Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.692 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.692
Provision of coverage for workers’ compensation by professional employer organization; required reports and disclosures; regulations
Status: in_force

1. A professional employer organization may satisfy its obligation to provide coverage for workers' compensation for the employees that the professional employer organization leases to each client company by: (a) Confirming that the client company has obtained a policy of workers' compensation insurance directly from an insurer, and maintains that policy, which covers all of the employees of the client company, including, without limitation, the employees leased from the professional employer organization, subject to the same requirements and conditions as if the client company were the sole employer of the leased employees for the purpose of providing coverage for workers' compensation; (b) Confirming that the client company is a member of an association of self-insured employers which is certified by the Commissioner and which has assumed responsibility, and maintains responsibility, for covering all of the employees of the client company, including, without limitation, the employees leased from the professional employer organization, subject to the same requirements and conditions as if the client company were the sole employer of the leased employees for the purpose of providing coverage for workers' compensation; (c) Confirming that the client company is certified by the Commissioner as a self-insured employer which self-insures all of the employees of the client company, including, without limitation, the employees leased from the professional employer organization, subject to the same requirements and conditions as if the client company were the sole employer of the leased employees for the purpose of providing coverage for workers' compensation; (d) Obtaining a policy of workers' compensation insurance directly from an insurer on a multiple coordinated policy basis, and maintaining that policy, which covers all of the employees leased to the client company or all of the employees leased to the client company and other client companies affiliated with the client company such that: (1) The policy covers the liability of both the professional employer organization and the client company or companies for payments required by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS ; (2) A separate policy is issued to or on behalf of each client company or group of affiliated client companies under the multiple coordinated policy; and (3) The professional employer organization controls payments and communications related to the policy; or (e) Obtaining a policy of workers' compensation insurance on a master policy basis directly from an insurer, and maintaining that policy, which: (1) Covers some or all of the employees of the professional employer organization who are leased to one or more client companies; and (2) May cover all of the employees of the professional employer organization who work directly for the professional employer organization and are not leased to any client company.

2. With respect to a policy of workers' compensation insurance described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1: (a) The policy may name the professional employer organization as an additional insured; and (b) If the professional employer organization is licensed as a producer of insurance pursuant to NRS 683A.261 and is authorized by the insurer, the professional employer organization may negotiate coverage, collect premiums on behalf of the insurer and otherwise act as an intermediary with respect to the policy.

3. If a professional employer organization or a client company maintains a policy of workers' compensation insurance which provides coverage for leased employees, each insurer insuring leased employees shall report to the Advisory Organization, as defined in NRS 686B.1752 : (a) Payroll and claims data for each client company in a manner that identifies both the client company and the professional employer organization; and (b) The status of coverage with respect to each client company in accordance with any applicable requirements regarding proof of coverage.

4. If the services that a professional employer organization offers to a client company do not include obtaining and maintaining a policy of workers' compensation insurance for the employees which the professional employer organization will lease to the client company, the professional employer organization shall: (a) Before entering into an agreement with the client company to provide services as a professional employer organization, provide written notice to the client company that the client company will remain responsible for providing coverage for workers' compensation for all of the employees of the client company, including, without limitation, the employees leased from the professional employer organization; and (b) In the written agreement with the client company to provide services as a professional employer organization, clearly set forth the responsibility of the client company to provide coverage for workers' compensation for all of the employees of the client company, including, without limitation, the employees leased from the professional employer organization.

5. If a professional employer organization offers to provide coverage for workers' compensation for the employees that the professional employer organization leases to a client company in accordance with paragraph (d) or (e) of subsection 1: (a) The coverage for workers' compensation must not take effect until the client company executes the written agreement required by NRS 611.450 between the professional employer organization and the client company; and (b) The written agreement required by NRS 611.450 between the professional employer organization and the client company must: (1) Explain that coverage for workers' compensation does not take effect until the effective date designated by the insurer in the policy of workers' compensation insurance; (2) Provide that, while the policy of workers' compensation insurance is in force, the professional employer organization will pay all premiums required by the policy, including, without limitation, any adjustments or assessments, and will be entitled to any refunds of premiums; (3) Set forth the procedures by which the client company or the professional employer organization may terminate the agreement and any fees or costs payable upon termination; (4) Provide that, except as otherwise provided by law, all services provided by the professional employer organization to the client company will cease immediately on the effective date of any termination of the agreement; (5) Provide that the insurer from whom the policy of workers' compensation insurance is obtained by the professional employer organization has the right to inspect the premises and records of the client company; (6) Provide that the loss experience of the client company will continue to be reported in the name of the client company to the Commissioner and will be available to subsequent insurers upon request; (7) Provide that the policy of workers' compensation insurance covers only those employees acknowledged in writing by the professional employer organization to be employees of the professional employer organization who are being leased to the client company; (8) Explain that the client company is responsible at all times for providing coverage for workers' compensation for any employees of the client company who are not leased from the professional employer organization; and (9) Provide that the client company must provide satisfactory evidence of the coverage required by subparagraph (8) to the insurer from whom the policy of workers' compensation insurance is obtained by the professional employer organization.

6. Nothing in this section prohibits the employees of a professional employer organization who are leased to one or more client companies from being considered as a group for the purposes of any eligibility for dividends, discounts on premiums, rating arrangements or options or obtaining policies with large deductibles.

7. The exclusive remedy provided by NRS 616A.020 applies to the professional employer organization, the client company and to all employees of the client company, including, without limitation, the employees leased from the professional employer organization, whether the professional employer organization or the client company provides the coverage for workers' compensation.

8. The Administrator and the Commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this section.

9. As used in this section: (a) “ Client company ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 611.400 . (b) “ Professional employer organization ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 611.400 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.780 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.780
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Labor Commissioner may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 613.700 to 613.780 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.585 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.585
Duties; legal counsel; quorum; decisions; records; duties, rights and responsibilities of alternate
Status: in_force

1. The Board shall: (a) Meet as often as necessary to hold review hearings, as provided in NRS 618.605 , at such times and places as the Chair may determine; (b) Enact rules and regulations governing the conduct of review hearings; and (c) Perform such other duties as the Division may prescribe.

2. The Board may employ legal counsel to advise it concerning matters which come before it.

3. A quorum of the Board must be present in order for the conduct of review hearings or other business.

4. A quorum consists of at least three members of the Board, at least one of whom must represent labor and one of whom must represent management.

5. All decisions of the Board must be determined by a majority decision.

6. A complete record of every review hearing must be made.

7. If the alternate for the regular member representing the general public attends a meeting of the Board in the place of the regular member, the alternate fully assumes the duties, rights and responsibilities for the duration of that meeting and is entitled to the compensation, allowances and expenses otherwise payable for members who attend that meeting.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.353 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.353
Duties of Division regarding training and education of employers and employees
Status: in_force

1. The Division, after consultation with cooperating state agencies, shall: (a) Conduct directly or by grants or contracts: (1) Educational programs to provide an adequate supply of qualified personnel to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (2) Informational programs on the importance of and proper use of adequate safety and health equipment in the workplace. (b) Provide for the establishment and supervision of programs for the education and training of employers and employees in the recognition, avoidance and prevention of unsafe or unhealthful working conditions in employments covered by this chapter. (c) Consult with and advise employers and employees and organizations representing employers and employees as to effective means of preventing occupational injuries and diseases. Consultative services must not detract from the enforcement efforts.

2. The Division shall request competitive bids for the development of educational and informational programs required by this section.

3. The Division shall allocate the money necessary to carry out the educational and informational programs required by this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.890 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.890
Regulations establishing safety plans and procedures; training and testing program for employees; exception
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall adopt regulations establishing standards and procedures for places of employment where explosives are manufactured, or where an explosive is used, processed, handled, moved on-site or stored in relation to its manufacture, including, without limitation, regulations requiring the: (a) Establishment and implementation of safety plans and procedures; (b) Establishment of safety zones at or around such places of employment; (c) Annual certification of such places of employment; (d) Annual certification of trainers, production managers, supervisors and other persons designated by an employer to provide an annual training and testing program for employees; and (e) Establishment and implementation of programs for the annual training and testing of employees who are engaged in the manufacture of an explosive, or the use, processing, handling, on-site movement or storage of an explosive that is related to its manufacture, that will be conducted by a trainer, production manager, supervisor or any other person certified pursuant to paragraph (d).

2. If the standards and procedures adopted pursuant to this section conflict with any ordinances of a local governing body regulating explosives, the more stringent standard applies.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, compliance with an ordinance of a local governing body regulating explosives does not excuse any person from complying with the standards and procedures adopted by the Division pursuant to this section.

4. Each employer engaged in the manufacture of explosives shall provide to each of his or her employees, who in the course of their employment are directly involved in the manufacture of explosives, or the handling of an explosive or any hazardous component thereof, an annual training and testing program that has been approved by the Division in accordance with subsection 1. The annual training must be conducted by a trainer, production manager, supervisor or other person certified by the Division to provide such training. An employer shall not allow an employee to engage in employment that requires the employee to be directly involved in the manufacture of explosives, or the handling of an explosive or any hazardous component thereof, until the employee has completed the applicable training and testing program required pursuant to this subsection. Any violation of this subsection by an employer constitutes a serious violation which is subject to the provisions of NRS 618.645 .

5. Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the provisions of this section do not apply to the mining industry.

6. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 7, as used in this section, “explosive” means gunpowders, powders used for blasting, all forms of high explosives, blasting materials, fuses other than electric circuit breakers, detonators and other detonating agents, smokeless powders, other explosive or incendiary devices and any chemical compound, mechanical mixture or device that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions, quantities or packing that ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion, or detonation of the compound, mixture or device or any part thereof may cause an explosion.

7. For the purposes of this section, an explosive does not include: (a) Ammunition for small arms, or any component thereof; (b) Black powder commercially manufactured in quantities that do not exceed 50 pounds, percussion caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick and slow matches, and friction primers that are intended to be used solely for sporting, recreation or cultural purposes: (1) In an antique firearm, as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(16) , as that section existed on January 1, 1999; or (2) In an antique device which is exempted from the definition of “destructive device” pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(4) , as that section existed on January 1, 1999; or (c) Any explosive that is manufactured under the regulation of a military department of the United States, or that is distributed to, or possessed or stored by, the military or naval service or any other agency of the United States, or an arsenal, a navy yard, a depot or any other establishment owned by or operated on behalf of the United States.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.110 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.110
Order to cease business operations if employer fails to provide or maintain coverage for industrial insurance: Power of Administrator; contents; procedure; assistance from law enforcement agency
Status: in_force

1. In addition to any other remedy provided for by law, if any employer within the provisions of NRS 616B.633 fails to provide and secure compensation, or fails to maintain such compensation, under the terms of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS , the Administrator may, in order to protect the employees of the employer from the effect of not having industrial insurance coverage and upon compliance with the requirements of subsection 2, order the immediate cessation of all business operations at the place of employment or jobsite until such time as the employer performs all acts and duties enjoined upon the employer by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS as determined necessary by the Administrator in order to provide, secure and maintain compensation under those chapters.

2. The order must: (a) Include a reference to the particular sections of the statutes or regulations alleged to have been violated, and a short, plain statement of the facts alleged to constitute the violation. (b) Provide an opportunity for hearing to the employer on a date fixed in the order which must not be less than 5 nor more than 15 days after the date of the order, unless upon demand of the employer the date is advanced to the next business day after the demand is made to the Administrator. An order for summary suspension issued pursuant to this subsection must be endorsed with the date and hour of issuance and entered of record in the office of the Administrator.

3. Immediately upon receiving an order to cease business operations under subsection 1, an employer shall order all employees or other persons to leave the place of employment or jobsite and shall cease all business operations thereat.

4. Upon request by the Administrator, any law enforcement agency in this State shall render any assistance necessary to carry out the requirement of subsection 3, including but not limited to preventing any employee or other person from remaining at the place of employment or jobsite.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.580 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.580
Termination of employer's election by Administrator
Status: in_force

The Administrator may terminate the approval of the election of coverage made by any employing unit pursuant to NRS 612.565 and 612.570 at any time upon 30 days' written notice.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.040 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.040
Creation; source; investments
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the State Insurance Fund. The Commissioner shall administer the Fund.

2. The money in the Fund may be invested by the State Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of NRS 355.140 , 355.150 and 355.160 .

3. Any money delivered to the Commissioner pursuant to NRS 616B.042 and 696B.360 must be deposited in the Fund and be held in trust by the Commissioner as custodian thereof for the purpose of providing compensation for industrial accidents and occupational diseases and for administrative expenses incidental thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.150 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.150
“Employee”: Paid firefighter performing voluntary off-duty services as firefighter
Status: in_force

A firefighter who is employed by a regular organized and recognized fire department, while engaged off duty in the voluntary performance of services as a firefighter within the jurisdiction served by the firefighter’s department or a jurisdiction with which the firefighter’s department has a reciprocal agreement, is entitled to receive the benefits provided by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS as though the firefighter were an employee receiving the wage which the firefighter receives from his or her regular employer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.215 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.215
Actions at law
Status: in_force

If any employer fails to provide and secure compensation under this chapter, any employee contracting an occupational disease as provided in this chapter, or, in case of death, the dependents of the employee, may bring an action at law against the employer for damages as if this chapter did not apply.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.440 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.440
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 613.440 to 613.510 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires:

1. “Employer” includes any person acting directly or indirectly in the interest of an employer in relation to an employee or prospective employee.

