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July 2021
The End of Every
Legislative Session
Comes with Its Own
Sense of Relief
By Mary Lau, RAN CEO
S
OMETIMES, IT’S used this as an opportunity to
JUST THAT IT’S avoid fully vetting the
OVER, OTHER TIMES bills too.
THERE’S ELATION Improper vetting,
and others just numb slamming and jamming and
exhaustion. partisanship always results in
The 2021 Legislative “unintended consequences”
Session was probably a some of which end up in
mixture of all these emotions. court.
This session followed two A good example of the
special legislative sessions was the recent violation of
and each had its own drama. Continued on page 6
The difficulties manifested
due to the COVID-19 Mary Lau
lockdowns and the inability committee chairs did not
INSIDE
of the public to really allocate enough time for fully Father’s Day Sales
participate in the process. vetting bills, limiting certain in Nevada........................2
The Democrat majority testimony to as little as two-
leadership did work with the Retail Sales to
minutes. This style of session
Exceed $4.44
Legislative Council Bureau continued throughout the Trillion in 2021................3
to come up with a “plan”. two special sessions as well as
This plan made use of the the regular session. New Laws from the
existing internet viewing of 81st Legislative
Many newbie legislators
Session............................5
the various meetings, added have never worked with trade
phone call in for testimony association advocates, hired Nevada’s New
and also included Zoom lobbyists or even members Employment Laws..........8
capabilities for committee of the public enough to
Walmart Partners
meetings and floor sessions. fully understand complex With Schools...................9
The proverbial fly in the issues. But then again, many
ointment was that many seasoned legislators also
Retail Association of Nevada • www.rannv.org
Father’s Day Sales
in Nevada: $319 Million
RAN
F
ATHER’S DAY demand.”
OFFERED According to
A TIME TO the NRF, the most
REFLECT AND popular gifts this
appreciate all of the Father’s Day were
sacrifices the dads in our greeting cards (59.0
lives make. In Nevada, percent), clothing
consumers across the state (46.0 percent), a
were projected to spend special outing (46.0
a record $319.4 million on percent), gift cards
tools, electronics, clothes (45.0 percent) and
and other gifts, according personal care (28.0
to the Retail Association of percent).
Nevada (RAN). Other gifts
Shopping across the on shopping lists supplies ($23.7 million), percent of shoppers as
United States for this include books or CDs personal care items well.
Father’s Day was expected (26.0 percent), consumer ($22.1 million), tools and Every customer has a
to reach $20.1 billion, with electronics (25.0 percent), appliances ($21.2 million), different idea of what is
75.0 percent of Americans home improvement sporting goods ($18.6 important when it comes
celebrating and spending supplies (24.0 percent), million) and automotive to picking out gifts for
an average of $174.10, tools or appliances (24.0 accessories ($16.7 million) their loved ones. When it
according to a recent percent), sporting goods or were also expected to be comes to Father’s Day gifts,
survey by the National leisure items (22.0 percent), popular purchases. 45.0 percent of consumers
Retail Federation (NRF). automotive accessories Greeting cards noted it was important to
“We’re excited to (22.0 percent) and ($14.0 million), books or find a gift that is unique
see growing consumer miscellaneous goods (22.0 CDs ($12.4 million) and and different.
confidence as all social percent). miscellaneous items ($8.4 Other popular
distancing restrictions have Spending on special million) round out the responses included finding
now ended in the Silver outings, such as a dinner top categories in terms of a gift that creates a special
State,” said Bryan Wachter, with the family, was spending. memory (35.0 percent),
Senior Vice President expected to reach $53.0 Shoppers searching finding a gift that is
of RAN. “Father’s Day is million in Nevada, making for the right gift this convenient for me
continuing the trend of it the top-grossing gift Father’s Day visited a (26.0 percent), finding a
strong consumer spending category, according to variety of retailers. Online gift that is cheaper or
that we expect to continue NRF estimates. stores (40.0 percent) most cost effective
into the summer months Shoppers in the Silver were the most popular (18.0 percent) and other
and, hopefully, into the State also spent $47.5 million shopping destination for (9.0 percent). ■
holiday season. The on clothing, $39.6 million on 2021. Department stores
biggest challenge Nevada’s gift cards and $37.3 million came in second with See Father’s Day Spending
retailers are now facing is on consumer electronics 33.0 percent of shoppers, Graphic on next page.
