Ruben Garcia

Professor of Law
Associate Dean for Faculty Development and Research, Boyd School of Law
Co-Director, UNLV Workplace Law Program
Expertise: Labor Law, Employment Law, Constitutional Law

Biography

Ruben J. Garcia is a professor of law at the Ê×Ò³| Â鶹´«Ã½Ó³»­' William S. Boyd School of Law. Before joining the UNLV faculty in 2011, he was a professor and director of the Labor and Employment Law Program at California Western School of Law in San Diego, where he taught for eight years. He also has held academic appointments at the University of California, Davis School of Law; the University of Wisconsin Law School; and at the University of California, San Diego.

Before beginning his teaching career in 2000, Garcia worked as an attorney for public and private sector labor unions and employees in the Los Angeles area. His scholarship has appeared in a number of leading law reviews, including the Hastings Law Journal, the University of Chicago Legal Forum and the Florida State University Law Review. His first book, published by New York University Press in 2012, is titled .

From January 2014 to January 2016, he served as co-president of the Society of American Law Teachers (SALT), and has served on the Board of Directors of the ACLU of Nevada. In Fall 2015, he was selected as a UNLV Leadership Development Academy fellow.  He is a member of the board of directors of the American Constitution Society (ACS), a national nonprofit organization, and an advisor to the Boyd Law Student and Las Vegas Lawyer Chapters of the ACS. 

Education

  • L.L.M., University of Wisconsin
  • J.D., UCLA School of Law
  • A.B., Political Science, Stanford University

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Ruben Garcia In The News

Bloomberg
California would establish the nation’s highest statewide minimum wage if voters approve a ballot initiative raising it to $18, as one of a half dozen states sending wage and paid sick time proposals to voters next month.
Las Vegas Review Journal
Station Casinos on Tuesday filed a constitutional challenge to National Labor Relations Board proceedings, seeking a way to stop several union-busting allegations in litigation by alleging the federal agency lacks the authority to prosecute claims against businesses like them.
Las Vegas Review-Journal En Español
Violation of a non-compete agreement has been central to Wynn Resorts’ lawsuit against Fontainebleau over poaching of senior executives. Wynn claims the new resort hired nine of its executives and encouraged workers to violate their employment contracts.
Las Vegas Review Journal
The violation of a noncompete agreement has been central in Wynn Resorts’ lawsuit against Fontainebleau for poaching senior executives. Wynn claims the new resort hired nine of its executives and encouraged workers to violate their employment contracts. But in April the Federal Trade Commission changed its rules and announced that starting Sept. 4 all new noncompete agreements are banned. So, how would a ban impact executive hiring and moves on the Strip?

Articles Featuring Ruben Garcia

The Las Vegas skyline (Josh Hawkins, UNLV).
Campus News | December 4, 2023

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Campus News | November 1, 2023

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The Sphere on the Las Vegas Strip.
Campus News | October 2, 2023

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a female student sits in the grass by a tree reading a book
Campus News | September 1, 2022

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