Legal Opinion

Boucher v. Shaw

Nevada Supreme Court

Decided November 26, 2008No. 49254PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

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By the Court,

Parraguirre, J.:

The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has certified, under NRAP 5, the following question to this court: “[c]an individual managers be held liable as employers for unpaid wages under Chapter 608 of the Nevada Revised Statutes?” We answer the question in the negative and conclude that individual managers cannot be held personally liable for unpaid wages under NRS Chapter 608.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Appellants Thelma Boucher, Ardith Ballard, and Joseph W. Kennedy, III, are former employees of The Castaways Hotel, Casino and Bowling…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. McKay v. Board of Sup'rs of Carson CityNevada Supreme Court · 1986
  2. Leven v. FreyNevada Supreme Court · 2007
  3. Butler ex rel. Skidmore v. Hartford Technical Institute, Inc.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1997
  4. Leonard v. McMorrisSupreme Court of Colorado · 2003
  5. Public Employees' Benefits Program v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police DepartmentNevada Supreme Court · 2008

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Victor Rivera v. Peri & Sons Farms, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2013
  2. Boucher v. ShawCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  3. Citizens for Cold Springs v. City of RenoNevada Supreme Court · 2009
  4. In Re Fedex Ground Package System, Inc., Employment Practices LitigationDistrict Court, N.D. Indiana · 2009
  5. Lin v. CruzCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 2020

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