finding employees to help such as laptops. while specialty stores
accommodate this surge in Home improvement were expected to see 22.0
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Retail Sales To Exceed
$4.44 Trillion in 2021
NRF
R
ETAIL SALES “While May retail Matthew Shay said. “For and 13.5 percent to more
REMAINED sales were down slightly, the first five months of than $4.44 trillion for 2021.
AT ELEVATED largely due to supply this year, retail sales are While there are downside
LEVELS chain constraints, the already tracking 17.6 risks related to labor
in May despite month- more accurate indicator percent above the same shortages, supply chain
to-month fluctuations remains in the year-over- five months of 2020, giving bottlenecks, tax increases
that masked near-record year data which, as the us further confidence and over-regulation,
performance according NRF calculates, showed in our newly revised overall, households are
to the National Retail growth of over 17 percent,” sales forecast of growth healthier, and consumers
Federation. NRF President and CEO between 10.5 percent Continued on page 4
Average Spending on Father’s Day
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Retail Sales Continued from page 3
are demonstrating their 1.3 percent seasonally a year-over-year increase l Furniture and
ability and willingness to adjusted from April but of 30.9 percent in April. home furnishings stores
spend. We are confident.” up 28.1 percent year-over- NRF’s numbers were up were down 2.1 percent
“Month-over-month year. 22.3 percent unadjusted month-over-month
comparisons and That compares with year-over-year on a three- seasonally adjusted but up
percentages of change increases of 0.9 percent month moving average. 64.7 percent unadjusted
simply don’t tell the story,” month-over-month and Unadjusted May sales year-over-year.
NRF Chief Economist Jack 53.4 percent year-over-year as calculated by NRF l Sporting goods
Kleinhenz said. in April. totaled $388.6 billion, stores were down 0.8
“We are at a highly The year-over-year the second-highest level percent month-over-
elevated level of spending, increases for both April of spending on record, month seasonally adjusted
with dollar amounts in and May were unusually outpaced only by $414.7 but up 40.9 percent
recent months some of high because most billion in December. unadjusted year-over-year.
the highest we’ve ever stores were closed by the May sales declined l Health and
seen. pandemic during those month-over-month in personal care stores
“Long- two-thirds were up 1.8 percent
term trends of retail month-over-month
in the categories seasonally adjusted and up
number but were 25.8 percent unadjusted
of dollars up year- year-over-year.
spent tell over-year l Building materials
much more in every and garden supply
about the category stores were down 5.9
continuing except percent month-over-
economic grocery month seasonally adjusted
recovery stores, led but up 10.1 percent
than by usually unadjusted year-over-year.
whether large l General
sales were up or down months last year. Despite increases at retailers like merchandise stores were
from month to month. occasional month-over- clothing, electronics and down 3.3 percent month-
Retail sales as calculated month declines, sales furniture stores that were over-month seasonally
by NRF were the second have grown year-over-year ordered to close last adjusted but up 9.3
highest on record in May, every month since June spring. Specifics from key percent unadjusted year-
topped only by holiday 2020, according to Census retail sectors include: over-year.
spending in December. data. l Clothing and l Online and other
“Demand has NRF’s calculation clothing accessory non-store sales were
continued to be strong of retail sales – which stores were up 3 percent down 0.8 percent month-
even as the concentrated excludes automobile month-over-month over-month seasonally
impact from government dealers, gasoline stations seasonally adjusted and up adjusted but up 8.2
stimulus has faded. There and restaurants to focus 198.7 percent unadjusted percent unadjusted year-
is still pent-up demand on core retail – showed year-over-year. over-year.
