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It’s official: Your boss has to give you time off to recover from childbirth or get an abortion
Employees across the US will now have access to unpaid time off to recover from childbirth or to access an abortion. Here’s what you need to know about the new Pregnant Workers Fairness Act changes.
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Up In Smoke: Crónica Cannabis Party 4/20 in Sin City
El “Día de la Hierba” tiene un origen incierto, pero en Las Vegas preparan grandes fiestas para celebrar el 4/20.
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IVF y el sueño de ser madre en Nevada
La fertilización in vitro permite a mujeres cumplir el sueño de ser madres.
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Trump says he’s pro-worker. His record says otherwise.
Trump’s policies made more than eight million workers ineligible for overtime pay, allowed for the outsourcing and offshoring of American jobs, made it harder for workers to join a union, and failed to protect American workers during the pandemic.
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VP Harris urges Nevadans to support abortion rights ballot measure
Vice President Kamala Harris and an Arizona state legislator warned Nevadans abortion bans “can happen anywhere” and that a national ban could supersede state protections.
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State approves $14.5M in federal funds for Washoe mental health facility
“The county supports our most vulnerable populations; our jailed inmates, our foster children, our sex-trafficked youth, and our homeless population. And they are just not getting the mental health care and the behavioral health care that they need,” Washoe County Commission chairwoman Alexis Hill told the panel.
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El CCSD acepta solicitudes de inscripción de prekínder para el año escolar 2024-25
Las familias interesadas en inscribir a sus hijos en los programas de prekínder en el CCSD para el año escolar 2024-25 deben completar el formulario de interés de Pre-K para ser colocados en la lista de interés y/o de espera.
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Horsford bill would bolster pay for nursing home workers
Amid wide turnover in the home care and nursing care industries, a new bill seeks to provide workers with increased pay and benefits. A new federal proposal from Nevada US Rep. Steven Horsford seeks to provide funding for states to support nursing home workers in a bid to keep qualified staff from leaving for other…
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New Biden rule may limit oil and gas leasing on Nevada lands
Swaths of public land with little or no value for oil or natural gas leasing can now be reprioritized for wildlife habitat preservation and recreation. The Biden administration on Friday announced new rules that will require oil and gas companies to pay more to drill on federal lands and cover the cost of cleaning up…
