEA and Title VII. With the recent mid-term elections just behind us, we will also advise what trends you may expect next year, particularly as the Nevada Legislature prepares for its next session in February 2019.
Registration Now Open For KZA’s Next Management Workshop!
Registration is now open for our next KZA Management Workshop with Partners Scott Abbott and Todd Creer. In this program, we will address the continuing surge of the #MeToo movement and new developments on tip pooling, minimum wage, non-competition agreements, union organizing and drug testing. We will also discuss the latest news on the FMLA, ADA, FLSA, ADEA and Title VII. With the recent mid-term elections just behind us, we will discuss what trends you may expect next year, particularly as the Nevada Legislature prepares for its upcoming session in February 2019.
Save the Date - KZA's Next Management Workshop Is Scheduled For December 5, 2018
Please mark your calendars and join KZA at Cili Restaurant at Bali Hai Golf Club on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 for a year in review presentation by partners Scott Abbott and Todd Creer. In this Management Workshop, we will review the major developments and emerging trends in labor and employment law through 2018 and discuss what you can expect in 2019.
KZA Attorneys Honored By Best Lawyers In America® 2019 - August 15, 2018
Kamer Zucker Abbott (KZA) is extremely proud to announce that seven (7) of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and one has been honored as Lawyer of the Year for Las Vegas!.
KZA Again Ranked Top Tier Nevada Labor & Employment Law Firm - June 18, 2018
Kamer Zucker Abbott (KZA) is proud to announce its selection as one of the top tier labor and employment law firms in Nevada by Chambers & Partners in its 2018 Chambers USA Guide. For the last 16 years, KZA has consistently been rated in Chambers’ "Band 1" for Nevada labor and employment law firms.
KZA Weighs In On Gaming Control Board's Proposed Regulation Regarding Sexual Harassment - May 8, 2018
On May 3, 2018, the Nevada Gaming Control Board (NGCB) held a workshop to receive public input regarding its proposal to amend Nevada Gaming Commission Regulation 5 to require licensees' adoption of certain procedures, policies, and training regarding sexual harassment in the workplace.
Registration Now Open For KZA’s Next Management Workshop! Topic: Pregnancy And Motherhood In The Workplace - April 12, 2018
Registration is now open for our next KZA Management Workshop on pregnancy and its aftermath in the workplace. In this program, we will address the statutory overview of the Nevada Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act as well as other related federal and state laws.
Join Us! KZA Management Workshop On April 12 - Topic: Pregnancy And Motherhood In The Workplace
Just last year, the Nevada Legislature passed two statutes addressing pregnancy and its aftermath in the workplace. The Nevada Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act applies to employers of 15 or more employees.
KZA Ranked Top Tier Nevada Labor and Employment Law Firm
Kamer Zucker Abbott (KZA) is proud to announce its selection as one of the top tier labor and employment law firms in Nevada by Chambers & Partners in its 2017 Chambers USA Guide. For the last 15 years, KZA has been consistently rated in Chambers' "Band 1" for Nevada labor and employment law firms.
Save the Date - KZA's Next Management Workshop Set For Thursday, August 3, 2017
Topic: Employee Conduct - Investigations and Discipline
How employers investigate and remedy issues of employee misconduct and internal workplace complaints can have serious legal and practical impacts affecting defenses to agency charges and lawsuits, productivity, employee morale, and workplace culture. As such, conducting workplace investigations and issuing employee discipline are two of the most important duties HR professionals and managers must perform. Shifting workforce demographics, new laws, and constantly evolving best practices also make those duties some of the most challenging.
Nevada State Bar Publishes KZA Drug Testing Article
We are pleased to announce that the Nevada State Bar's Labor & Employment Law Section has published Gregory J. Kamer's and Jody M. Florence's drug testing article in its May 2017 issue of the Nevada Practitioners' Journal of Labor & Employment Law . To read the article and others in the Journal, click here.
KZA Attorneys Honored By Best Lawyers In America® 2017
Kamer Zucker Abbott (KZA) is extremely proud to announce that seven (7) of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and two have been honored as "Lawyer of the Year" for Las Vegas!
Texas Court Grants Nationwide Injunction Against DOL's New Persuader Rule
As we have discussed in recent posts, KZA joined with other law firms affiliated with Worklaw® Network to file a lawsuit in federal court in Minnesota seeking to stop the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from enforcing its new "persuader rule ". In addition to the Minnesota lawsuit, t here are two other lawsuits presently challenging the lawfulness of the persuader rule.