for retail goods and May was down 1.2 percent l Electronics and l Grocery and
consumers are likely to seasonally adjusted from appliance stores were beverage stores were up
remain on a growth path April but up 17.3 percent down 3.4 percent month- one percent month-
into the summer.” unadjusted year-over-year. over-month seasonally over-month seasonally
The U.S. Census That compared with adjusted but up 90.8 adjusted but down 0.2
Bureau said overall retail a month-over-month percent unadjusted year- percent unadjusted year-
sales in May were down decline of 0.6 percent and over-year. over-year. ■
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New Laws from the 81st
Legislative Session
By Liz MacMenamin
T
HE 81ST who follows the new rules Senate Bill 325 expands
LEGISLATIVE will not be held responsible a pharmacist’s ability to
SESSION IS for these third-party provide enhanced access
OVER AND translations and will not for essential medicines and
now RAN will be following be required to verify the clinical care for HIV patients
these new laws through the translation. in Nevada.
regulatory process. This bill will not become They will now be able to
This process will law until July 2022, giving provide expanded, timely,
involve the rule making for pharmacies time to hire and convenient access to
implementation of the laws. these vendors and change HIV testing and prevention
The following healthcare bills the computer programs in through increasing access
are the ones that we followed their system. to and use of Pre-Exposure
through the legislature and Prophylaxis (PrEP) and Post-
now we will be present for Assembly Bill 178 simply Liz MacMenamin Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP).
the next step. codifies the emergency patient and the pharmacy The bill also requires
directives in place during for the dispensing of this health insurance providers to
Assembly Bill 177 requires the COVID pandemic medication. compensate the pharmacy,
a pharmacy to provide requiring the insurances Nevada legislators now as a healthcare provider, for
directions for dosage in to pay for multiple refills are seeing the value the these services. This bill was
languages other than during times of emergency. pharmacist brings to patients signed into law by Governor
English. This new law will With this law in place, in our state. Sisolak on June 6, 2021.
need to go through the the Board of Pharmacy will This will also go before
Board of Pharmacy for now allow this practice Senate Bill 229 is a new law the State Board of Pharmacy
regulatory guidance for the if the governor executes that will allow a pharmacist for rulemaking and is
pharmacist and pharmacies a state of emergency in to work with a physician to effective October 1, 2021.
to understand the intent of Nevada. collaboratively treat patients
this bill. The board will also be to help manage conditions This is just a short
This will ultimately be writing regulations for this like asthma, chronic summary of the healthcare
a large undertaking for the new law, and we will be obstructive pulmonary bills for the 81st session.
pharmacies as it will require following this as it moves disease, hypertension, RAN will be attending all the
a change in the computer forward. hyperlipidemia, diabetes, regulatory meetings as the
systems and to enlist third congestive heart failure and rule making moves forward.
party vendors to do the Senate Bill 190 authorizes other healthcare conditions. We will also be sending
translations for the different a pharmacist to dispense This law will also be information to members
languages, all at a great self-administered hormonal subject to regulations from for feedback during this
expense to the business. This contraceptives without a the State Board of Pharmacy. process. If members have
bill was modeled originally prescription. This bill was signed into law any questions or concerns
after the Oregon law which The State Board of by Governor Sisolak on June regarding these regulations,
has not even been able to be Pharmacy will be drafting 2, 2021, for rulemaking. they may always contact me
implemented almost three the protocols for this law. This will allow the board at lizm@rannv.org or on
years later after becoming law It also requires Medicaid to work on regulations as the my cell phone at 775-720-
in that state. and health insurers to effective date is October 1, 2528. ■
Fortunately, a pharmacist provide benefits to the 2021.
