Overtime pay more than doubled the base salaries of some Clark County firefighters, costing taxpayers more than $20 million in 2022, county pay records show.
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Minnesota attorney general found the company improperly changed rules there but residents say Nevada officials have done little to protect them.
A handful of administrators earned $100,000 at College of Southern Nevada in 2022, but the average pay was less than half that.
Before leaving CCSD this year, then-Superintendent Jesus Jara gave members of his executive cabinet significant raises, including a pay hike of 40 percent to the chief of police.
The pay ratio of the top boss to the typical employee shot past 100-to-1 at several companies with sizable holdings in Southern Nevada, including casino operators.
Analysts say top Democratic donor Stephen J. Cloobeck’s commitment improves the chances of recalling the Las Vegas mayor.
Stephen Cloobeck, one of the biggest Democratic donors in the state, said, “Clearly Mayor Goodman has not acted in the best interest of Nevadans in this time of crisis.”
The conflict between maintaining a sick employee’s confidentiality and disclosing the infection to other employees is likely to continue as cases grow in Las Vegas companies.
The president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 711 said there was an “urgent need” to lower the 50 percent capacity limit at Las Vegas stores.
Gov. Steve Sisolak also included a workplace discrimination reminder to stores and other essential businesses as more employees raise health concerns.
The latest case comes after positive tests among workers at other stores in the Las Vegas Valley, including those at Smith’s Food and Drug, Vons and Costco.
Retailers have moved quickly to add safety and cleaning measures to stores. But workers are still concerned about their safety as the virus spreads. Here’s what we found.
Copies of letters sent to employees by the managers of the two stores have been circulating on social media for days.
The clerk of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a one-page order Tuesday vacating oral arguments in the case on March 23 without explanation. It did not reschedule the hearing.