Growing up in Boulder City gave Brett Harris, the state’s newly appointed labor commissioner, a strong sense of community — something that she carries into her work.
“When you’re part of a community, you care about doing the things or making sure that things are done that make the community overall better. It’s not just about individual goals or achievements,” she said. “I mean, it’s the same way; this stuff is so personal. It’s the difference between paying rent or not paying rent, eating or not eating, someone getting dance shoes or dance lessons or not.”
Harris, who moved to Boulder City from Chicago when she was 6, was appointed to the position in September by Terry Reynolds, director of the Nevada Department of Business and Industry.
The office regulates hours, wages and labor in Nevada. It handles wage claims, misclassification of employees, apprenticeships and public works projects like prevailing wage, according to Harris. She said she likes this work because she can actually see the real-world functions of laws and programs that used to only be abstract to her.
Harris said that the scope of her office’s responsibility is so wide that she is working on something different every day, even every hour. She said she thrives with this type of work and likes not doing the same thing every day.
Though she was born in Illinois, Harris said Boulder City is her home and what shaped her life.
“This is where I grew up,” she said. “I think the only memory I have of living in...
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