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The End of Every Legislative Session Continued from page 1
the constitution by the officials. The lamentations Penney’s because he didn’t appointments with
Democrat leadership in about sessions being anti- understand retail – oops SCORE volunteers to see
order to avoid the two- business are becoming – thus came Walmart. Sy how to keep the wheels
thirds constitutional more and more concrete Redd created this little connected while they
requirement for tax as social agendas, national company called Sircoma form, sustain or grow a
increases. policies and re-elections later to be known as IGT. business? Answer – so very
They lost in court become more important I see no reason to few that it is concerning.
and are having to restore as the public that votes vilify success and I do The business of
the money that was them into office. resent the opinion that governing needs help.
taken unlawfully; which You always hear it is businesses as a whole It used to be that once
should have taught them for the children, or my are somehow bad or take people had grown and
something, but guess constituents want this, advantage of employees.. stabilized their business
again. Now they are but rarely do you get to RAN’s membership then they could consider
trying another end run the point where the true includes thousands of running for office to
around the constitution social costs and economic other locations, many of actually give back and
with a creative law and damage gets considered. which are mom-and-pop serve their constituents.
interpretation regarding It’s easy to take a shot businesses that started Now, it’s people with little
initiative petitions. at someone’s perceived at their kitchen table, or no real-life experience
This destruction of the wealth due to the fact garage or back of a napkin and theories of how
constitution has happened that they have a business. planning as engaged by business should be
before, and, as a result, And, setting the records SWA. governed.
unlawful laws stand unless straight, yes there are tech What is inaccurate and We need more
someone sues in court. companies, big box stores, even ignorant is the idea business savvy legislators.
As you know, RAN multi-state and multi- that anyone in business is Specifically we need
signed on to Senator national interests and that somehow wrong. owners themselves, or
Settelmeyer’s suit is across the spectrum There’s plenty of knowledgeable business
along with the Senate from retail, manufacturing, lip-service from elected friendly employees to run
Republicans, NTA, NFADA trucking, gaming, officials but how many for public office..
and a private business. pharma companies and truly listen? How many We also need critical
However, having pharmacies to name a few. have sat down and jelled thinkers that don’t just
prevailed in protecting I have to admit that an idea into a thoughtful show up at a caucus
the constitution several my business classes that concept? Taken that same meeting to find out if
of the Senate minority included case studies concept to the written they are free to vote for or
voted on a mining tax this regarding the forming of business plan phase? against a particular piece
session which included McDonalds, among others, Used personal credit cards of legislation. State (or
a “deal” that may change was fascinating. to form, or even keep a elected policies) should
the publics’ right to No one can really business alive? Borrowed not be on a punish/reward
petition their government fault a Jeff Bezos for the from friends, family, and/or popularity contest.
– another hole in the wealth that came out of neighbors, home equity It should be based on the
constitution. his garage book-selling loans ---- you get the highest and best good for
A glaring inequity business, Jobs same picture. the public. Period!
has become the norm story, as with Gates. Sam How many Think about it! ■
when it comes to elected Walton was fired by JC elected officials made
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National Notes
RETAIL SALES DOWN taken other unusual steps the option to skip the electronically through
1.3% IN MAY to bring in supplies during checkout line. This is the a single consolidated
Retail sales were the last year. first time that Amazon’s settlement.
down 1.3% in May. This For example, Home Just Walk Out technology Seemingly, almost
according to a report Depot has flown in power will be available in a full- a quarter of the U.S.
from the Census Bureau. tools, faucets, electrical size grocery store. No other population pays its bills
Retail sales reached components, fasteners and company has launched with cash for various
$620.2 billion in May. By other “smaller, higher value similar technology in a full- reasons. Chain Store Age
comparison, sales were items” by air freight, while size supermarket.