2. “Lie detector” means a polygraph, voice stress analyzer, psychological stress evaluator or any other similar device, whether mechanical or electrical, that is used, or the results of which are used, for the purpose of rendering a diagnostic opinion regarding the honesty or dishonesty of an individual.

3. “Polygraph” means an instrument that: (a) Visually, permanently and simultaneously records cardiovascular activity, respiratory activity and changes in skin resistance; and (b) Is used, or the results of which are used, for the purpose of rendering a diagnostic opinion regarding the veracity of any statement made by the person examined.

4. “Polygraphic examination” means a test administered with a polygraph.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.460 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.460
Unemployed person may request determination of status; written determination by Administrator; notice to employers during base period
Status: in_force

1. An unemployed person may file a request for a determination of the person’s benefit status in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Administrator. Upon such request, the Administrator shall furnish the person with a written determination. If it is determined that the claimant is an insured worker, the determination must include a statement as to the amount of wages for insured work paid to the claimant by each employer in his or her base period, and the employers by whom those wages were paid. It must include also the claimant’s benefit year, his or her weekly benefit amount and the maximum amount of benefits that may be paid to the claimant for his or her unemployment during the benefit year. All base-period employers of a claimant must be notified promptly when a claimant files a request for determination of his or her benefit status which results in a determination that the claimant is an insured worker.

2. If it is determined that the person is not an insured worker, the determination must include a statement as to the reason therefor, the amount of wages paid to the person by each employer during his or her base period and the employers by whom those wages were paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.215 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.215
“Employee”: Apprentices and trainees
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any person who is an apprentice or trainee shall be deemed for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS to be an employee of an apprenticeship committee registered with the State Apprenticeship Council at a wage of $150 per month while the person is: (a) Attending a class for vocational training; or (b) Receiving bona fide instruction as an apprentice or trainee, under the direction of the apprenticeship committee. Such an apprentice or trainee is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

2. A person who is an apprentice or trainee shall be deemed for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS to be an employee of an employer who is participating in a program of training and instruction as an apprentice or trainee approved pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS while: (a) The apprentice or trainee is performing work for that employer; and (b) The employer is paying the apprentice or trainee a wage for the work performed. The apprentice or trainee shall be deemed to be an employee at a wage equal to his or her average monthly wage as determined pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.420 and is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

3. If an apprentice or trainee who is employed by an employer participating in a program of training and instruction is injured while the apprentice or trainee, as applicable, is deemed to be an employee of the apprenticeship committee pursuant to subsection 1 and the apprentice or trainee is unable to work for an employer participating in the program solely because of that injury, the apprentice or trainee shall be deemed to be an employee of the apprenticeship committee at a wage of $150 per month or at his or her average monthly wage as determined pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.420 , whichever is greater.

4. As used in this section, “ trainee ” means a person who is under the direction of an apprenticeship committee specified in subsection 1 and, for that purpose, is described by that apprenticeship committee as a “journeyworker trainee.”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.435 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.435
Office created; appointment; term; qualifications; duties limited
Status: in_force

1. The Office of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers is hereby created within the Department of Business and Industry. The Governor shall appoint the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers for a term of 4 years.

2. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers: (a) Must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State. (b) Is in the unclassified service of the State. (c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 7.065 , shall not engage in the private practice of law.

3. The duties of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers are limited to those prescribed by NRS 616A.455 and 616A.460 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.142 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.142
“Employment”: Services as agent-driver, commission-driver or solicitor of orders included; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. “Employment” means any service performed: (a) As an agent-driver or commission-driver engaged in distributing meat products, vegetable products, fruit products, bakery products, beverage (other than milk) or laundry or dry-cleaning services, for the principal of the agent-driver or commission-driver, as applicable. (b) As a traveling or city salesperson, other than as an agent-driver or commission-driver, engaged upon a full-time basis in the solicitation on behalf of, and the transmission to, the principal of the traveling or city salesperson, as applicable (except for sideline sales activities on behalf of some other person) of orders from wholesalers, retailers, contractors or operators of hotels, restaurants or other similar establishments for merchandise for resale or supplies for use in their business operations.

2. For purposes of this section, the term “employment” includes services described in subsection 1 performed after December 31, 1971, only if: (a) The contract of service contemplates that substantially all of the services are to be performed personally by such individual; (b) The individual does not have a substantial investment in facilities used in connection with the performance of the services (other than in facilities for transportation); and (c) The services are not in the nature of a single transaction that is not part of a continuing relationship with the person for whom the services are performed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.350 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.350
“Trade, business, profession or occupation of his or her employer” defined
Status: in_force

“Trade, business, profession or occupation of his or her employer” includes all services tending toward the preservation, maintenance or operation of the business, business premises, or business property of the employer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.3772 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.3772
Other provisions of chapter applicable to extended benefits
Status: in_force

Except when the result would be inconsistent with the other provisions of NRS 612.377 to 612.3786 , inclusive, as provided in the regulations of the Administrator, the provisions of this chapter which apply to claims for, or the payment of, regular benefits apply to claims for, and the payment of, extended benefits.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.245 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.245
Administrative determinations: Whether employing unit constitutes employer; whether service constitutes employment; whether substantially common ownership, management or control exists; appeal
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator may, upon his or her own motion or upon application of an employing unit, and after notice and opportunity for the employing unit to submit facts, make determinations with respect to whether an employing unit constitutes an employer and whether services performed for or in connection with the business of an employing unit constitute employment for that employing unit.

2. The Administrator may, upon his or her own motion or upon the application of an employing unit, make a determination that substantially common ownership, management or control exists between any two or more employers.

3. Appeal from any such determination may be taken in the manner prescribed by this chapter for the appeal of determinations respecting benefits.

4. A determination of the Administrator which has not been appealed, or of the Appeal Tribunal, the Board of Review or the district court on appeal, together with the record, may be introduced in any proceeding involving a claim for benefits, and is conclusive as to the facts and the determination, unless the claimant introduces substantial evidence controverting a material fact so found.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.015 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.015
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the words and terms defined in NRS 612.016 to 612.200 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.240 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.240
Deduction from wages of employee prohibited; requirement by employer that employee provide compensation on own behalf prohibited; enforcement of prohibited acts by Attorney General
Status: in_force

1. Any employer who makes any charge against any employee or who deducts from the wages of any employee any sum of money to meet the costs, in whole or in part, of the liability incurred by the employer by reason of his or her acceptance or rejection of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

2. An employer who is required to provide compensation pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS and who requires an employee to provide or secure such compensation on the employee’s own behalf is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3. Any employer violating any provision of this section must be prosecuted by the Attorney General upon complaint of any employee who, as determined by the Attorney General, submits proper evidence of a violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.620 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.620
Interest on unpaid contributions
Status: in_force

1. When any contribution as provided in this chapter remains unpaid on the date on which it becomes due, as prescribed by the Administrator, it bears interest at the rate of 1 percent for each month or portion of a month thereafter until such payment, plus accrued interest, is received by the Administrator.

2. Interest accrued under this section may not be waived under any circumstances.

3. Interest collected pursuant to this section must be paid into the Employment Security Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 609.500 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.500
Petition for approval of contract: Filing; contents; attachments; refiling
Status: in_force

1. An interested party may petition the court for approval of a contract by filing a written petition for approval of the contract in the court of the county in which: (a) The minor resides; (b) The minor will be rendering services pursuant to the contract; or (c) A party to the contract has its principal office for the transaction of business.

2. The petition must be verified by the petitioner and must contain the following items: (a) The full name, date of birth, place of birth and physical address of the minor. (b) The full name and physical address of any living parent of the minor. (c) The full name and physical address of any person who has care and custody of the minor. (d) Whether the minor has, at any time, had a guardian appointed for him or her by a court in any jurisdiction or pursuant to a will or deed. (e) If the minor is not a resident of this state, the location in this state at which the minor will be rendering services pursuant to the contract. (f) A summary of the nature and provisions of the contract. (g) A schedule showing the estimated: (1) Gross earnings of the minor pursuant to the contract; (2) Deductions from the earnings of the minor required by law; (3) Reasonable fees and expenses to be paid in connection with the contract and its performance; (4) Reasonable sums to be expended for the support, care, education, training and professional management of the minor; and (5) Net earnings of the minor pursuant to the contract. (h) Whether any person is entitled to receive any portion of the earnings of the minor and a detailed description of the financial circumstances of any such person. (i) A statement acknowledging that the minor and a parent, custodian or guardian of the minor consent to an order of the court setting aside a portion of the net earnings of the minor for the benefit of the minor. (j) The relationship of the petitioner to the minor and the interest of the petitioner in the contract or in the performance of the minor pursuant to the contract, if any. (k) A statement acknowledging that the term of the contract during which the minor is to render services, if applicable, may not extend beyond 5 years from the date of approval of the contract by the court. (l) A statement describing any other covenants or conditions contained in the contract which extend beyond 5 years from the date of approval of the contract by the court, or a statement indicating that the contract contains no such covenants or conditions. (m) Any other facts which demonstrate that the terms of the contract are: (1) Objectively fair and reasonable; (2) Consistent with the standards of the industry to which the object of the contract pertains; (3) Consistent and in compliance with the laws of this state, including, without limitation, the laws governing the conduct and employment of minors; and (4) In the best interests of the minor. (n) A statement acknowledging that the minor and a parent, custodian or guardian of the minor have had the opportunity to consult with an attorney who is experienced in the laws and practices pertaining to the applicable industry and consent to the approval of the contract by the court.

3. A copy of the contract must be attached to the petition.

4. If a new petition is filed following the denial of a previous petition pursuant to paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of NRS 609.520 the following must be attached to the petition: (a) A copy of any previous petition that was denied by the court and copies of any exhibits thereto; and (b) A certified copy of the transcribed record of any hearing conducted concerning any previous petition that was denied by the court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.388 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.388
Provision of member information upon request
Status: in_force

If a member of an association of self-insured public or private employers requests, in writing, information required for the member’s certificate of insurance, the association shall, within 30 days after receiving the request, provide to the member information regarding claims paid and reserves for claims incurred that are maintained on behalf of the member.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.300 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.300
Division of fees with certain persons prohibited
Status: in_force

An employment agency shall not divide fees with an employer, an agent or other employee of an employer or any other person to whom services for employment are provided by the agency.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.042 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.042
Money to provide compensation held in trust; conditions when trust money to be deposited in Fund
Status: in_force

1. The chief executive officer of any successor organization to the State Industrial Insurance System shall continue to hold in trust any money paid to the System for the purpose of providing compensation for industrial accidents and occupational diseases and administrative expenses incidental thereto. The successor organization shall use that money only for the purpose for which it was paid.

2. If any successor organization to the State Industrial Insurance System ceases to provide industrial insurance in this State, all money held in trust pursuant to subsection 1 must be delivered to the Commissioner on a date that ensures that all benefits will be paid to qualified claimants under policies of industrial insurance previously issued by the State Industrial Insurance System or the successor organization. The Commissioner shall deposit the money delivered to the Commissioner pursuant to this subsection in the State Insurance Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.232 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.232
Denial of compensation for temporary total disability because of discharge for misconduct
Status: in_force

1. If an injured employee is discharged from his or her employment as a result of misconduct, an insurer may deny compensation for temporary total disability to the injured employee because of that discharge for misconduct only if the insurer proves by a preponderance of the evidence that: (a) The injured employee was discharged from his or her employment solely for the employee’s misconduct and not for any reason relating to the employee’s claim for compensation; and (b) It is the injured employee's discharge from his or her employment for misconduct, and not the injury, that is the sole cause for the injured employee's inability to return to work with the preinjury employer.

2. An insurer waives its rights under subsection 1 if the insurer does not make a determination to deny or suspend compensation to the injured employee within 70 days after the date on which the insurer learns that the injured employee has been discharged for misconduct.

3. An insurer may not deny any compensation pursuant to this section except for compensation for temporary total disability pursuant to subsection 1.

4. Discharge from employment for reasons other than gross misconduct does not limit an injured employee's entitlement to receive benefits for temporary total disability.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.710 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.710
“Call center” defined
Status: in_force

“ Call center ” means a facility or other operation whereby workers receive telephone calls or other electronic communication for the purpose of providing customer service or related functions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.715 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.715
Separate and continuing offenses
Status: in_force

Each violation of any provision of this chapter, or any part or portion thereof, is a separate and distinct offense, and in the case of a violation continuing past the abatement date, each day's continuance thereof constitutes a separate and distinct offense.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.190 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.190
Compensation of employee injured out of State
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 616B.600 , if an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this State receives a personal injury by an accident arising out of and in the course of such employment outside of this State, the employee, or the dependents of the employee in case of the death of the employee, are entitled to receive compensation according to the law of this State, and such compensation is the exclusive remedy of the employee or dependents.

2. The provisions of this section apply only to those injuries received by the employee within 6 months after leaving this State, unless before the expiration of the 6-month period the employer has filed with the private carrier or, in the case of a self-insured employer or an association of self-insured public or private employers, with the Administrator notice that he or she has elected to extend the coverage for a greater period.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.405 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.405
Limitations on benefits received by employee
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5 of NRS 616C.440 , an employee who is receiving compensation for:

1. A permanent total disability is not entitled to compensation for permanent partial disability during the period when the employee is receiving compensation for the permanent total disability.

