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Dora Lane

Partner

5441 Kietzke Lane, Suite 200, Reno, NV 89511
P 775.327.3045
9555 Hillwood Drive, 2nd Floor, Las Vegas, NV 89134
P 702.222.2536
OVERVIEW

Businesses of all sizes throughout the Mountain West count on Dora Lane to guide them through the myriad of labor and employment issues to keep their operations running smoothly.

Dora works closely with her clients, talking through day-to-day employment issues, to ensure that best practices are in place and legitimate business reasons motivate employment decisions. She counsels and trains employers to hire, manage, and, when necessary, fire employees in compliance with federal and state employment laws. 

When, despite best efforts, issues evolve into disputes, clients benefit from Dora’s sophisticated experience litigating employment disputes and her track record resolving cases through aggressive discovery and pretrial motions.

With the exposure and liability that can result from non-compliant or simply ineffective processes, Dora works with her clients to audit employment record keeping processes to identify and fix problems before an outside agency or lawsuit intervenes. Dora also helps clients handle difficult employment situations in a manner intended to maximize the likelihood of success in litigation, if one ensues. 

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EXPERIENCE

Experience

Accommodations, Disabilities, Leaves

Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and Litigation

Employment Litigation and Class Actions

HR Counseling, Compliance, and Risk Management
  • Best Employment Practices
  • Employment Policies, Handbooks, and Manuals
  • Hiring, Discipline, Performance Evaluations, and Terminations
  • Non-Competes, Trade Secrets, and Unfair Competition
  • Investigations
  • Reductions in Force and Severance Agreements
Wage and Hour, Equal Pay, Compensation, and Benefits
CLIENT RESULTS

Client Results

  • Represented an employer in two concurrent litigations brought by a terminated employee and the employee's supervisor who was also terminated shortly thereafter (allegedly as a result of the supervisor's inappropriate conduct against the employee). Secured summary judgment for the employer in both cases. 

  • Obtained summary judgment for the employer in a case where plaintiffs alleged that the supervisor who terminated their employment expressed his hatred for plaintiff's race 3 hours before they were terminated. 

  • Secured numerous dismissals with prejudice on behalf of employers at the motion to dismiss and/or motion for summary judgment stage, including dismissals of wage and hour collective and class actions. 

  • Successfully pursued and defended multiple non-compete/non-solicitation/confidentiality matters.

PRACTICES

Practices

Labor and Employment
Employment Litigation and Class Actions
Wage and Hour
Accommodations, Disabilities, Leaves
Discrimination, Harassment, Retaliation, and Litigation
HR Counseling, Compliance, and Risk Management
Class Actions
NEWS AND INSIGHTS

News

Publications

"Arbitration Agreements Waiving Class Actions Do Not Violate the NLRA, Rules Supreme Court," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 05/21/2018
"Salary History Cannot Justify Unequal Pay Between Men and Women, According to Ninth Circuit," Holland & Hart News Update, 04/11/2018
"High Court Mulls Arbitration Agreements," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, October 23, 2017
"Employers face uncertainty as HR regulations change course," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, September 18, 2017
"Best practices to comply with new Nevada employment laws," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, August 21, 2017
"Six New Laws Nevada Employers Need To Know," Holland & Hart News Update, 07/25/2017
"New Nevada Employment Laws – Part 1: Pregnancy Accommodations and Nursing Mothers," Employers' Lawyers Blog, July 5, 2017
"Nevada Non-Compete Agreements Under Attack in Legislature," Holland & Hart News Update, 2/23/2017
"Does legal marijuana send your workplace policies up in smoke?," Northern Nevada Business Weekly, Co-Author, December 27, 2016
"Working Through The Haze: What Legal Marijuana Means For Nevada Employers," Holland & Hart News Update, Co-Author, 12/14/2016
"Tip-Pooling Policies Can Land Nevada Casinos in Court," Nevada Gaming Lawyer, September 2016
"Employers Who Prevail In A Title VII Case May Seek Attorneys' Fees Even Without A Ruling On The Merits," Holland & Hart News Update, 5/20/2016
"FCRA Lawsuit Sent Back To Ninth Circuit For Further Analysis on Standing to Sue," Holland & Hart News Update, 05/16/2016
"Nevada Q&A," Lexology Navigator - NV, February 2016
"Law Meets Psychology," NCET, January 2016
"You've Received a Discrimination Charge: Don't Throw It in the Trash!," SES Sterling Education Services, Inc., SES Legal Education Blog, 12/21/2015
"Family Medical History Request Results in First EEOC GINA Lawsuit," Employers' Lawyers Blog, September 2013

Speaking Engagements

"Aspects of Drug Use in the Workplace," LP Insurance Services, Inc., May 15, 2018
"Legal Aspects & Liablity Issues for Employers," University of Nevada, Reno, March 2018
"ADA Fundamentals: Do the Right Thing, The Right Way," Nevada Association of Employers, November 14, 2017
"What's Hot in Employment Law," NCET Tech Café, August 16, 2017
"Marijuana in the Workplace," Holland & Hart's Law on Tap - a professional networking series, June 15, 2017
"Conducting Internal Investigations," NPELRA Annual Workshop, September 15, 2016
"FLSA New Regulations and FMLA," Pool Pact, September 24, 2015 and September 29, 2016
"Employment Discrimination Law-Retaliation Claims, Whistleblower Claims, Disability Discrimination and Ethics for Labor Law," National Business Institute, August 3, 2015
"Employment Law Beyond the Basics- Termination Best Practices," Sterling Education, July 15, 2015
"The NLRB's Takeover of Title VII," National DRI Employment and Labor Seminar, Arizona, May 8, 2015
"Legal Aspects & Liabilities," University of Nevada, Reno, March 19-20, 2015
"Legal Aspects & Liabilities," University of Nevada, Reno, November 20-21, 2014
"Comp and Benefits Presentation on FLSA," Pool Pact, October 2, 2014
"Employment Law Beyond the Basics," Sterling Education, July 16, 2014
"Employment Law Update in Nevada," Lorman Education, April 3, 2014
"Legal Aspects and Liabilities," University of Nevada, Reno, March 13-14, 2014
"Workplace Investigations in Nevada," Lorman Education, March 6, 2014
"FMLA Master Class in Las Vegas," Business and Legal Resources (BLR), November 13, 2013
"FMLA Master Class in Reno," Business and Legal Resources (BLR), November 5, 2013
EDUCATION AND ADMISSIONS

Education

Thomas Jefferson School of Law
J.D., 2003
  • Valedictorian, May 2003 Graduating Class
  • Thomas Jefferson Law Review, Executive Editor
California State University, Fresno
B.S., 1999
  • Valedictorian, President's Medal recipient
  • One of Fresno State’s Top 25 Athletes of the Century
  • Ranked No. 4 in NCAA Division 1 singles tennis

Bar Admissions

California
Nevada
RECOGNITION

Recognition

  • Mountain States Super Lawyers® Rising Stars, Employment & Labor, 2009, 2011-2016
  • Nevada Business Magazine, Nevada Legal Elite, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2017, 2018
  • Northern Nevada Business Weekly, "Women in Business," 2007
PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC AFFILIATIONS

Professional and Civic Affiliations

  • Nevada Bar Association, Member
  • California Bar Association, Member
  • Washoe County Bar Association, Member
  • Clerked for Justice Mark Gibbons of the Nevada Supreme Court
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