Update On Worklaw® Network And KZA's Persuader Lawsuit Against DOL!
Earlier this year, KZA joined in a nationwide lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to protect your right to seek counsel on labor, employment, and HR matters with privacy and confidentiality. Click here for a summary of this lawsuit. We are pleased to announce that earlier this week, a Federal Judge stated we "are likely to succeed" in our challenge, which is a big step toward a major victory for us all.
Last Call To Register For KZA's Next Management Workshop!
Our next Management Workshop - Wage and Hour Issues Every Employer Should Know - will be held on June 30, 2016 and this is your final opportunity to register for this important program. Employers have until December 1, 2016 to comply with the new overtime rules recently announced by the Department of Labor. Is your company/organization ready? This program will provide an update of the new rules and compliance strategies. We will also address other wage and hour issues governed by both federal and state law. Now is a prime opportunity to refresh your knowledge in this area, and ask us any questions you may have. We have limited seating still available, so please register no later than Friday, June 24.
Two More Weeks Until KZA's Next Management Workshop! Wage And Hour Issues Every Employer Should Know - June 30, 2016
We still have limited space available if you want to attend our next Management Workshop which will address wage and hour issues every employer should know. Among the topics to be covered will be the recently-announced DOL changes to overtime regulations, how to properly classify employees as exempt or non-exempt, minimum wage and overtime requirements under both state and federal law, volunteers/interns, Nevada-specific laws relating to payment obligations, wage deductions, uniforms, tip pooling and recordkeeping, and common mistakes to avoid. We will also address the issues often involved in wage and hour class/collective action litigation.
Six KZA Attorneys Selected For Inclusion In 2016 Mountain States Super Lawyers®
KZA is proud to announce that partners Gregg Kamer, Carol Zucker, Scott Abbott, and Eddie Keller, along with of counsel Jody Florence, have been selected for inclusion in this year's Mountain States Super Lawyers® for the practice areas of Employment & Labor. They are joined by partner Todd Creer, who was selected as Mountain States Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars® 2016 in the areas of Employment & Labor.
EEOC Plans To Issue New Guidance On Retaliation
The EEOC has announced that it plans to issue revised and updated guidance on retaliation claims to replace its 1998 Compliance Manual on Retaliation. The EEOC explains that retaliation charges have "roughly doubled" since 1998, "making retaliation the most frequently alleged type of violation raised with EEOC." Because "ensuring that employees are free to come forward to report violations of our employment discrimination laws is the cornerstone for effective enforcement," the EEOC has updated and revised its prior guidance to address new court decisions and to help employers prevent retaliation and employees better understand their rights.
Join Us For KZA's Next Management Workshop: Answering Your Most Challenging ADA Questions
The Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") celebrated its 25th anniversary this year. Since its enactment in 1990, the ADA has gone through significant changes. The most notable change occurred in 2009 when the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act ("ADAAA") was passed. The ADAAA made sweeping changes to the ADA, and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has been clear that the ADA is one of its top enforcement objectives.
Join Us For KZA's Next Management Workshop: Answering Your Most Challenging ADA Questions
Kamer Zucker Abbott is pleased to announce its next Management Workshop to be held on Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Encore Las Vegas from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Our program will be: Answering Your Most Challenging ADA Questions.
Kamer Zucker Abbott Named As 2016 Top Tier Law Firm By U.S. News - Best Lawyers®
U.S. News - Best Lawyers® recently released its 2016 "Best Law Firms" rankings by legal practice area. KZA is proud to announce that it has been ranked a Tier 1 firm for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area in the following practice areas: Management Labor Law; Management Employment Law; and Labor and Employment Law Litigation.
Free Webcast For 30 KZA Clients
On Friday, September 25, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (PST), KZA's Eddie Keller will join a panel of experts during a live webcast presented by The Knowledge Group to address the new "ambush" election rules used by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). (KZA has reported on the progression of this new rule, which became effective in April of 2015, in several past issues of its Employer Reports, setting forth its final provisions in Volume 14, Issue 7.) During the webcast, entitled "National Labor Relations Board Ambush Election Rules Unionizing a Workforce: What You Need to Know in 2015 and Beyond," Eddie will also address how the NLRB's recent decisions in cases such as Browning Ferris intersect with the new election rules.