$628.7 billion in April. also purchasing items on Progressive Grocer THANKSGIVING
However, on a year- the spot market despite DAY CLOSURES
over-year basis, retail sales higher rates according to PAY BILLS IN CASH ANNOUNCED
were up 28.1% for the CNBC. AT WALMART Target, Walmart, and
month. Additionally, total Home improvement Walmart is expanding Best Buy will close on
sales from March 2021 to products saw a huge surge its growing portfolio of Thanksgiving Day. This in
May 2021 were up 36.2% in demand during the financial services. The contrast to the closings last
from the same period in height of the pandemic. retail giant is teaming up year when the pandemic
2020. The downward blip With lockdown measures with a payments platform made decisions for stores.
is expected to disappear in in place, consumers took and financial technology This year stores seemly
the coming months. time to do home projects company to let customers are closing due to allowing
Retail Leader that may have been make cash bill payments employees to enjoy the
on the back-burner to to utility companies and day with family and friends.
HOME DEPOT TAKES accommodate a lifestyle other billers at select No worries, all the
ON SUPPLY CHAIN with more time spent at Walmart stores. stores will still hold Black
FRUSTRATIONS home. Retail Leader Effective August 2021, Friday and have ways for
Consumers are waiting users of the PayNearMe consumers to fulfill their
for goods – that is no AMAZON SAYS mobile payments app holiday gift lists.
secret to anyone who has JUST WALK OUT… will be able to complete Chain Store Age
tried to buy appliances, or Amazon is about to bill payment transactions
other durable consumer disrupt the American using cash at the AMAZON MAY
goods. grocery landscape again. participating Walmart OVERTAKE WALMART
Home Depot, who Amazon will open a new locations. AS BIGGEST U.S.
has relied upon traditional Marketplace store in To use the service, RETAILER IN 2022
consumer supply chains, Bellevue, Wash., which will Walmart customers will Amazon is set to
has addressed this feature checklessoutless show an associate at the overtake Walmart as the
frustration by contracting technology. store’s money services or largest retailer in the
its own ship to import The store will customer service desk a United States in 2022,
supplies and products offer consumers all of scannable code on their according to JP Morgan
consumers want. The the departments of smartphone, pay with research.
contracted ship will a traditional grocer, cash, and collect a receipt Between 2014 and
begin running next including produce, that confirms the payment 2020, Amazon’s U.S. gross
month, though the home meat, seafood, prepared is completed. Funds will merchandise volume, or
improvement retailer has foods, and bakery, with then transfer to the biller Continued on page 11
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Nevada’s New Employment
Laws: How do the Latest
Legal Amendments Affect
Retail Employers?
By Dan Aquino
T
HE 2021 extent and under the same condition of using the paid
NEVADA conditions that apply to leave.
LEGISLATIVE the employee when taking
SESSION leave. STATE AND FEDERAL
produced several legal FILING DEADLINES –
amendments impacting PAID LEAVE EXPANDED, AB 222
retail employers on key INCLUDING FOR AB 222, effective
issues, including paid leave, VACCINATIONS – SB 209 immediately, brings
an employee’s timeline for As many readers are consistency to state and
filing certain claims against aware, Nevada’s paid federal laws regarding an
their employers, and an leave law went into effect employee’s deadlines to
employer’s obligations on January 1, 2020 and assert claims for unlawful
regarding an applicant’s requires employers with discrimination against their
Dan Aquino
salary history. 50 or more employees employer.
