Bill Would Cost Employers One Year's Salary for Retaliatory Firing

A bill to be heard by a committee of the Nevada state Assembly on Friday would increase death benefits and impose stiff penalties against employers who terminate employees in retaliation for filing claims.Other pro-labor bills are also likely to soon be introduced in the Senate, where Democrats regained control in the 2008 election. Although no public record yet exists, the Las Vegas Sun reported Monday that Senate Labor and Commerce Committee Chairwoman Maggie Carlton is promising a “robust agenda” on workplace safety and workers' compensation.A Senate staffer confirmed Monday...