City of Henderson/Henderson Police Department v. Kilgore

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this appeal, we consider whether the Employee-Management Relations Board’s (EMRB’s) adjudicatory authority includes the power to grant preliminary injunctive relief. Because we conclude that the Local Government Employee-Management Relations Act, NRS Chapter 288, does not expressly grant the EMRB power to issue preliminary injunctive relief and that such power cannot be implied, we reverse the district court’s order enforcing the EMRB’s preliminary injunction.

FACTS

Steven Kilgore was an 18-year veteran of the Henderson Police Department. While Kilgore was on…