Legal Opinion
Dancer v. Golden Coin, Ltd.
Nevada Supreme Court
Decided January 31, 2008No. 44313PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This appeal presents two main issues. First, we consider whether, under a federal preemption analysis, class action claims of unpaid minimum wage balances brought under the Nevada Wage and Hour Law (NWHL) are more properly considered under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Given that the FLSA expressly provides that higher state minimum wage legislation may control minimum wage claims, and because Nevada’s minimum wage law provides greater employee wage protection than that provided under the FLSA, we conclude that the FLSA does not preempt the NWHL.
Second, having recognized…
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