BLANCHARD, KRASNER & FRENCH, APC IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT ELIZABETH (LIZ) J. BASSETT HAS JOINED THE FIRM AS AN ATTORNEY IN THE FIRM’S RENO, NEVADA OFFICE

Elizabeth will work on all Nevada litigation matters including general civil litigation, probate and trust litigation, and family law. She will also be helping to grow the firm’s appellate practice, handling appeals directly, and as co-counsel/consulting counsel. Having practiced in California as a litigator for 8 years and having served as a staff attorney for…

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Pro Tennis Player’s Outburst Provides Employment At-Will Lesson

by Sherri Cook in Employment

Posted by Kenneth N. Winkler on September 5, 2017 Italian professional tennis player Fabio Fognini was suspended from the U.S. Open this week after he committed three separate unsportsmanlike incidents during his first–round loss. The most egregious outburst was cursing at the chair umpire and calling her a whore in Italian. I do not know…

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Citing Clear and Unambiguous Terms, Master Rules Against Next of Kin in Favor of Intestate Beneficiaries

by Sherri Cook in Litigation

Posted September 5, 2017 IMO Trust Created Under the Will of Harold S. Schutt C.A. #10574-MZ (July 17, 2017) In this case, the testator’s trust, which was created under his will, contained language that left his estate to the more distant of his relatives, as opposed to his more immediate family members. The testator’s more immediate…

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New Washington Paid Family Leave Measure (Not to Be Confused With Washington Paid Sick Leave

by Sherri Cook in Employment

By Emma Kazaryan and Lauren Parris Watts / September 1, 2017 Beginning in 2020, workers in Washington State will be eligible to receive paid time off for the birth or adoption of a child or for serious medical conditions. This new measure is not to be confused with the State paid sick leave which was…

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Federal Judge Strikes Down FLSA White-Collar Exemption Salary Test

by Sherri Cook in Employment

THURSDAY, AUGUST 31, 2017 BREAKING: federal judge strikes down FLSA white-collar exemption salary test Ding, dong, the DOL’s salary test for white collar exemptions is dead (sort of). A Texas federal judge has held that the Department of Labor improperly used a salary-level test to determine which white-collar workers are exempt from overtime compensation. In…