to provide paid leave to the employee receives a Under existing law,
SICK LEAVE FOR THE employees in accordance one-dose vaccination, two an employee subjected
WHOLE (IMMEDIATE) with NRS 608.0197. SB consecutive hours of paid to an unfair employment
FAMILY – AB 190 209, effective immediately, leave must be provided. practice under Nevada
Beginning on October expands NRS 608.0197 If the employee receives state law (NRS 613.420)
1, 2021, employers and requires employers a two-dose vaccination, must file a lawsuit within
that provide paid or to allow employees to two separate blocks of 180 days of the act
unpaid sick leave must use their paid leave for two hours each must be constituting the unfair
allow employees to use any reason, including provided. employment practice
such leave to assist an treatment or diagnosis Employees must occurred, or more than
immediate family member of a health condition, provide at least 12 hours 90 days after the Nevada
with a medical need. preventative care, or any of notice to the employer Equal Rights Commission
Businesses are other personal needs before using such paid (“NERC”) authorizes
prohibited from applying related to the health of the leave. Businesses should the employee to file a
differing standards when employee. be prepared quickly lawsuit, whichever is
an employee seeks to use SB 209 also requires adjust work schedules later. These filing periods
their leave for a family employers to provide paid within that time frame, are tolled during NERC’s
member’s care. The statute leave to employees for as an employee cannot investigation of the claim.
requires that such leave the purpose of receiving be required to find a AB 222 clarifies that
be allowed to the same a COVID-19 vaccination. If replacement worker as a Continued on page 11
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Walmart Partners With
Schools to Administer Pfizer
COVID-19 Vaccines
to Adolescents
Walmart Newsroom
W
ALMART AND win for both families and community events. emotional challenges, and
SAM’S CLUB communities as we work From bringing cold in each case, they took
PHARMACIES to provide access to the storage units onsite the time and showed the
ARE TEAMING vaccine and end the to safely transport the compassion and patience
up with school districts to pandemic. vaccines, to implementing needed to successfully
give adolescents their shot So far, we’ve worked a system to collect parental vaccinate each one.”
against COVID-19, just in with local school districts to consent, to training our We’re so proud of
time for summer. coordinate vaccine clinics pharmacists to address the team who worked to
With the recent in dozens of communities vaccine hesitancy, we are administer the thousands
authorization of the Pfizer throughout Georgia, working hard to make it of vaccines in the Exeter
COVID-19 vaccine for kids Michigan, New Hampshire, safe, convenient and easy Township community,
aged 12-15, we’re proud to New Jersey, New York, Texas for people to get protected and we look forward to
partner with school districts and Pennsylvania. against COVID-19. supporting clinics with
to bring vaccine clinics to We’ve administered But don’t just take my additional schools across
families in communities we thousands of vaccines to word for it. Here’s what the country. With every
serve around the country. date through these efforts we heard from Kimberly vaccine administered, we
The clinics provide and are planning to partner Minor, the superintendent get one step closer to our
with for Exeter Township schools, communities and
additional School District in Reading, the country fully reponing
educators Pennsylvania, who — and that’s a shot worth
to bring partnered with our team on taking.
our clinics a recent vaccine clinic: To make an
to even “From the moment appointment at one of
more the clinic opened, I was our more than 5,100
students thrilled with its execution pharmacies administering
and … everyone who came the vaccine, our digital
families in into the clinic was not appointment scheduler
the coming only treated with courtesy (walmart.com/
weeks. and competence but COVIDvaccine or
a familiar setting for Setting up a vaccine with genuine kindness samsclub.com/covid)
adolescents to get clinic in a school requires and respect. I received is available, or people are
vaccinated at their school, some complex logistics numerous compliments on welcome to just walk into
as well as a convenient navigation, and I am so the team’s professionalism any Walmart or Sam’s Club
location for parents. proud of our Walmart and how they went above pharmacy to get their
The clinics are staffed team who has risen to the and beyond to make shot. Currently, only the
with the same trusted, challenges before them as each client feel at ease. Pfizer vaccine has been
trained pharmacy staff they administer vaccines I saw them work with authorized for those under
who support our store in many venues, including clients with significant age 18. ■
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National Notes Continued from page 6
GMV — a closely watched new phase of the Covid-19 vanquished. free, secure digital wallet
industry metric used to pandemic as people Epidemiologists are for customers to use and
measure the total value of settle back into normal concerned its continued share their health data –
goods sold over a certain life, this is mainly due to spread globally may spawn starting with COVID-19
time period — has grown vaccines, but public-health dangerous mutations. vaccine information. Select
“significantly faster” than authorities are preparing Low-vaccination areas Walmart and Sam’s Club
both U.S. adjusted retail for Americans to live with in the U.S. could create locations are enabling
sales and U.S. e-commerce it for some time. pockets with elevated customers to securely
according to the Many health Covid-19 infection rates store their COVID-19
Morgan analysts. professionals believe for months or years, while vaccine record in their
Amazon’s U.S. retail reaching herd immunity highly vaccinated areas pharmacy account on
business is the “fastest to be a distant goal, due may achieve a sort of local Walmart.com or Samsclub.