2. A temporary total disability is not entitled to compensation for a permanent partial disability during the period of temporary total disability.

3. A temporary partial disability is not entitled to compensation for a permanent partial disability during the period of temporary partial disability.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.6132 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.6132
Payment of special bond contributions; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, all employers required to pay contributions under NRS 612.535 are required to pay the special bond contributions provided in this section. The provisions of this section do not apply to any nonprofit organization, political subdivision or Indian tribe which makes reimbursements in lieu of contributions pursuant to NRS 612.553 . The Administrator shall establish an assessment payable by each employer to the Administrator for the special bond contributions at such rate or rates as the Administrator may prescribe.

2. All special bond contributions collected under this section must remain separate from any other contributions paid pursuant to this chapter.

3. The amount of the special bond contributions must be calculated and assessed annually, or more frequently as provided in subsection 4, by the Administrator as the amount necessary for the following purposes: (a) To pay the bond obligations and bond administrative expenses that are due in that year or any other year; (b) To replenish amounts that have been drawn from bond reserves under any instrument or agreement related to the bonds; (c) To fund or replenish additional reserves in an amount required under any instrument or agreement related to the bonds to maintain a debt service coverage ratio at least at the level required by the trust indenture and instruments in connection with the bonds, or in an amount that may be necessary to maintain any ratings on the bonds at a level determined by the State Treasurer, in his or her sole discretion; and (d) To fund optional redemption, mandatory redemption, purchase, refunding or defeasance of outstanding bonds that will occur in that year.

4. Whenever the Administrator determines that the cash balance and current estimated receipts of the Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund will be insufficient at any time to meet the covenants and conditions of the trust indenture and other instruments in connection with the bonds, the Administrator shall assess supplemental special bond contributions in an amount sufficient to increase the balance of the Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund to the amount required to meet such covenants and conditions.

5. Special bond contributions are due and payable by each employer in accordance with such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe.

6. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 612.6102 to 612.6134 , inclusive, all provisions of this chapter applicable to the collection or refund of any contributions due under this chapter, including, without limitation, the enforcement and remedial provisions of NRS 612.625 , 612.630 , 612.635 and 612.660 to 612.695 , inclusive, are applicable to the collection or refund of amounts due pursuant to this section and amounts directed pursuant to this section for deposit into the Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund. In accordance with NRS 612.680 , special bond contributions, including penalties and interest thereon, due and unpaid from any employer constitute a lien upon all of the assets of the employer. The lien is to be prior to and paid in preference to all other liens or claims except prior recorded liens and prior taxes.

7. The provisions of this section are operative only when any bonds remain outstanding. During any period that no bonds are outstanding, the Administrator shall cease charging additional special bond contributions and shall notify all employers paying special bond contributions that contributions are no longer being assessed. The Administrator may continue to collect any special bond contributions previously assessed and not paid. Any money remaining in the Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund when no bonds remain outstanding must be deposited into this State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund of the United States Treasury.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.130 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.130
“Employee”: Volunteer workers in program for public service
Status: in_force

Persons who perform volunteer work in any formal program which is being conducted:

1. Within a state or local public organization;

2. By a federally assisted organization; or

3. By a private, incorporated, nonprofit organization which provides services to the general community,

and who are not specifically covered by any other provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, while engaged in such volunteer work, may be deemed by an insurer, for the purposes of those chapters, as employees of that organization at a wage of $100 per month. Such persons are entitled to the benefits of those chapters when the organization approves coverage and complies with the provisions of those chapters and regulations adopted pursuant to them.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.140 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 607 / Section 607.140
Preparation of forms and blanks for information and statistics; penalty and administrative fine for refusal to furnish information required on forms
Status: in_force

1. The Labor Commissioner shall prepare forms and blanks for the purpose of gathering the information and statistics required by this chapter, and may require any person to give the information and statistical detail designated in those forms.

2. Any person who refuses to furnish such detail and statistics in the form required by the Labor Commissioner is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.

3. In addition to any other remedy or penalty, the Labor Commissioner may impose against the person an administrative penalty of not more than $500 for each such violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.207 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 607 / Section 607.207
Notice and conduct of hearing
Status: in_force

1. When an enforcement question is presented under any labor law of the State of Nevada, the determination of which is not exclusively vested in another officer, board or commission, the Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner may conduct a hearing in any place convenient to the parties, if practicable, and otherwise in a place chosen by the Labor Commissioner.

2. Notice of the hearing must be given by registered or certified mail to each party and to any person who has in writing requested such notice. The hearing must be conducted not less than 15 days after the mailing of the notices. The proceedings must be recorded and one copy must be provided at cost to any party who requests it. The Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner shall, in any such hearing, make full use of the authority conferred upon him or her by NRS 607.210 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.9906 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.9906
“Worker” defined
Status: in_force

“ Worker ” means a person whose primary occupation is to perform work on a site, including, without limitation, the construction, installation, maintenance, operation, repair or removal of:

1. Theatrical scenery, rigging or props;

2. Wardrobe, hair or makeup;

3. Audio, camera, projection, video or lighting equipment; or

4. Any other items or parts which are related to or components of the items described in subsection 1, 2 or 3 and which are used for or in conjunction with the presentation or production of: (a) Live entertainment; (b) Filmmaking or photography, including, without limitation, motion pictures; (c) Television programs, including, without limitation, live broadcasts, closed-circuit broadcasts or videotape recordings and playback; (d) Sporting events; or (e) Theatrical performances.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.395 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.395
Unemployment as result of labor dispute
Status: in_force

1. A person is disqualified for benefits for any week with respect to which the Administrator finds that the person’s total or partial unemployment is due to a labor dispute in active progress at the factory, establishment or other premises at which the person is or was last employed.

2. This section does not apply if it is shown to the satisfaction of the Administrator that: (a) The person is not participating in or financing or directly interested in the labor dispute which caused his or her unemployment; and (b) The person does not belong to a grade or class of workers of which, immediately before the commencement of the labor dispute, there were members employed at the premises at which the labor dispute occurs, any of whom are participating in or financing or directly interested in the labor dispute, but if in any case separate branches of work which are commonly conducted as separate businesses in separate premises are conducted in separate departments of the same premises, each such department shall, for the purposes of this section, be deemed to be a separate factory, establishment or other premises.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.030 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.030
Policy of insurance: Required provisions in policies of private carriers; regulations of Commissioner concerning basic policy used by private carriers
Status: in_force

1. Every policy of insurance issued by a private carrier: (a) Must be in writing; (b) Must contain the insuring agreements and exclusions; (c) Is subject to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS and regulations adopted pursuant to those chapters; and (d) If it contains a provision inconsistent with this chapter or chapter 616A, 616C, 616D or 617 of NRS , shall be deemed to be reformed to conform with that chapter.

2. The Commissioner shall, by regulation, prescribe the basic policy to be used by private carriers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 609.250 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.250
Employment of child under 14 years of age unlawful when school in session; exceptions
Status: in_force

Except for employment as a performer in a motion picture, it is unlawful for any person to employ any child under 14 years of age in any business or service during the hours in which the public schools of the school district in which the child resides are in session, unless the child has been excused from attendance by the school district or by order of the juvenile court for the purpose of employment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.1675 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1675
Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities: Creation; interest and income; administration
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created in the State General Fund the Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities. The Account consists of money appropriated to the Account by the Legislature and interest and income earned pursuant to subsection 2.

2. The interest and income earned on money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account.

3. The Account must be administered by the State Treasurer. The money in the Account may be expended only for the purposes set forth in NRS 617.168 and none of the money in the Account may be expended for administrative purposes. The expenditures must be made on claims approved by the insurer and paid as other claims against the State are paid.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.120 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.120
Administrative fines and benefit penalties for certain violations; powers of Administrator; revocation or withdrawal of certificate of self-insurance or registration as third-party administrator; claim against bond for payment of administrative fines or benefit penalties
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the Administrator determines that an insurer, organization for managed care, health care provider, third-party administrator, employer or professional employer organization has: (a) Induced a claimant to fail to report an accidental injury or occupational disease; (b) Without justification, persuaded a claimant to: (1) Settle for an amount which is less than reasonable; (2) Settle for an amount which is less than reasonable while a hearing or an appeal is pending; or (3) Accept less than the compensation found to be due the claimant by a hearing officer, appeals officer, court of competent jurisdiction, written settlement agreement, written stipulation or the Division when carrying out its duties pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS; (c) Refused to pay or unreasonably delayed payment to a claimant of compensation or other relief found to be due the claimant by a hearing officer, appeals officer, court of competent jurisdiction, written settlement agreement, written stipulation or the Division when carrying out its duties pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS , if the refusal or delay occurs: (1) Later than 10 days after the date of the settlement agreement or stipulation; (2) Later than 30 days after the date of the decision of a court, hearing officer, appeals officer or the Division, unless a stay has been granted; or (3) Later than 10 days after a stay of the decision of a court, hearing officer, appeals officer or the Division has been lifted; (d) Refused to process a claim for compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS ; (e) Made it necessary for a claimant to initiate proceedings pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for compensation or other relief found to be due the claimant by a hearing officer, appeals officer, court of competent jurisdiction, written settlement agreement, written stipulation or the Division when carrying out its duties pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS ; (f) Failed to comply with the Division's regulations covering the payment of an assessment relating to the funding of costs of administration of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS; (g) Failed to provide or unreasonably delayed payment to an injured employee or reimbursement to an insurer pursuant to NRS 616C.165 ; (h) Engaged in a pattern of untimely payments to injured employees; or (i) Intentionally failed to comply with any provision of, or regulation adopted pursuant to, this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS , the Administrator shall impose an administrative fine of $1,500 for each initial violation, or a fine of $15,000 for a second or subsequent violation.

2. Except as otherwise provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS , if the Administrator determines that an insurer, organization for managed care, health care provider, third-party administrator, employer or professional employer organization has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS , or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the Administrator may take any of the following actions: (a) Issue a notice of correction for: (1) A minor violation, as defined by regulations adopted by the Division; or (2) A violation involving the payment of compensation in an amount which is greater than that required by any provision of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS , or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto. The notice of correction must set forth with particularity the violation committed and the manner in which the violation may be corrected. The provisions of this section do not authorize the Administrator to modify or negate in any manner a determination or any portion of a determination made by a hearing officer, appeals officer or court of competent jurisdiction or a provision contained in a written settlement agreement or written stipulation. (b) Impose an administrative fine for: (1) A second or subsequent violation for which a notice of correction has been issued pursuant to paragraph (a); or (2) Any other violation of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS , or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, for which a notice of correction may not be issued pursuant to paragraph (a). The fine imposed must not be greater than $375 for an initial violation, or more than $3,000 for any second or subsequent violation. (c) Order a plan of corrective action to be submitted to the Administrator within 30 days after the date of the order.

3. If the Administrator determines that a violation of any of the provisions of paragraphs (a) to (e), inclusive, (h) or (i) of subsection 1 has occurred, the Administrator shall order the insurer, organization for managed care, health care provider, third-party administrator, employer or professional employer organization to pay to the claimant a benefit penalty: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), in an amount that is not less than $17,000 and not greater than $120,000; or (b) Of $3,000 if the violation involves a late payment of compensation or other relief to a claimant in an amount which is less than $500 or which is not more than 14 days late.

4. To determine the amount of the benefit penalty, the Administrator shall consider the degree of physical harm suffered by the injured employee or the dependents of the injured employee as a result of the violation of paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (h) or (i) of subsection 1, the amount of compensation found to be due the claimant and the number of fines and benefit penalties, other than a benefit penalty described in paragraph (b) of subsection 3, previously imposed against the insurer, organization for managed care, health care provider, third-party administrator, employer or professional employer organization pursuant to this section. The Administrator shall also consider the degree of economic harm suffered by the injured employee or the dependents of the injured employee as a result of the violation of paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (h) or (i) of subsection 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the benefit penalty is for the benefit of the claimant and must be paid directly to the claimant within 15 days after the date of the Administrator's determination. If the claimant is the injured employee and the claimant dies before the benefit penalty is paid to him or her, the benefit penalty must be paid to the estate of the claimant. Proof of the payment of the benefit penalty must be submitted to the Administrator within 15 days after the date of the Administrator's determination unless an appeal is filed pursuant to NRS 616D.140 and a stay has been granted. Any compensation to which the claimant may otherwise be entitled pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS must not be reduced by the amount of any benefit penalty received pursuant to this subsection. To determine the amount of the benefit penalty in cases of multiple violations occurring within a certain period of time, the Administrator shall adopt regulations which take into consideration: (a) The number of violations within a certain number of years for which a benefit penalty was imposed; and (b) The number of claims handled by the insurer, organization for managed care, health care provider, third-party administrator, employer or professional employer organization in relation to the number of benefit penalties previously imposed within the period of time prescribed pursuant to paragraph (a).

5. In addition to any fine or benefit penalty imposed pursuant to this section, the Administrator may assess against an insurer who violates any regulation concerning the reporting of claims expenditures or premiums received that are used to calculate an assessment an administrative penalty of up to twice the amount of any underpaid assessment.

6. If: (a) The Administrator determines that a person has violated any of the provisions of NRS 616D.200 , 616D.220 , 616D.240 , 616D.300 , 616D.310 or 616D.350 to 616D.440 , inclusive; and (b) The Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance of the Office of the Attorney General established pursuant to NRS 228.420 notifies the Administrator that the Unit will not prosecute the person for that violation, the Administrator shall impose an administrative fine of not more than $15,000.