KZA Partner Edwin Keller To Speak On New NLRB Election Rule
September 9, 2015
On Friday, September 25, 2015 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (PST), KZA's Eddie Keller will join a panel of experts during a live webcast presented by The Knowledge Group to address the new "ambush" election rules used by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB). (KZA has reported on the progression of this new rule, which became effective in April of 2015, in several past issues of its Employer Reports, setting forth its final provisions in Volume 14, Issue 7.) During the webcast, entitled "National Labor Relations Board Ambush Election Rules Unionizing a Workforce: What You Need to Know in 2015 and Beyond," Eddie will also address how the NLRB's recent decisions in cases such as Browning Ferris intersect with the new election rules.
Eight KZA Attorneys Named In The Best Lawyers In America® 2016
August 31, 2015
Kamer Zucker Abbott (KZA) is extremely proud to announce that eight (8) of its attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, including for the first time, KZA's newest partner, Todd Creer.
All of KZA's partners, Gregg Kamer, Carol Zucker, Scott Abbott, Eddie Keller, Jen Sarafina, and Todd Creer, along with KZA attorney Jody Florence, are to appear in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016 for one or more of the following practice areas in the State of Nevada: Employment Law - Management, Labor Law - Management, and Litigation - Labor and Employment.
KZA Partners In the News
July 9, 2015
As you consider the DOL's long awaited proposal to update the FLSA regulations governing the minimum wage and overtime exemptions for "white collar" workers, be sure to see KZA Founding Partner Gregory Kamer's comments as quoted in Carol Patton's July 1, 2015 article, Adjusting to the DOL's New Overtime Rules, which appears in Human Resources Executive Online.
Still trying to make sense of employers' obligations under Nevada's medical marijuana laws? Check out Jane Ann Morrison's June 17, 2015 column for the Las Vegas Review Journal, Will Colorado Marijuana Ruling Affect Nevada?, quoting KZA Partner Edwin Keller.
Kamer Zucker Abbott Again Ranked Top Tier Nevada Labor and Employment Law Firm
July 6, 2015
As Kamer Zucker Abbott (KZA) approaches its thirty (30) year anniversary, the firm is proud to announce its selection as one of the top tier labor and employment law firms in Nevada by Chambers & Partners in its 2015 Chambers USA Guide. For the last 13 years, KZA has been consistently rated in Chambers' "Band 1" for Nevada labor and employment law firms.
Commenting on KZA, clients are quoted by Chambers as stating, "We are very pleased with the work from the team. They listen to our needs and provide us with exceptional representation." Chambers also highlighted several key individuals at KZA, including Gregory Kamer, Scott Abbott, and Carol Zucker.
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KZA Partner Carol Davis Zucker Publishes Article On a Developing Tort Theory Used By Employees Against Employers
March 9, 2015
As part of the inaugural issue of the Nevada Practitioners' Journal of Labor and Employment Law, KZA partner Carol Davis Zucker discusses employees' use of a novel tort claim against their current and former employers for the alleged breach of a special relationship. In her article, entitled An Enigma Inside a Puzzle: Confidential and Special Relationships and Their Limited Application in the Employment Context, Carol analyzes the basis for such claims and the rare circumstances where courts have found a special relationship to exist with regard to a worker's employment, thereby providing employees with an additional, independent cause of action.
The Nevada Practitioners' Journal of Labor and Employment Law is a publication of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the State Bar of Nevada. Carol, as well as KZA partner Edwin Keller, is a prior Chairperson of the Labor and Employment Law Section.
Register for KZA's April 21, 2015 Management Workshop on Defending Against the NLRB's Continued Attack on Private Employers
March 9, 2015
Given its aggressive efforts to increase the unionization of private workforces and drastic anti-employer case decisions, it is no wonder why the current National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is said to be the "legal wing of the AFL-CIO." These developments, which impact unionized and non-unionized companies alike, require close attention and careful planning by management and human resource professionals.
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KZA Attorneys Discuss Problems Associated With Nevada's Law On Workplace Accommodations For Medical Marijuana Users
March 3, 2015
As an online exclusive of the February 2015 issue of the Nevada Lawyer, KZA attorneys Edwin Keller, Nicole Young and Kaitlin Paxton discuss the haze surrounding the new employer obligation under NRS 453A.800 to make reasonable accommodations for the medical needs of an employee who engages in the medical use of marijuana. Their article, entitled Stoked About Marijuana Related Accommodations in the Workplace?, explores the hastily constructed language used by the 2013 Nevada Legislature to amend NRS 453A.800 that confounds employers and employees alike as to its full scope and application.
