Ruling in minimum wage case stands as appeal moves forward

Labor Commissioner Shannon Chambers told a forum of more than a dozen businessmen on Tuesday that her office must enforce Carson District Judge James Wilson’s decision barring employers from counting tips to determine a worker’s minimum wage.Under the Nevada Constitution, if the employer provides a health plan costing 10 percent or less of the worker’s take-home pay, the minimum wage is $7.25 an hour. If not, the minimum wage is $8.25 an hour.Bradley Schrager filed suit on beh