7. Two or more fines of $1,000 or more imposed in 1 year for acts enumerated in subsection 1 must be considered by the Commissioner as evidence for the withdrawal of: (a) A certificate to act as a self-insured employer. (b) A certificate to act as an association of self-insured public or private employers. (c) A certificate of registration as a third-party administrator.

8. The Commissioner may, without complying with the provisions of NRS 616B.327 or 616B.431 , withdraw the certification of a self-insured employer, association of self-insured public or private employers or third-party administrator if, after a hearing, it is shown that the self-insured employer, association of self-insured public or private employers or third-party administrator violated any provision of subsection 1.

9. If the Administrator determines that a vocational rehabilitation counselor has violated the provisions of NRS 616C.543 , the Administrator may impose an administrative fine on the vocational rehabilitation counselor of not more than $250 for a first violation, $500 for a second violation and $1,000 for a third or subsequent violation.

10. The Administrator may make a claim against the bond required pursuant to NRS 683A.0857 for the payment of any administrative fine or benefit penalty imposed for a violation of the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 615.150 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 615 / Section 615.150
Administration of chapter
Status: in_force

The Department, through the Director, shall administer the provisions of this chapter as the sole agency of the State of Nevada for such purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.450 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.450
Request for appointment; consideration of and action upon request; representation upon appointment
Status: in_force

1. Any claimant may request the appointment of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers to represent him or her. The request must be made in writing.

2. The appeals officer or Administrator, as the case may be, shall consider each request within a reasonable time and shall make any inquiry as he or she deems necessary. If the appeals officer or Administrator, as applicable, finds that the claimant would be better served by legal representation in the case, he or she shall appoint the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers to represent the claimant. Once the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers has been appointed to represent a claimant, the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers is authorized to represent the claimant at any level of proceedings if, in the opinion of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers, the representation is necessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.475 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.475
Requirements for handling claims; employer and private carrier subject to regulations of Division
Status: in_force

The claims of employees and their dependents resulting from injuries while in the employment of employers insured by a private carrier must be handled in the manner provided by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, and the employer and the private carrier are subject to the regulations of the Division with respect thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.450 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.450
Provisions inapplicable to State and its political subdivisions
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 613.440 to 613.510 , inclusive, do not apply to this state or any political subdivision of this state.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.119 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.119
“Employment”: Service performed by student or spouse under school program for financial assistance to student excluded
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include service performed in the employ of a school, college or university if the service is performed by:

1. A student who is enrolled and is regularly attending classes at the school, college or university.

2. The spouse of a student, if the spouse is advised at the time the spouse commences performing the service that the employment is provided under a program to provide financial assistance to the student by the school, college or university and the employment will not be covered by any program of unemployment compensation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.4362 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.4362
“Reasonable accommodation” defined
Status: in_force

“ Reasonable accommodation ” means an action described in NRS 613.4371 that is taken by an employer for a female employee or applicant for employment who has a condition relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.760 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.760
Conditions under which chapter becomes inoperative; refund of unobligated money
Status: in_force

If the tax imposed by Title IX of the Social Security Act or any amendments thereto, or any other federal tax against which contributions under this chapter may be credited for any cause becomes inoperative, the provisions of this chapter, by virtue of that fact, likewise become inoperative, and any unobligated money in the Unemployment Compensation Fund or returned by the Secretary of the Treasury because the Social Security Act is inoperative must be refunded to the contributors proportionately to their unexpended contributions, under the regulations of the Administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.280 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.280
Proceedings against district attorney to be instituted by Attorney General
Status: in_force

When a complaint is made to the Attorney General by the Labor Commissioner or by an aggrieved person that any district attorney has been guilty of a willful violation of NRS 608.270 , the Attorney General shall make an investigation of the complaint, and if, after such investigation, the Attorney General is of the opinion that the complaint is well founded, the Attorney General shall institute proceedings against the district attorney for the enforcement of the penalties provided in NRS 608.270 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.413 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.413
Payment of dividends to members of association
Status: in_force

1. If the assets of an association of self-insured public or private employers exceed the amount necessary for the association to: (a) Pay its obligations and administrative expenses; (b) Carry reasonable reserves; and (c) Provide for contingencies, the board of trustees of the association may, after obtaining the approval of the Commissioner, declare and distribute dividends to the members of the association.

2. Any dividend declared pursuant to subsection 1 must be distributed not less than 12 months after the end of the fund year.

3. A dividend may be paid only to those members who are members of the association for the entire fund year. The payment of a dividend must not be conditioned upon the member continuing his or her membership in the association after the fund year.

4. An association shall give to each prospective member of the association a written description of its plan for distributing dividends when the prospective member applies for membership in the association.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.770 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.770
Compensation of members
Status: in_force

1. Each member of the Appeals Panel is entitled to receive, for the member’s attendance at the meetings of the Appeals Panel, the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.

2. Expenses of the members of the Appeals Panel must be paid from assessments payable by each insurer pursuant to the formula filed with and approved by the Commissioner pursuant to NRS 686B.17645 .

3. As used in this section, “insurer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 686B.1759 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.055 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.055
Use of fee schedules which unfairly discriminate among physicians and chiropractic physicians prohibited; payment for services rendered by physician or chiropractic physician after removal from panel prohibited
Status: in_force

1. The insurer may not, in accepting responsibility for any charges, use fee schedules which unfairly discriminate among physicians and chiropractic physicians.

2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.087 , if a physician or chiropractic physician is removed from the panel established pursuant to NRS 616C.090 or from participation in a plan for managed care established pursuant to NRS 616B.527 , the physician or chiropractic physician, as applicable, must not be paid for any services rendered to the injured employee after the date of the removal.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.605 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.605
Creation; receipt and use of money
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund as a special revenue fund.

2. All money which is deposited or paid into this Fund is hereby appropriated to the Administrator.

3. All money in the Fund may be expended solely for the purpose of defraying the cost of the administration of this chapter.

4. All money received from the Department of Labor for the Fund pursuant to Section 302 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. § 502 ) may be expended solely for the purposes and in the amounts found necessary by the Department of Labor for the proper and efficient administration of this chapter.

5. In addition to money deposited pursuant to NRS 612.617 , the Fund consists of: (a) All money appropriated by this State. (b) All money received from the United States of America or any agency thereof, including the Department of Labor, the Railroad Retirement Board, and the United States Employment Service. (c) All money received from any other source, for such purpose.

6. Money received from the Railroad Retirement Board as compensation for services or facilities supplied to the Board must be paid into the Fund.

7. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 612.607 , any balances in the Fund do not lapse at any time and are continuously available to the Administrator for expenditure consistent with this chapter.

8. Money in the Fund must not be commingled with other state money, but must be maintained in a separate account on the books of the depositary. The account must be secured by the depositary in which it is held to the same extent and in the same manner as required by the general depositary laws of the State, and collateral pledged must be maintained in a separate custody account.

9. All sums recovered on any official bond for losses sustained by the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund must be deposited in the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund.

10. All money requisitioned and deposited in the Fund pursuant to NRS 612.617 must be used in accordance with the conditions specified in NRS 612.617 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.335 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.335
Payment
Status: in_force

1. Twenty-four months after the date when contributions first accrue under this chapter, benefits become payable from the Fund, except that wages earned for services performed in the employ of an employer, as defined in the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, approved June 25, 1938, being c. 680, 52 Stat. 1094, and also designated as 45 U.S.C. §§ 351 et seq., must not be included to determine eligibility under paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 612.375 or total amount of benefits under NRS 612.355 , with respect to any benefit year commencing on or after July 1, 1939, nor may any benefits with respect to unemployment occurring on and after July 1, 1939, be payable on the basis of such wages under NRS 612.335 to 612.365 , inclusive.

2. All benefits must be paid through the offices of the Division in accordance with such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.360 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.360
Record of hearing before appeals officer; rules of evidence; evaluation of injured employee; submission to independent review organization; powers and duties of appeals officer; transcripts; issuance of decision
Status: in_force

1. A stenographic or electronic record must be kept of the hearing before the appeals officer and the rules of evidence applicable to contested cases under chapter 233B of NRS apply to the hearing.

2. The appeals officer must hear any matter raised before him or her on its merits, including new evidence bearing on the matter.

3. If there is a medical question or dispute concerning an injured employee's condition or concerning the necessity of treatment for which authorization for payment has been denied, the appeals officer may: (a) Order an independent medical examination and refer the employee to a physician or chiropractic physician of his or her choice who has demonstrated special competence to treat the particular medical condition of the employee, whether or not the physician or chiropractic physician is on the insurer's panel of providers of health care. If the medical question concerns the rating of a permanent disability, the appeals officer may refer the employee to a rating physician or chiropractic physician. The rating physician or chiropractic physician must be selected at random from the list of qualified physicians or chiropractic physicians maintained by the Administrator pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616C.490 , unless the insurer and the injured employee otherwise agree to a rating physician or chiropractic physician. The insurer shall pay the costs of any examination requested by the appeals officer. (b) If the medical question or dispute is relevant to an issue involved in the matter before the appeals officer and all parties agree to the submission of the matter to an independent review organization, submit the matter to an independent review organization in accordance with NRS 616C.363 and any regulations adopted by the Commissioner.

4. The appeals officer may consider the opinion of an examining physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, in addition to the opinion of an authorized treating physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, in determining the compensation payable to the injured employee.

5. If an injured employee has requested payment for the cost of obtaining a second determination of his or her percentage of disability pursuant to NRS 616C.100 , the appeals officer shall decide whether the determination of the higher percentage of disability made pursuant to NRS 616C.100 is appropriate and, if so, may order the insurer to pay to the employee an amount equal to the maximum allowable fee established by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.260 for the type of service performed, or the usual fee of that physician or chiropractic physician for such service, whichever is less.

6. The appeals officer shall order an insurer, organization for managed care or employer who provides accident benefits for injured employees pursuant to NRS 616C.265 to pay to the appropriate person the charges of a provider of health care if the conditions of NRS 616C.138 are satisfied.

7. Any party to the appeal or contested case or the appeals officer may order a transcript of the record of the hearing at any time before the seventh day after the hearing. The transcript must be filed within 30 days after the date of the order unless the appeals officer otherwise orders.

8. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 9, the appeals officer shall render a decision: (a) If a transcript is ordered within 7 days after the hearing, within 30 days after the transcript is filed; or (b) If a transcript has not been ordered, within 30 days after the date of the hearing.

9. The appeals officer shall render a decision on a contested claim submitted pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616C.345 within 15 days after: (a) The date of the hearing; or (b) If the appeals officer orders an independent medical examination, the date the appeals officer receives the report of the examination, unless both parties to the contested claim agree to a later date.

10. The appeals officer may affirm, modify or reverse any decision made by a hearing officer and issue any necessary and proper order to give effect to his or her decision.

11. References to a physician assistant and an advanced practice registered nurse in this section are for the purposes of the examination and treatment of an injured employee which are authorized to be provided by a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse in the exclusive context of an initial examination and treatment pursuant to NRS 616C.010 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.395 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.395
Compensation for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery
Status: in_force

1. If compensation is paid to an employee under this chapter for the surgical procedure known as a mastectomy, the employee is also entitled to receive commensurate compensation for at least two prosthetic devices and for reconstructive surgery incident to the mastectomy. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this compensation is subject to the same requirements and conditions that apply to the compensation for the mastectomy.

2. If reconstructive surgery is begun within 3 years after a mastectomy, the amount of the compensation provided for that surgery must equal those amounts provided for at the time of the mastectomy. If the surgery is begun more than 3 years after the mastectomy, the compensation provided is subject to the requirements and conditions that apply at the time of the reconstructive surgery.

3. For the purposes of this section, “reconstructive surgery” means a surgical procedure performed following a mastectomy on one breast or both breasts to re-establish symmetry between the two breasts. The term includes, but is not limited to, augmentation mammoplasty, reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 606.060 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 606 / Section 606.060
“Employer” defined
Status: in_force

“Employer” has the meaning ascribed to it in 42 U.S.C. § 653a(a)(2)(B) .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.060 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.060
Responsibility for acts of managers, officers, agents and employees
Status: in_force

In all prosecutions under NRS 613.040 to 613.070 , inclusive, the person, firm or corporation violating the provisions of NRS 613.040 to 613.070 , inclusive, shall be held responsible for the acts of his, her or its managers, officers, agents and employees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 615.210 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 615 / Section 615.210
Acceptance of congressional act and federal grants
Status: in_force

1. The State of Nevada accepts the provisions and benefits of the Act of Congress entitled “An act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment,” approved June 2, 1920, and as the same has been or may be amended.

2. In addition to the provisions of subsection 1, the Bureau is authorized to accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by any Act of Congress and apportioned to the State of Nevada for use in connection with the vocational rehabilitation program.

3. In accepting the provisions and benefits of the Acts of Congress referred to in subsections 1 and 2, the State of Nevada agrees to observe and comply with all of their requirements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.1575 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.1575
Benefits for health care: Services provided by certain nurses
Status: in_force

1. If an employer provides health benefits for his or her employees which include coverage for services which are within the authorized scope of practice of a registered nurse who is authorized pursuant to chapter 632 of NRS to perform additional acts in an emergency or under other special conditions as prescribed by the State Board of Nursing, and which are reimbursed when provided by another provider of health care, the employees are entitled to reimbursement for services provided by such a registered nurse.