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Todd Creer Named As KZA's Newest Partner
December 9, 2014
Please join us in congratulating Todd Creer who became a partner/shareholder of Kamer Zucker Abbott last month. Todd joined KZA as an associate in August 2006, after graduating cum laude from Cornell Law School, where he served as a Managing Editor of Cornell's Legal Information Institute Supreme Court Bulletin.
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Seven Kamer Zucker Abbott Lawyers Listed In The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
October 14, 2014
KZA is again honored to have the rare distinction of all of its partners and senior associate listed in Best Lawyers®. Gregory Kamer, Carol Zucker, Scott Abbott, Edwin Keller, and Jen Sarafina, along with Jody Florence (of counsel), were all recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2015 for one or more of the following practice fields in the State of Nevada: Litigation - Labor and Employment, Labor Law - Management and Employment Law - Management.
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Nine KZA Attorneys Recognized in 2014 Edition of Mountain States Super Lawyers
September 8, 2014
KZA is proud to announce that partners Gregg Kamer, Carol Zucker, Scott Abbott, and Eddie Keller, along with Jody Florence, were recently selected for inclusion in this year's Mountain States Super Lawyers® for the practice areas of Employment & Labor.
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Gregory Kamer Named One of the Nation's Most Powerful Employment Attorneys For Fifth Straight Year
July 8, 2014
Gregory J. Kamer, Founding Partner of Kamer Zucker Abbott, was recently selected for inclusion in "The Top 100 Most Powerful Employment Attorneys" list jointly published by Human Resource Executive® magazine (HRE) and Lawdragon. This is the fifth consecutive year Gregg has been recognized as one of the nation's most powerful employment attorneys representing corporate America.
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Kamer Zucker Abbott Again Ranked Top Nevada Labor and Employment Law Firm
June 5, 2014
Kamer Zucker Abbott (KZA) is proud to announce its selection as the highest ranked labor and employment law firm in Nevada by Chambers & Partners in its 2014 Client's Guide for America's Leading Lawyers for Business.
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KZA Partner Edwin Keller Receives 2014 Client Choice Award for Excellent Client Service
April 29, 2014
We are pleased to announce that KZA partner, Edwin A. Keller, Jr., was recently selected as the winner of the 2014 Client Choice Award for employment and labor law in Nevada. This marks the second year in a row that Eddie has been selected for this honor.
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Kamer Zucker Abbott Named As 2014 Top Tier Law Firm By U.S. News - Best Lawyers®
March 13, 2014
U.S. News - Best Lawyers® recently released its 2014 "Best Law Firms" rankings by legal practice area with KZA garnering, for the third (3) year in a row, three (3) separate Las Vegas Metropolitan Area Tier 1 rankings in: Management Labor Law; Management Employment Law; and Labor and Employment Law Litigation.
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Congratulations to KZA's Newest Partner: Jen J. Sarafina!
March 13, 2014
KZA is extremely proud to announce that Jen J. Sarafina has been named a partner effective November 25, 2013. Jen began her employment with KZA in December 2005, after graduating cum laude from the William Mitchell College of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jen has also been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers of America®, joining all of KZA's other partners in that distinction.
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Kamer Zucker Abbott is the 2013 Top Labor and Employment Law Firm in Nevada
June 3, 2013
Kamer Zucker Abbott (KZA) is proud to announce its selection as the leading labor and employment law firm in Nevada by Chambers & Partners in its 2013 Client's Guide for America's Leading Lawyers for Business. In rating KZA for the fourth consecutive year as the only firm in "Band 1," Chambers notes that the firm is experienced appearing before state and federal courts, and receives an abundance of praise for the skill and knowledge of its lawyers. Clients have stated, "The firm has a very easy-to-work-with attitude and it is calming when you are in the midst of something crazy to have somebody helping your through it."
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Partner Edwin Keller and Kamer Zucker Abbott Receive 2013 Client Choice Awards For Excellent Client Service
March 6, 2013
Please help us to congratulate KZA partner Edwin A. Keller, Jr., who was recently announced as the 2013 Client Choice Award winner for employment & labor in Nevada by the International Law Office and Lexology. Kamer Zucker Abbott is also proud to announce its receipt of the 2013 Client Choice Award for Firm of the Year in Nevada. Established in 2005 by International Law Office ("ILO"), a leading online resource for corporate counsel around the world, the Client Choice Awards recognize those partners and law firms that stand apart for the excellent client care they provide.
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