growing at scale,” according to varied vaccination rates herd immunity. WSJ com. The vaccine record
to the company’s analysts. in the U.S. and uncertainty can be printed, saved on
CSA about just how much WALMART PROVIDES a device, or shared at the
Covid-19 must be SECURE DIGITAL discretion of the consumer.
COVID FADES BUT IS suppressed to effectively RECORD FOR COVID-19 CSN
UNLIKELY TO VANISH stop its spread. Covid-19 VACCINATIONS
The U.S. is entering a has been suppressed, not Walmart is providing a
Nevada’s New Employment Laws Continued from page 8
these requirements apply cant or setting compensa- (2) completed an interview business that relies on a
equally to unfair employ- tion. for the position or been staffing agency should en-
ment practices under Employers should offered the position; and sure the agency complies
federal law (Title VII of the rely on external research (3) requested the wage, with these guidelines, to
Civil Rights Act of 1964 regarding market rates, or salary range, or rate for the avoid inadvertently learn-
and 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et simply ask the applicant to position. ing of any applicant’s salary
seq.) and authorizations to provide their salary “ex- While SB 293 does not history.
file a lawsuit issued by the pectation” for the position, take effect until October 1, As the legal landscape
federal Equal Employment which is explicitly permit- 2021, employers should be for Nevada’s employers
Opportunity Commission. ted by the statute. prepared to revise recruit- rapidly evolves, it is more
SB 293 requires employ- ment materials (including important than ever that
THE SALARY HISTORY ers, following completion written questionnaires and retail employers keep their
QUESTION IS HISTORY – of an external applicant’s interview outlines) ac- leave policies and hiring
SB 293 interview, to affirmatively cordingly. Likewise, when practices (both external
Beginning on October provide the applicant the seeking candidates for any and internal) up to date. ■
1, 2021, employers will be wage, salary range, or rate position, businesses should
prohibited from seeking for the position. Further, ensure wage information is Daniel Aquino is an Of Counsel
a job applicant’s wage or internal applicants seeking attorney in McDonald Carano’s
readily available for exter-
Las Vegas office. He practices
salary history. Further, a a promotion or transfer nal and internal applicants commercial and complex liti-
prospective employer is must be provided the when required. gation with a focus on employ-
prohibited from relying wage, salary range, or rate The provisions of SB 293 ment and labor law.
on an applicant’s wage or for a position if the em- regarding employers apply
salary history in deciding ployee has (1) applied for equally to employment
whether to hire the appli- the promotion or transfer, staffing agencies. Thus, a ◆ 11PRESORTED
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Senior Vice President of
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Elizabeth MacMenamin
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Amazon Commits
$300 Million to
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Housing
mazon is funding privately-owned land in
the creation of close proximity to public
3,000 new transit. Amazon will
affordable work closely with public
homes near public transit transit agencies to fund
in three metro areas. The development on either
company is following up surplus land owned by
on its $2 billion Housing the agencies or privately-
Equity Fund bay pledging owned land near active
more than $300 million to transit corridors to create
create an estimated 3,000 new, affordable, and move-
new affordable housing in ready homes by as early
units on land owned as 2025. ■
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