2. The benefits provided by the employer must not limit: (a) Coverage for services provided by such a registered nurse to a number of occasions less than for services provided by another provider of health care. (b) Reimbursement for services provided by such a registered nurse to an amount less than that reimbursed for similar services provided by another provider of health care.

3. The employer is not required to pay for services provided by such a registered nurse which duplicate services provided by another provider of health care.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.095 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.095
“Employment”: Domestic service in private home excluded; exception
Status: in_force

“Employment” does not include domestic service in a private home unless the amount paid in cash wages by an employer or employing unit is $1,000 or more for service performed in any calendar quarter of the current calendar year or the preceding calendar year.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.005 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 607 / Section 607.005
“Commission” defined
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, “commission” means a fee paid for transacting a piece of business or performing a service, but excluding bonuses and profit-sharing arrangements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.140 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.140
Assessment of attorney's fees in action for recovery of wages
Status: in_force

Whenever a mechanic, artisan, miner, laborer, servant or employee shall have cause to bring suit for wages earned and due according to the terms of his or her employment, and shall establish by decision of the court or verdict of the jury that the amount for which he or she has brought suit is justly due, and that a demand has been made, in writing, at least 5 days before suit was brought, for a sum not to exceed the amount so found due, the court before which the case shall be tried shall allow to the plaintiff a reasonable attorney fee, in addition to the amount found due for wages and penalties, to be taxed as costs of suit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.007 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.007
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 608.009 to 608.0126 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.091 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.091
“Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant
Status: in_force

Except as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 617.250 , a lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant shall be deemed to be:

1. An employee of the lessor; and

2. For the purposes of this chapter, employed at the average wage paid to a miner employed regularly in the same locality.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.375 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.375
Duties of employers
Status: in_force

Every employer shall:

1. Furnish employment and a place of employment which are free from recognized hazards that are causing or are likely to cause death or serious physical harm to his or her employees.

2. Furnish and use such safety devices and safeguards, and adopt and use such practices, means, methods, operations and processes as are reasonably adequate to render such employment and places of employment safe and comply with all orders issued by the Division.

3. Post prominently in the working place all posters and information provided by the Division informing employees of their rights and obligations pursuant this chapter.

4. Assign at least one person to be in charge of occupational safety and health.

5. Do every other thing reasonably necessary to protect the lives, safety and health of employees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.533 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.533
Introduction of certain evidence concerning claims for benefits prohibited in separate or subsequent proceeding
Status: in_force

Any finding of fact or law, judgment, determination, conclusion or final order made by the Administrator or an Appeal Tribunal, examiner, Board of Review, district court or any other person with the authority to make findings of fact or law pursuant to NRS 612.450 to 612.530 , inclusive, is not admissible or binding in any separate or subsequent action or proceeding, between a person and that person’s present or previous employer brought before an arbitrator, court or judge of this State or the United States, regardless of whether the prior action was between the same or related parties or involved the same facts.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.223 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.223
Application for entry of summary judgment: Conditions; notice to employer; filing requirements; entry of judgment; service of judgment; recordation of judgment; lien upon property of employer; extension of lien
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, if an employer fails to pay to the Division any amount due pursuant to NRS 616C.220 , the Division may, after the date on which the debt became due, file with the office of the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction an application for the entry of summary judgment against the employer for the amount due. The Division may not enforce a judgment against an employer if an appeal requested by the employer pursuant to NRS 616C.220 is pending.

2. If the Division intends to file an application for the entry of summary judgment, the Division shall, not less than 15 days before the date on which the application is filed, notify the employer of the Division's intention to file the application. The notification must be sent by certified mail to the last known address of the employer and must include the name of the employee for whom the claim was paid, the amount sought to be recovered and the date on which the application will be filed with the court.

3. An application for the entry of summary judgment must: (a) Be accompanied by a certificate which specifies: (1) The amount owed by the employer, including any attorney's fees, interest and administrative costs due; (2) The name and address of the employer; and (3) That the Division has complied with the applicable provisions of law relating to the determination of the amount required to be paid; and (b) Include: (1) A request that judgment be entered against the employer for the amount specified in the certificate; and (2) Evidence that the employer was notified of the application for the entry of summary judgment in accordance with subsection 2.

4. The court clerk, upon the filing of an application for the entry of summary judgment which complies with the requirements set forth in this section, shall forthwith enter a judgment against the employer in the amount of the debt, plus any attorney's fees, interest and administrative costs, as set forth in the certificate. The Division shall serve a copy of the judgment, together with a copy of the application and the certificate, upon the employer against whom the judgment is entered, either by personal service or by mailing a copy to the last known address of the employer.

5. An abstract of the judgment entered pursuant to subsection 4, or a copy thereof, may be recorded in the office of the county recorder of any county.

6. From the time of its recordation, the judgment constitutes a lien upon all real and personal property situated in the county that is owned by the employer, or which the employer may afterward acquire, until the lien expires. The lien has the force, effect and priority of a judgment lien and continues for 6 years after the date of the judgment so entered by the court clerk unless sooner released or otherwise discharged.

7. Within 6 years after the date of the recording of the judgment or within 6 years after the date of the last extension of the lien pursuant to this subsection, the lien may be extended by recording an affidavit of renewal in the office of the county recorder. From the date of recording, the lien is extended for 6 years to all real and personal property situated in the county that is owned by the employer or acquired by the employer afterwards, unless the lien is sooner released or otherwise discharged.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 615.280 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 615 / Section 615.280
Hearings; judicial review
Status: in_force

1. An individual with a disability applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Bureau who is aggrieved by any act, determination or omission of the Bureau is entitled, in accordance with regulations, to a fair hearing before a hearing officer.

2. An individual with a disability who is aggrieved by the decision of a hearing officer is entitled to judicial review of the decision in the manner provided by chapter 233B of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.612 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.612
Employers to provide compensation; effect of participation in consolidated insurance program; relief from certain liability
Status: in_force

1. Every employer within the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS, and those employers who accept the terms of those chapters and are governed by their provisions, shall provide and secure compensation according to the terms, conditions and provisions of those chapters for any personal injuries by accident sustained by an employee arising out of and in the course of the employment.

2. A contractor or subcontractor shall be deemed to have provided and secured compensation for his or her employees as required pursuant to subsection 1 to the extent that those employees are covered by a consolidated insurance program.

3. Travel for which an employee receives wages shall, for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, be deemed in the course of employment.

4. In such cases the employer or any insurer of the employer is relieved from other liability for recovery of damages or other compensation for those personal injuries unless otherwise provided by the terms of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.320 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.320
Employment of person who is receiving unlawful payments for temporary total disability prohibited; penalty
Status: in_force

1. An employer shall not knowingly offer employment or continue to employ a person who is receiving payments for a temporary total disability in violation of the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS or NRS 281.390 .

2. An employer who is convicted of violating the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.655 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.655
Failure to correct violations
Status: in_force

Any employer who fails to correct a violation for which a citation has been issued under this chapter within the period permitted for its correction may be assessed an administrative fine in a monetary amount authorized pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 618.625 for each day during which the failure or violation continues. If a review proceeding is initiated by the employer in good faith and not solely to delay or avoid any penalties, the period permitted to correct a violation does not begin until the date of the final order of the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.7304 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.7304
“Engineering control” defined
Status: in_force

“ Engineering control ” means an aspect of a building, other designed space or device that removes a hazard from the workplace or creates a barrier between an employee or other provider of care and the hazard. The term includes one or more of the following:

1. Electronic access controls to areas occupied by employees or other providers of care;

2. Detectors for weapons, whether installed or handheld;

3. Workstations enclosed with glass that is resistant to shattering;

4. Deep service counters;

5. Separate rooms or areas for patients that pose a high risk of workplace violence;

6. Locks on doors;

7. Furniture affixed to the floor;

8. Opaque glass in rooms for patients that allows an employee or other provider of care to see the location of the patient before entering the room;

9. Closed-circuit television monitoring and video recording;

10. Devices designed to aid the sight of an employee or other provider of care;

11. Personal alarm devices; or

12. Any other measure or device that removes a hazard from the workplace or creates a barrier between an employee or other provider of care and a hazard.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.359 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.359
Certificate of qualification as an association of self-insured employers: Time for consideration of application; issuance by Commissioner; contents; effective date; period certificate is in effect; cancellation by association
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner shall grant or deny an application for certification as an association of self-insured public or private employers within 60 days after receiving the application. If the application is materially incomplete or does not comply with the applicable provisions of the law, the Commissioner shall notify the applicant of the additional information or changes required. Under such circumstances, if the Commissioner is unable to act upon the application within this 60-day period, the Commissioner may extend the period for granting or denying the application, but for not longer than an additional 90 days.

2. Upon determining that an association is qualified as an association of self-insured public or private employers, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate to that effect to the association and the association's administrator. No certificate may be issued to an association that, within the 2 years immediately preceding its application, has had its certification as an association of self-insured public or private employers involuntarily withdrawn by the Commissioner.

3. A certificate issued pursuant to this section must include, without limitation: (a) The name of the association; (b) The name of each employer who the Commissioner determines is a member of the association at the time of the issuance of the certificate; (c) An identification number assigned to the association by the Commissioner; and (d) The date on which the certificate was issued.

4. A certificate issued pursuant to this section remains in effect until the certificate is withdrawn by the Commissioner, the certificate is cancelled at the request of the association or an association does not pay, in addition to any other fee or charge, all applicable fees required pursuant to NRS 680C.110 . Coverage for an association granted a certificate becomes effective on the date of certification or the date specified in the certificate.

5. The Commissioner shall not grant a request to cancel a certificate unless the association has insured or reinsured all incurred obligations with an insurer authorized to do business in this State pursuant to an agreement filed with and approved by the Commissioner. The agreement must include coverage for actual claims and claims incurred but not reported, and the expenses associated with those claims.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.250 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.250
Reporting of lessees engaged in mining or operating reduction plant
Status: in_force

1. A lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant, whose employer is within the provisions of this chapter, must be reported by the employer separately from persons employed at a daily wage, and the report must describe briefly: (a) The agreement under which the work is to be performed; (b) The aggregate number of shifts worked during the preceding month; and (c) The total amount earned by lessees, computed on the average daily wages of workers engaged in like work in the same locality. Otherwise, the payroll reports and premium payments on earnings of lessees described in this section are governed by the requirements of this chapter regarding employees engaged at a regular wage.

2. If such a lessee files with the Administrator and the insurer an acceptance of the provisions of this chapter and, if applicable, pays the premiums in advance upon the estimated earnings of the lessee and any workers he or she may employ, the lessor is relieved of this obligation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.385 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.385
Preferential treatment in hiring veteran or spouse of veteran permitted
Status: in_force

1. A private employer may adopt an employment policy that gives preference in hiring to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran. Such a policy must be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding the hiring or promotion of a veteran or the spouse of a veteran or the retention of a veteran or the spouse of a veteran during a reduction in the workforce.

2. A private employer who gives preference in hiring to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran pursuant to subsection 1 does not violate any local or state equal employment law.

3. The Nevada Equal Rights Commission may, upon receipt of a written complaint from a prospective employee of a private employer who has adopted an employment policy giving preference in hiring to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran pursuant to subsection 1, review the employment policy to determine whether the policy is being applied uniformly in accordance with subsection 1. If the Commission determines that an employment policy is not being applied uniformly, the Commission shall cause written notice of its findings, including the recommendations of the Commission, to be provided to the employer and prospective employee. Upon receipt of a notice from the Commission that an employment policy is not being applied uniformly, the employer shall revise his or her employment policy consistent with the recommendations of the Commission.

4. As used in this section: (a) “ Private employer ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 616A.295 . (b) “ Veteran ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.540 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.540
“Home care employer” defined
Status: in_force

“ Home care employer ” means:

1. An agency to provide personal care services in the home that has entered into a contract with a state agency or local government to provide personal care services under a home care program;

2. An intermediary service organization that has entered into a contract with a state agency or local government to provide services relating to personal assistance under a home care program; or

3. A person or agency who has entered into a contract with the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services to provide temporary respite services under a home care program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.245 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.245
Injured employee entitled to accident benefits; limitation on receipt of modified motor vehicle as accident benefit; regulations establishing maximum benefit
Status: in_force

1. Every injured employee within the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS is entitled to receive promptly such accident benefits as may reasonably be required at the time of the injury and within 6 months thereafter. Such benefits may be further extended for additional periods as may be required.

2. An injured employee is entitled to receive as an accident benefit a motor vehicle that is modified to allow the employee to operate the vehicle safely if: (a) As a result of an injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, the injured employee is quadriplegic, paraplegic or has had a part of his or her body amputated; and (b) The injured employee cannot be fitted with a prosthetic device which allows the employee to operate a motor vehicle safely.

3. If an injured employee is entitled to receive a motor vehicle pursuant to subsection 2, a motor vehicle must be modified to allow the employee to operate it safely in the following order of preference: (a) A motor vehicle owned by the injured employee must be so modified if the insurer or employer providing accident benefits determines that it is reasonably feasible to do so. (b) A used motor vehicle must be so modified if the insurer or employer providing accident benefits determines that it is reasonably feasible to do so. (c) A new motor vehicle must be so modified.

