In The News: William S. Boyd School of Law

Science News

Progressive healthcare providers have begun to incorporate hospitality principles into their operations. This includes the design of more welcoming arrival environments and pre-registration.

KNPR News

This week, Culinary Union workers voted to authorize a strike. The bartenders union did the same. The teacher’s union contract dispute with the school district is now in the hands of an arbitrator.

USA Today

Workers across the country have taken to walkouts and strikes to demand better wages and working conditions. Las Vegas hospitality workers could be the next to join.

Bloomberg

Consumer advocates are readying themselves for a renewed battle with Wall Street over conflicted retiree financial advice as the US Labor Department prepares its latest fiduciary rulemaking project.

KSNV-TV: News 3

Strikes have been a big talker around the country over the last few weeks.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Another lawsuit filed against Caesars Entertainment alleges the gaming company failed to protect customer data during a cyberattack.

Las Vegas Review Journal

Daily room cleanings are becoming less common in Las Vegas, workers say — but the Culinary union is hoping to reverse that trend in ongoing contract negotiations.

Nevada Independent

Observers questioned legal interpretations underpinning the Gilbert-assisted effort to change bylaws and the wisdom of hiring a firm without education expertise

Vegas Business Digest

Since January 2020, the Palms owner has awarded $12 million to educational institutions and charities in Las Vegas.

Las Vegas Sun

Despite assertions that rancher Cliven Bundy’s cattle are largely to blame for habitat destruction threatening desert tortoises near Gold Butte National Monument, it’s unlikely that a judge would rule to confiscate the cattle, according to a law professor who studies conservation and public lands law.

Financial Advisor IQ

Thrivent is prodding the SEC to respond to a 21-month-old rulemaking petition to allow securities-industry firms to arbitrate their customer disputes outside of Finra.

Nevada Current

Progress on correcting systemic issues with the delivery of indigent defense in Nevada’s rural counties has sped up in recent years, but the state is still out of compliance with standards set in a legal agreement it entered three years ago.