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Car Seat & Seat Belt Laws in Nevada

Posted On January 13, 2024

You may know that there are many benefits to wearing a seat belt, including reducing the risk of serious injury and fatalities in many situations. That is very true for smaller children who may be thrown through a vehicle when a car stops hard or you are hit from the rear. However, it is critical to understand all of the car seat and seat belt laws…

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Esperenza Fund Provides Support for Nevada’s Immigrant Communities

Esperenza Fund Provides Support for Nevada’s Immigrant Communities

Posted On January 27, 2021

Fund Created To Support Nevada’s Immigrant Communities In troubled times, acts of altruism and benevolence are something to celebrate. The Esperanza Fund, in public/private partnership with the Governor’s Office for New Americans, will work to raise funds and provide grants for immigrants excluded from benefiting from federal economic stimulus aid packages, according to a press release on September 1st.  The initiative was announced by Nevadan Duncan…

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Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month

Posted On January 25, 2021

Hispanics: Be Proud of Your Past, Embrace the Future National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. Since 1968, this annual event recognizes the vast contribution that Americans of Hispanic origin have made across every stratum of life and culture in the United States. It also observes the anniversary of independence of Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua.  People of…

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Undocumented Worker in Nevada Wins PTD Workers’ Compensation Benefits

Undocumented Worker in Nevada Wins PTD Workers’ Compensation Benefits

Posted On December 17, 2020

Nevada Supreme Court Rules Injured Undocumented Worker Can Get Benefits In November, the Nevada Supreme Court held that an injured, undocumented worker was entitled to Workers’ Compensation benefits and that his immigration status was irrelevant to the central issue of whether he qualified for permanent total disability (PTD) status. Manuel Ibanez, an undocumented Nevadan, was employed by High Point Construction as a carpenter. In 2014, Ibanez…

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