4. The Administrator shall adopt regulations establishing a maximum benefit to be paid under the provisions of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.432 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.432
Unlawful employment practices: Relief
Status: in_force

If a court finds that an employee has been injured by an unlawful employment practice within the scope of NRS 613.133 and 613.310 to 613.4383 , inclusive, the court may award the employee the same legal or equitable relief that may be awarded to a person pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., if the employee is protected by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq., or NRS 613.330 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.7305 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.7305
“Medical facility” defined
Status: in_force

“ Medical facility ” means:

1. A hospital, as defined in NRS 449.012 ;

2. A psychiatric hospital, as defined in NRS 449.0165 ;

3. An agency to provide nursing in the home, as defined in NRS 449.0015 , that has at least 50 employees;

4. An independent center for emergency medical care, as defined in NRS 449.013 ;

5. A facility for intermediate care, as defined in NRS 449.0038 ;

6. A facility for skilled nursing, as defined in NRS 449.0039 ;

7. A facility for modified medical detoxification, as defined in NRS 449.00385 ; or

8. A community triage center, as defined in NRS 449.0031 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.430 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.430
Civil penalties for person who receives payment or benefit to which person is not entitled
Status: in_force

1. A person who receives a payment or benefit to which the person is not entitled by reason of a violation of any of the provisions of NRS 616D.300 , 616D.370 , 616D.380 , 616D.390 , 616D.400 or 616D.410 is liable in a civil action commenced by the Attorney General for: (a) An amount equal to three times the amount unlawfully obtained; (b) Not less than $5,000 for each act of deception; (c) An amount equal to three times the total amount of the reasonable expenses incurred by the State in enforcing this section; and (d) Payment of interest on the amount of the excess payment at the rate fixed pursuant to NRS 99.040 for the period from the date upon which payment was made to the date upon which repayment is made.

2. A criminal action need not be brought against a person who receives a payment or benefit to which the person is not entitled by reason of a violation of any of the provisions of NRS 616D.300 , 616D.370 , 616D.380 , 616D.390 , 616D.400 or 616D.410 before civil liability attaches under this section.

3. A person who unknowingly accepts a payment in excess of the amount to which the person is entitled is liable for the repayment of the excess amount. It is a defense to any action brought pursuant to this subsection that the person returned or attempted to return the amount which was in excess of that to which the person was entitled within a reasonable time after receiving it.

4. Any repayment of money collected pursuant to paragraph (a) or (d) of subsection 1 must be paid to the insurer who made the payment to the person who violated the provisions of this section. Any payment made to an insurer may not exceed the amount paid by the insurer to that person.

5. Any penalty collected pursuant to paragraph (b) or (c) of subsection 1 must be used to pay the salaries and other expenses of the Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance established pursuant to NRS 228.420 . Any money remaining at the end of any fiscal year does not revert to the State General Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.481 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.481
Certain contagious diseases as occupational diseases
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and except as otherwise provided in this section, if a person employed in this State contracts a contagious disease during the course and scope of his or her employment that results in a temporary or permanent disability or death, the disease is an occupational disease and compensable as such under the provisions of this chapter if: (a) It is demonstrated that the employee was exposed to the contagious disease during the course and scope of his or her employment; (b) The employee reported the exposure to his or her employer in compliance with the reporting requirements adopted by the employer; and (c) A test to screen for the contagious disease that is approved by the State Board of Health is administered to the employee: (1) Within 72 hours after the date of the exposure and the employee tests negative for exposure to the contagious disease; and (2) After the incubation period for the contagious disease, as determined by the State Board of Health, but not later than 12 months after the date of the exposure, and the employee tests positive for exposure to the contagious disease.

2. Such an employee and the dependents of the employee are excluded from the benefits of this section if: (a) The employee refuses to be tested for exposure to the contagious disease as required by subsection 1; (b) The employee or the dependents of the employee are eligible to receive compensation pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 2 of NRS 616A.265 or NRS 616C.052 ; or (c) It is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the contagious disease did not arise out of and in the course of the employment.

3. All tests for exposure to the contagious disease that are required pursuant to subsection 1 must be paid for by the employer.

4. Compensation awarded to an employee or the dependents of the employee pursuant to this section must include: (a) Full reimbursement for related expenses incurred for: (1) Preventive treatment administered as a precaution to the employee; and (2) Other medical treatments, surgery and hospitalization; and (b) The compensation provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for the disability or death.

5. As used in this section: (a) “ Contagious disease ” means hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, tuberculosis or the human immunodeficiency virus. (b) “ Exposed ” or “ exposure ” means the introduction of blood or other infectious materials into the body of an employee during the performance of the employee’s official duties through the skin, eye, mucous membrane or parenteral contact. The term includes contact with airborne materials carrying tuberculosis. (c) “ Preventive treatment ” includes, without limitation, tests to determine if an employee has contracted the contagious disease to which the employee was exposed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.782 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.782
Conflict of interest: Appointment of substitute member; waiver; determination
Status: in_force

1. If a member of the Appeals Panel determines that he or she has a personal interest or a conflict of interest, directly or indirectly, with a party to a hearing or the subject matter of the hearing, the Chair of the Appeals Panel shall appoint a substitute member for that hearing who has the same qualifications, as specified in paragraph (a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of subsection 1 of NRS 616B.760 as the member who has the conflict of interest. If the Chair is the member with the conflict of interest, another member of the Appeals Panel shall appoint the substitute.

2. A conflict of interest may be waived if, after full written disclosure of the facts raising such a conflict, all parties to the appeal agree in writing to the hearing of the appeal by the member. Such waiver must be filed with the Chair of the Appeals Panel before the hearing. If the Chair is the member with the conflict of interest, the waiver must be filed with the Commissioner.

3. The member of the Appeals Panel who represents the advisory organization shall be deemed not to have a conflict of interest with respect to the advisory organization if it is a party to a hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.090 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.090
Obtaining employment by false or forged letter of recommendation or union card: Penalty
Status: in_force

Every person who obtains employment by color or aid of any false or forged letter, certificate of recommendation or union card is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.665 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.665
Refusal to submit records for inspection
Status: in_force

Any employer who willfully refuses to submit his or her records for inspection, as provided by NRS 618.325 , to the Administrator or the Administrator’s representative must be assessed an administrative fine of $200 for each offense.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.050 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.050
Wages to be paid at termination of service: Penalty; employee's lien
Status: in_force

1. Whenever an employer of labor shall discharge or lay off employees without first paying them the amount of any wages or salary then due them, in cash and lawful money of the United States, or its equivalent, or shall fail, or refuse on demand, to pay them in like money, or its equivalent, the amount of any wages or salary at the time the same becomes due and owing to them under their contract of employment, whether employed by the hour, day, week or month, each of the employees may charge and collect wages in the sum agreed upon in the contract of employment for each day the employer is in default, until the employee is paid in full, without rendering any service therefor; but the employee shall cease to draw such wages or salary 30 days after such default.

2. Every employee shall have a lien as provided in NRS 108.221 to 108.246 , inclusive, and all other rights and remedies for the protection and enforcement of such salary or wages as the employee would have been entitled to had the employee rendered services therefor in the manner as last employed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.352 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.352
Claim for compensation: Duty of treating physician or chiropractic physician to file or delegate duty to medical facility; electronic filing; form and contents; maintenance of forms; penalty
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a treating physician or chiropractic physician shall, within 3 working days after first providing treatment to an employee who has incurred an occupational disease, complete and file a claim for compensation with the employer of the employee and the employer's insurer. If the employer is a self-insured employer, the treating physician or chiropractic physician shall file the claim for compensation with the employer's third-party administrator. If the physician or chiropractic physician files the claim for compensation by electronic transmission, the physician or chiropractic physician shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signatures of the employee and the physician or chiropractic physician. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.

2. A physician or chiropractic physician who has a duty to file a claim for compensation pursuant to subsection 1 may delegate the duty to a medical facility. If the physician or chiropractic physician delegates the duty to a medical facility: (a) The medical facility must comply with the filing requirements set forth in this section; and (b) The delegation must be in writing and signed by: (1) The physician or chiropractic physician; and (2) An authorized representative of the medical facility.

3. A claim for compensation required by subsection 1 must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.

4. If a claim for compensation is accompanied by a certificate of disability, the certificate must include a description of any limitation or restrictions on the employee's ability to work.

5. Each physician, chiropractic physician and medical facility that treats employees who have incurred occupational diseases, each insurer, third-party administrator and employer, and the Division shall maintain at their offices a sufficient supply of the forms prescribed by the Administrator for filing a claim for compensation.

6. The Administrator may impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 for each violation of subsection 1 on: (a) A physician or chiropractic physician; or (b) A medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.380 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.380
Autopsy: Order by insurer; findings of physician
Status: in_force

1. On the filing of a claim for compensation for death from an occupational disease where in the opinion of the insurer it is necessary to ascertain accurately and scientifically the cause of death, an autopsy may be ordered by the insurer. The autopsy must be made by a person designated by the insurer.

2. The person requesting an autopsy must pay the charge of the physician making it.

3. Any person interested may designate a duly licensed physician to attend the autopsy.

4. The findings of the physician performing the autopsy must be filed with the insurer and is a public record.

5. All proceedings for compensation must be suspended upon refusal of a claimant or claimants to permit an autopsy when so ordered.

6. When an autopsy has been performed pursuant to an order of the insurer, no cause of action may lie against any person for participating in or requesting such autopsy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.052 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.052
Exposure of police officer, firefighter or arson investigator to contagious disease: Reporting and testing requirements; eligibility for compensation
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 617.485 and 617.487 , if a police officer, a salaried or volunteer firefighter or an arson investigator is exposed to a contagious disease: (a) Upon battery by an offender; or (b) While performing the duties of a police officer, firefighter or arson investigator, the employer of the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator shall create and maintain a report concerning the exposure that includes, without limitation, the name of each police officer, firefighter or arson investigator, as applicable, who was exposed to the contagious disease and the name of each person, if any, to whom the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator was exposed.

2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 616A.265 , if the results of a physical examination administered pursuant to NRS 617.455 or 617.457 to a police officer, a salaried or volunteer firefighter or an arson investigator after the commencement of employment reveal that the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis, the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator is eligible, during his or her lifetime, to receive compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for tuberculosis and any additional diseases or conditions that are associated with or result from tuberculosis.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 617.485 and 617.487 , if the employment of a police officer, a salaried or volunteer firefighter or an arson investigator is terminated, voluntarily or involuntarily, the employer of the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator, regardless of whether the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator has been exposed to a contagious disease during his or her employment and regardless of whether the employer has created or maintained a report concerning any exposure of the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator to a contagious disease pursuant to subsection 1, shall: (a) At the time of termination and at 3 months after the date of termination, provide to the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator a purified protein derivative skin test to screen for exposure to tuberculosis, unless the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator previously submitted to such a test and tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 616A.265 , if a skin test administered pursuant to this paragraph and provided to the employer reveals that the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator tested positive for exposure to tuberculosis, the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator is eligible, during his or her lifetime, to receive compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for tuberculosis and any additional diseases or conditions that are associated with or result from tuberculosis. (b) Within 30 days after the date of termination and at 6 and 12 months after the date of termination, provide to the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator a blood test or other appropriate test to screen for other contagious diseases, including, without limitation, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus, unless the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator previously submitted to such a test for a contagious disease and tested positive for exposure to that contagious disease. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 616A.265 , if a blood test or other appropriate test administered pursuant to this paragraph and provided to the employer reveals that the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator has any other contagious disease or the antibodies associated with a contagious disease, the police officer, firefighter or arson investigator is eligible, during his or her lifetime, to receive compensation pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS for such a disease and any additional diseases or conditions that are associated with or result from the contagious disease.

4. The former employer of a police officer, a salaried or volunteer firefighter or an arson investigator shall pay all the costs associated with providing skin and blood tests and other appropriate tests required pursuant to subsection 3.

5. As used in this section, the term “ battery ” includes, without limitation, the intentional propelling or placing, or the causing to be propelled or placed, of any human excrement or bodily fluid upon the person of an employee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.099 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.099
Rating of disability for subsequent injury; required proof to reduce percentage of present disability; required forms of evidence; lack of documentary evidence
Status: in_force

1. If a rating evaluation was completed for a previous disability involving a condition, occupational disease, organ, anatomical structure or other part of the body that is identical to the condition, occupational disease, organ, anatomical structure or other part of the body being evaluated for the present disability, the percentage of disability for a subsequent injury must be determined by deducting the percentage of the previous disability from the percentage of the present disability, regardless of the edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment as adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 616C.110 used to determine the percentage of the previous disability. The compensation awarded for a permanent disability on a subsequent injury must be reduced only by the awarded or agreed upon percentage of disability actually received by the injured employee for the previous injury regardless of the percentage of the previous disability.

2. If no rating evaluation performed before the date of injury or onset of the occupational disease exists for apportionment of percentage of present and previous disabilities pursuant to subsection 1, the percentage of the present disability must not be reduced unless: (a) The insurer proves by a preponderance of the evidence that medical documentation or health care records that existed before the date of the injury or onset of the occupational disease that resulted in the present disability demonstrate evidence that the injured employee had an actual impairment or disability involving the condition, occupational disease, organ, anatomical structure or other part of the body that is the subject of the present disability; and (b) The rating physician or chiropractic physician states to a reasonable degree of medical or chiropractic probability that, based upon the specific information in the preexisting medical documentation or health care records, the injured employee would have had a specific percentage of disability immediately before the date of the injury or the onset of the occupational disease if, in the instant before the injury or the onset of the occupational disease, the injured employee had been evaluated under the edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment that had been adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 616C.110 .

