Nevada Appellate Courts Advance Opinions for December 3, 2020
STATE, DEP’T OF TRANSP. VS. BRONDER
- Is NAC 281.305(1)(a), which provides that a state officer or employee claiming whistleblower protection must file a whistleblower appeal within 10 workdays of the alleged reprisal or retaliation, a procedural rule and thus within the rulemaking authority that NRS 281.641(5) confers upon the Nevada Department of Administration’s Personnel Commission.
- Does a conviction for open or gross lewdness meet the statutory requirements for sealing.
SILVERWING DEV. VS. NEV. STATE CONTRACTORS BD.
- Is the term “substitution site” in NRS 624.220, which requires the Nevada State Contractors Board to impose a monetary license on the amount a contractor can bid on a project, unconstitutionally vague.
- May a creditor satisfy its claim against a settlor’s trust where the trust does not specifically provide for payment of a claim but the trustees approve a payment.