BOUCHER v. SHAW

No. 49254.

196 P.3d 959 (2008)

Thelma BOUCHER; Ardith Ballard; Joseph W. Kennedy, III; and Local 226, AFL-CIO, Appellants, v. Dan SHAW; Michael Villamor; and James Van Woerkom, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

November 26, 2008.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

McCracken, Stemerman & Holsberry and Kristin L. Martin and Richard G. McCracken, Las Vegas, for Appellants.

Jones Vargas and Constance L. Akridge and Matthew T. Milone, Las Vegas, for Respondents Villamor and Van Woerkom.

Rooker Mohrman Rawlins & Bailey LLP and C. Keith Rooker, Henderson, for Respondent Shaw.

BEFORE THE COURT EN BANC.


OPINION

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.

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