3. The documentation or records relied upon pursuant to subsection 2 must provide specific references to one or more of the following: (a) Diagnoses; (b) Measurements; (c) Imaging studies; (d) Laboratory testing; or (e) Other commonly relied upon medical evidence that supports the finding of a preexisting ratable impairment under the specific provisions of the edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment that had been adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 616C.110 at the time of that rating evaluation.

4. If there is physical evidence of a prior surgery to the same organ, anatomical structure or other part of the body being evaluated for the present disability but no medical documentation or health care records regarding that organ, anatomical structure or other part of the body can be obtained, the rating physician or chiropractic physician may apportion the rating provided that the applicable requirements of subsection 2, other than any requirement to: (a) Have medical documentation or health care records; or (b) Base a rating upon medical documentation or health care records, are satisfied.

5. If there is no physical evidence of a prior surgery to the same organ, anatomical structure or other part of the body being evaluated for the present disability and no medical documentation or health care records of a preexisting whole person impairment for the identical condition, occupational disease, organ, anatomical structure or other part of the body being evaluated for the present disability exist for the purposes of subsection 1 or 2, the percentage of present impairment must not be reduced by any percentage for the previous impairment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.810 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.810
Issuance of license as contractor on basis of status as qualified employee prohibited
Status: in_force

The Division shall not issue a license as a contractor for projects for the control of asbestos on the basis of a person's status under chapter 624 of NRS as a qualified employee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 615.200 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 615 / Section 615.200
Powers of Bureau
Status: in_force

The Bureau may:

1. Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states, which, for this purpose, may include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam, or Indian tribes to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals within the states or who are members of the Indian tribes concerned;

2. Operate facilities for carrying out the purposes of this chapter; and

3. In matters relating to vocational rehabilitation: (a) Conduct research, studies, investigations and demonstrations and make reports; (b) Provide training and instruction, including, without limitation, the establishment and maintenance of such research fellowships and traineeships with such stipends and allowances as may be deemed necessary; (c) Disseminate information; and (d) Render technical assistance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 614.080 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 614 / Section 614.080
Unlawful acts during pendency of arbitration and within 3 months after award; liability for damages
Status: in_force

1. During the pendency of arbitration under NRS 614.010 to 614.080 , inclusive, it shall not be lawful: (a) For the employer, a party to such arbitration, to discharge the employees, parties thereto, except for inefficiency, violation of law or neglect of duty. (b) For the organization representing such employees to order, or for the employees to unite in, aid or abet strikes against the employer.

2. During a period of 3 months after an award under such an arbitration, it shall not be lawful: (a) For such employer to discharge any such employees, except for the causes stated in paragraph (a) of subsection 1, without giving 30 days' written notice of an intent so to discharge. (b) For any of such employees, during a like period, to quit the service of the employer without just cause, without giving to the employer 30 days' written notice of an intent so to do, or for the organization representing such employees to order, counsel or advise otherwise.

3. Any violation of this section shall subject the offending party to liability for damages.

4. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any employer, a party to such arbitration, from reducing the number of his, her or its employees whenever in the employer’s judgment business necessities require such a reduction.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 609.210 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.210
Employing or exhibiting minor in certain injurious, immoral or dangerous activities: Criminal penalty
Status: in_force

Every person who employs, or causes to be employed, exhibits or has in his or her custody for exhibition or employment, any minor, and every parent, relative, guardian, employer or other person having the care, custody or control of any minor, who in any way procures or consents to the employment of the minor:

1. In begging, receiving alms, or in any mendicant occupation;

2. In any indecent or immoral exhibition or practice;

3. In any practice or exhibition dangerous or injurious to life, limb, health or morals;

4. As a messenger for delivering letters, telegrams, packages or bundles to any house of prostitution or assignation;

5. In any public dance hall within this State where alcoholic beverages are dispensed; or

6. In any area of a casino where there is gaming or where the sale of alcoholic beverages is the primary commercial activity unless the minor is in the casino area to provide entertainment pursuant to an employment contract,

is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 610.144 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 610 / Section 610.144
Requirements for program to be eligible for registration and approval by State Apprenticeship Council
Status: in_force

1. To be eligible for registration and approval by the Council, a proposed program must: (a) Be an organized, written plan embodying the terms and conditions of employment, training and supervision of one or more apprentices in an apprenticeable occupation, as defined in 29 C.F.R. § 29.4 , and be subscribed to by a sponsor who has undertaken to carry out the program. (b) Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, use a: (1) Time-based approach, as described in 29 C.F.R. § 29.5(b)(2)(i) ; (2) Competency-based approach, as described in 29 C.F.R. § 29.5(b)(2)(ii) ; or (3) Hybrid approach, as described in 29 C.F.R. § 29.5(b)(2)(iii) . A program for a construction trade must use a time-based approach. (c) Contain the pledge of equal opportunity prescribed in 29 C.F.R. § 30.3(c) and, when applicable: (1) A plan of affirmative action in accordance with 29 C.F.R. § 30.4 ; (2) A method of selection authorized in 29 C.F.R. § 30.10 ; (3) A nondiscriminatory pool for application as an apprentice; or (4) Similar requirements expressed in a state plan for equal opportunity in employment in apprenticeships adopted pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Part 30 and approved by the United States Department of Labor. (d) Provide for the development of skills that are intended to enable an apprentice to engage in a skilled trade generally, rather than for a particular employer or sponsor. (e) Contain: (1) Provisions concerning the employment and training of the apprentice in a skilled trade; (2) A term of apprenticeship that: (I) If the program uses a time-based approach, requires the completion of not less than 2,000 hours of on-the-job learning, consistent with training requirements as established by practice in the trade; (II) If the program uses a competency-based approach, specifies the skills that must be demonstrated by an apprentice and addresses how on-the-job learning will be integrated into the program; or (III) If the program uses a hybrid approach, specifies the skills that must be acquired and the minimum number of hours of on-the-job learning that must be completed by an apprentice; (3) An outline of the processes in which the apprentice will receive supervised experience and training on the job, and the allocation of the approximate time to be spent in each major process; (4) Provisions for organized, related and supplemental instruction in technical subjects related to the trade with a minimum of 144 hours for each year of apprenticeship, given in a classroom or through trade, industrial or correspondence courses of equivalent value or other forms of study approved by the Council; (5) A progressively increasing, reasonable and profitable schedule of wages to be paid to the apprentice consistent with the skills acquired, not less than that allowed by federal or state law or regulations, by a collective bargaining agreement or by the minimum apprentice wage established by the Council; (6) Provisions for a periodic review and evaluation of the apprentice's progress in performance on the job and related instruction and the maintenance of appropriate records of such progress; (7) A numeric ratio of apprentices to journeymen consistent with proper supervision, training, safety, continuity of employment and applicable provisions in collective bargaining agreements, in language that is specific and clear as to its application; (8) A probationary period that is reasonable in relation to the full term of apprenticeship, with full credit given for that period toward the completion of the full term of apprenticeship; (9) Provisions for adequate and safe equipment and facilities for training and supervision and for the training of apprentices in safety on the job and in related instruction; (10) The minimum qualifications required by a sponsor for persons entering the program, with an eligible starting age of not less than 16 years; (11) Provisions for the placement of an apprentice under a written agreement as required by this chapter, incorporating directly or by reference the standards of the program; (12) Provisions for the granting of advanced standing or credit to all applicants on an equal basis for previously acquired experience, training or skills, with commensurate wages for each advanced step granted; (13) Provisions for the transfer of the employer's training obligation when the employer is unable to fulfill his or her obligation under the agreement to another employer under the same or a similar program with the consent of the apprentice and the local joint apprenticeship committee or sponsor of the program; (14) Provisions for the assurance of qualified training personnel and adequate supervision on the job; (15) Provisions for the issuance of an appropriate certificate evidencing the successful completion of an apprenticeship; (16) An identification of the Office of Labor Commissioner as the agency for registration of the program; (17) Provisions for the registration of agreements and of modifications and amendments thereto; (18) Provisions for notice to the State Apprenticeship Director of persons who have successfully completed the program and of all cancellations, suspensions and terminations of agreements and the causes therefor; (19) Provisions for the termination of an agreement during the probationary period by either party without cause; (20) A statement that the program will be conducted, operated and administered in conformity with the applicable provisions of 29 C.F.R. Part 30 or a state plan for equal opportunity in employment in apprenticeships adopted pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Part 30 and approved by the United States Department of Labor; (21) The name and address of the appropriate authority under the program to receive, process and make disposition of complaints; and (22) Provisions for the recording and maintenance of all records concerning apprenticeships as may be required by the Council and applicable laws.

2. If a program of apprenticeship in a skilled trade is proposed by an employer or association of employers for approval and registration by the Council and the Council has previously approved and registered a program for the skilled trade, the Council shall provide a copy of the proposed program to the sponsor of the approved and registered program and hold a hearing before approving or rejecting the application. The Council shall not approve a proposed program pursuant to this subsection unless the program requires the completion of at least as many hours of on-the-job learning or the demonstration of at least the same number and quality of skills, or both, as applicable, as all existing approved and registered programs in the relevant skilled trade.

3. To determine whether a proposed program should be approved or rejected pursuant to subsection 2, the Council shall consider, in addition to the requirements in subsections 1 and 2, without limitation: (a) Relevant information concerning the approved and registered program, including, without limitation, the standards for apprenticeship of the program; (b) Whether the sponsor of the approved and registered program is jointly administered by labor and management; (c) The provisions of any applicable collective bargaining agreements; (d) Dictionaries of occupational titles; (e) Opinions of experts provided by interested parties, including, without limitation, organized labor, licensed contractors and associations of contractors; (f) Recognized labor and management practices in the relevant industry; (g) Scope of work descriptions issued by the Labor Commissioner and the United States Department of Labor; and (h) The supply of skilled workers in the trade in relation to the demand for skilled workers in the trade and the extent to which the sponsor of the approved and registered program is willing and able to provide apprentices to the proposed program. The Council may condition approval of the proposed program on the payment of compensation to apprentices that is equal to or greater than the compensation provided by the approved and registered apprenticeship program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.470 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.470
Increase in benefits for permanent total disability if claimant is entitled to benefits for disability from federal social security system
Status: in_force

1. Any claimant who is not entitled to an increase pursuant to NRS 616C.465 and who receives less in disability benefits from the federal social security system and pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, combined, than an amount equal to 80 percent of average current earnings established pursuant to section 224 of the Social Security Act, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. § 424a ), is entitled to an increase in his or her compensation for a permanent total disability of: (a) The increase provided pursuant to NRS 616C.465 ; or (b) The difference between the amount of benefits the claimant is receiving and 80 percent of the average current earnings, whichever is less.

2. The increase provided by this section must not be paid for any period before July 1, 1981.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.110 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.110
American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment : Duty of Division to adopt Guides by regulation
Status: in_force

1. For the purposes of NRS 616B.557 , 616B.578 , 616B.587 , 616C.490 and 617.459 , not later than August 1, 2003, the Division shall adopt regulations incorporating the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment , Fifth Edition, by reference. The regulations: (a) Must provide that the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment , Fifth Edition, must be applied to all examinations; and (b) Must be applied to all examinations for a permanent partial disability that are conducted on or after the effective date of the regulations, regardless of the date of injury.

2. After adopting the regulations required pursuant to subsection 1, the Division may amend those regulations as it deems necessary, except that the amendments to those regulations: (a) Must be consistent with the Fifth Edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ; (b) Must not incorporate any contradictory matter from any other edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment ; and (c) Must not consider any factors other than the degree of physical impairment of the whole person in calculating the entitlement to compensation.

3. If the Fifth Edition of the American Medical Association's Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment contains more than one method of determining the rating of an impairment, the Administrator shall designate by regulation the method from that edition which must be used to rate an impairment pursuant to NRS 616C.490 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.7104 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.7104
Notice to person who is subject to withholding
Status: in_force

The Administrator shall provide to a person who is subject to the withholding of income pursuant to NRS 612.7102 a notice sent by first-class mail to the person's last known address:

1. That his or her income is being withheld;

2. That a notice to withhold income applies to any current or subsequent employer;

3. That a notice to withhold income has been mailed to his or her employer;

4. Of the information provided to his or her employer pursuant to NRS 612.7106 ;

5. That he or she may contest the withholding; and

6. Of the grounds and procedures for contesting the withholding.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.110 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.110
Grafting by employee: Penalty
Status: in_force

Every agent, employee or servant of any person or corporation who shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon any agreement or understanding that he or she shall act in any particular manner in connection with his or her principal's, employer's or master's business, or who, being authorized to purchase or contract for materials, supplies or other articles or to employ servants or labor for his or her principal, employer or master, shall ask or receive, directly or indirectly, for himself, herself or another, a commission, percentage, discount, bonus or promise thereof from any person with whom he or she may deal in relation to such matters, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 609.652 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.652
Administrative penalty
Status: in_force

In addition to any other remedy or penalty, if any person commits a violation described in NRS 609.650 , the Labor Commissioner may impose against the person an administrative penalty of not more than $2,500 for each such violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.650 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.650
Priorities under legal dissolutions or distributions
Status: in_force

1. In the event of any distribution of any employer's assets either voluntarily or pursuant to any order of any court under the laws of this State, the lien for contributions then due must be paid in full, before all other liens or claims except prior taxes and liens which have been recorded before the time the contributions became due and claims for remuneration for services of not more than $600 to each claimant, earned within 3 months of the commencement of the proceeding.

2. In the event of an employer's adjudication in bankruptcy, judicially confirmed extension proposal, composition or other proceeding in bankruptcy, contributions then or thereafter due are entitled to the same priority as is afforded for taxes due to states.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.237 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.237
Quarterly report of Administrator
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator of the Division shall, for each calendar quarter, gather aggregate unemployment data concerning veterans, including, without limitation, benefits paid to veterans, and report such data to the Interagency Council on Veterans Affairs.

2. As used in this section, “ veteran ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.207 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.207
Applicability to officers of quasi-public and private corporations and managers of limited-liability companies; rejection of coverage by certain officers and managers
Status: in_force

1. If a quasi-public or private corporation or limited-liability company is required to be insured pursuant to this chapter, an officer of the corporation or a manager of the company who: (a) Receives pay for service performed shall be deemed for the purposes of this chapter to receive a minimum pay of $6,000 per policy year and a maximum pay of $36,000 per policy year. (b) Does not receive pay for services performed shall be deemed for the purposes of this chapter to receive a minimum pay of $500 per month or $6,000 per policy year.

2. An officer or manager who does not receive pay for services performed may elect to reject coverage for himself or herself by filing written notice thereof with the corporation or company and the insurer. The rejection is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer.

3. An officer or manager of such a corporation or company who: (a) Owns the corporation or company; and (b) Receives pay for the services performed, may elect to reject coverage for himself or herself by filing written notice thereof with the insurer. The rejection is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer.

4. An officer or manager who has rejected coverage may rescind that rejection by filing written notice thereof with the corporation or company and the insurer. The rescission is effective upon receipt of the notice by the insurer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.7116 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.7116
Employer and Administrator immunity
Status: in_force

1. An employer who complies with a notice to withhold income pursuant to NRS 612.7102 that is regular on its face may not be held liable in any civil action for any conduct taken in compliance with the notice.

2. Compliance by an employer with a notice to withhold income pursuant to NRS 612.7102 is a discharge of the employer's liability to the person as to that portion of the income affected.

3. If a court issues an order to stay a withholding of income, the Administrator may not be held liable in any civil action to the person who is the subject of the withholding of income for any money withheld before the stay becomes effective.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.590 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.590
Eligibility for services; effect of incarceration; effect of refusing services offered by insurer; effect of inability of insurer to locate injured employee
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, an injured employee is not eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, unless: (a) The treating physician or chiropractic physician approves the return of the injured employee to work but imposes permanent restrictions that prevent the injured employee from returning to the position that the employee held at the time of his or her injury; (b) The injured employee's employer does not offer employment that: (1) The employee is eligible for considering the restrictions imposed pursuant to paragraph (a); (2) Provides a gross wage that is equal to or greater than 80 percent of the gross wage that the employee was earning at the time of injury; and (3) Has the same employment benefits as the position of the employee at the time of his or her injury; and (c) The injured employee is unable to return to gainful employment with any other employer at a gross wage that is equal to or greater than 80 percent of the gross wage that the employee was earning at the time of his or her injury.

2. If the treating physician or chiropractic physician imposes permanent restrictions on the injured employee for the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, he or she shall specify in writing: (a) The medically objective findings upon which his or her determination is based; and (b) A detailed description of the restrictions. The treating physician or chiropractic physician shall deliver a copy of the findings and the description of the restrictions to the insurer.

3. If there is a question as to whether the restrictions imposed upon the injured employee are permanent, the employee may receive vocational rehabilitation services until a final determination concerning the duration of the restrictions is made.

4. Vocational rehabilitation services must cease as soon as the injured employee is no longer eligible for the services pursuant to subsection 1.

5. An injured employee is not entitled to vocational rehabilitation services solely because the position that the employee held at the time of his or her injury is no longer available.

6. An injured employee or the dependents of the injured employee are not entitled to accrue or be paid any money for vocational rehabilitation services during the time the injured employee is incarcerated.

7. Any injured employee eligible for compensation other than accident benefits may not be paid those benefits if the injured employee refuses counseling, training or other vocational rehabilitation services offered by the insurer. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.028 and 616B.029 , an injured employee shall be deemed to have refused counseling, training and other vocational rehabilitation services while the injured employee is incarcerated.

8. If an insurer cannot locate an injured employee for whom it has ordered vocational rehabilitation services, the insurer may close his or her claim 21 days after the insurer determines that the employee cannot be located. The insurer shall make a reasonable effort to locate the employee.

9. The reappearance of the injured employee after his or her claim has been closed does not automatically reinstate his or her eligibility for vocational rehabilitation benefits. If the employee wishes to re-establish his or her eligibility for those benefits, the injured employee must file a written application with the insurer to reinstate the claim. The insurer shall reinstate the employee's claim if good cause is shown for the employee's absence.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 614.160 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 614 / Section 614.160
Picketing: Unlawful acts; acceptable acts; local variance; penalty
Status: in_force

1. During the pendency of a strike, work stoppage or other dispute, it is unlawful for any person: (a) To picket on private property without the written permission of the owner or pursuant to an order from a federal court or agency of competent jurisdiction, even if the private property is open to the public as invitees for business, except that an employee may enter or leave his or her employer's property in the course of his or her employment or for the purpose of receiving payment for services performed; (b) To maintain any picket or picket line, individually or as part of a group, in front of or across entrances to or exits from any property, except that the following numbers of pickets may be maintained across entrances or exits if the pickets do not narrow or block the entrances or exits or delay, impede or interfere with the ability of persons or vehicles to enter or leave the property: (1) Two pickets at pedestrian entrances and exits; (2) Two pickets at driveway entrances and exits 20 feet or less in width; and (3) Six pickets at driveway entrances and exits more than 20 feet in width; (c) Knowingly to threaten, molest, assault, or in any manner physically touch the person, clothing or vehicle of any person attempting to enter or leave any property, including employees, agents, contractors, representatives, guests, customers or others doing or attempting to do business with the owner or occupant; (d) Intentionally to operate a motor vehicle so as to delay, impede or interfere with the ability of persons or vehicles to enter or leave any property; (e) To use language or words threatening to do harm to a person or the property of the person or designed to incite fear in any person attempting to enter or leave any property; or (f) Knowingly to spread, drop, throw or otherwise knowingly to disperse nails, tacks, staples, glass or other objects in the entrances to or exits from any property.

2. Any persons participating in a strike, work stoppage or other dispute may picket on the public sidewalks or other public areas between entrances and exits to any property if the pickets maintain a distance of 30 feet from each person or group of two persons to the next person or group and no more than two persons walk abreast.

3. Persons who picket any property may congregate in groups of 10 or fewer to confer with their captain at reasonable times or to obtain food and drink at reasonable times, but shall not so congregate within 30 feet of any entrance or exit.

4. Each county shall adopt by ordinance a procedure by which it may grant a variance from the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 1.

5. Any person who violates the prohibitions of this section or of a variance granted pursuant to subsection 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not preclude civil action or additional criminal prosecution based upon acts which are prohibited by this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.450 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.450
Written agreement regarding employment relationship with leased employees
Status: in_force

The employment relationship with workers provided by a professional employer organization to a client company must be established by written agreement between the professional employer organization and the client company. The professional employer organization shall give written notice of the employment relationship to each leased employee assigned to perform services for the client company.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.120 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.120
Persons and places protected
Status: in_force

No license shall protect any other than the person to whom it is issued nor any places other than those designated in the license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.090 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.090
Depositions of witnesses
Status: in_force

1. In an investigation, the Administrator or a hearing officer may cause depositions of witnesses residing within or without the State to be taken in the manner prescribed by law and Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure for taking depositions in civil actions in courts of record.

2. After the initiation of a claim under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS , in which a claimant or other party is entitled to a hearing on the merits, any party to the proceeding may, in the manner prescribed by law and the Nevada Rules of Civil Procedure for taking written interrogatories and depositions in civil actions in courts of record: (a) Serve upon any other party written interrogatories to be answered by the party served; or (b) Take the testimony of any person, including a party, by deposition upon oral examination.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.200 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.200
Receipts: Issuance; retention of duplicate; required statement
Status: in_force

All receipts for the payment of any fees by an applicant for employment must be prepared and numbered in original and duplicate. The original must be given to the applicant paying the fee and the duplicate must be kept on file at the employment agency. Each receipt must have printed on its face in prominent type the following statement:

This agency is licensed by the Labor Commissioner of Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.120 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.120
“Employee”: Participants in programs of job training administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616A.125 , any person who participates in a program of job training administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services shall be deemed for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS to be an employee of the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services at the wage of $150 per month and is entitled to the benefits of those chapters.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.6134 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.6134
Faith of State pledged not to impair bonds
Status: repealed

Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 612.755 , the faith of the State is hereby pledged that NRS 612.595 , 612.600 , 612.6102 to 612.6134 , inclusive, and 612.617 , any law supplemental or otherwise appertaining thereto, and any other act concerning the bonds, the Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund, the special bond contributions or other pledged money, funds or assets, must not be repealed or amended or otherwise directly or indirectly modified in such a manner as to impair adversely any outstanding bonds until all such bonds have been discharged in full or provision for their payment and redemption has been fully made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.170 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.170
Time checks: Discounts and deductions unlawful
Status: in_force

1. Whenever any person or persons, firm, corporation or association, whether acting as principal or agent, contractor or subcontractor, shall hire or employ any other person or persons for the performance of any labor or service, and shall issue to such person or persons time checks for the labor or service performed, it shall be unlawful for the person or persons, firm, corporation or association issuing such time checks to discount the same or deduct therefrom any portion of the same as such discount.

2. Any employer of labor, or agent or representative thereof, violating the provisions of subsection 1 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

3. Nothing in subsections 1 and 2 shall apply to persons, firms, associations or corporations making discounts, deductions, or pro rata payments in the course of bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings, or in the settlement of the estates of deceased persons.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.438 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.438
Unlawful employment practices: Adverse employment actions relating to accommodations for conditions relating to pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions; exceptions; employer may require statement from physician; other provisions of law unimpaired
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, it is an unlawful employment practice for an employer to: (a) Refuse to provide a reasonable accommodation to a female employee or applicant for employment upon request of the employee or applicant, as applicable, for a condition of the employee or applicant relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition, unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the business of the employer as determined pursuant to NRS 613.4374 ; (b) Take an adverse employment action against a female employee because the employee requests or uses a reasonable accommodation for a condition of the employee relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition which may include, without limitation, refusing to promote the employee, requiring the employee to transfer to another position, refusing to reinstate the employee to the same or an equivalent position upon return to work or taking any other action which affects the terms or conditions of employment in a manner which is not desired by the employee; (c) Deny an employment opportunity to an otherwise qualified female employee or applicant for employment based on the need of the employee or applicant, as applicable, for a reasonable accommodation for a condition of the employee or applicant relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition; (d) Require a female employee or applicant for employment who is affected by a condition of the employee or applicant relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition to accept an accommodation that the employee or applicant did not request or chooses not to accept; and (e) Require a female employee who is affected by a condition of the employee relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition to take leave from employment if a reasonable accommodation for any such condition of the employee is available that would allow the employee to continue to work.

2. It is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to take an action set forth in this section if the action is based upon a bona fide occupational qualification.

3. An employer who is a contractor licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS is not subject to: (a) The requirements of this section with regard to a request of a female employee to provide a reasonable accommodation if the requested accommodation is to provide a place, other than a bathroom, where the employee may express breast milk and the employee is performing work at a construction job site that is located more than 3 miles from the regular place of business of the employer; or (b) The requirements of paragraph (d) or (e) of subsection 1 with regard to a female employee who is affected by a condition of the employee relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition if the work duties of the employee include the performance of manual labor.

4. An employer who is a contractor licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS is encouraged to provide a reasonable accommodation described in paragraph (a) of subsection 3 to the extent practicable.

5. An employer may require a female employee to provide an explanatory statement from the employee's physician concerning the specific accommodation recommended by the physician for the employee.

6. This section must not be construed to preempt, limit, diminish or otherwise affect any other provision of law relating to discrimination on the basis of sex or pregnancy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.485 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.485
Hepatitis as occupational disease of police officers, firefighters and emergency medical attendants
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and except as otherwise provided in this section, if an employee has hepatitis, the disease is conclusively presumed to have arisen out of and in the course of his or her employment if the employee has been continuously employed for 5 years or more as a police officer, full-time salaried firefighter or emergency medical attendant in this State before the date of any temporary or permanent disability or death resulting from the hepatitis.

2. Compensation awarded to a police officer, firefighter or emergency medical attendant, or to the dependents of such a person, for hepatitis pursuant to this section must include: (a) Full reimbursement for related expenses incurred for medical treatments, surgery and hospitalization; and (b) The compensation provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for the disability or death.

3. A police officer, salaried firefighter or emergency medical attendant shall: (a) Submit to a blood test to screen for hepatitis C upon employment, upon the commencement of coverage and thereafter on an annual basis during his or her employment. (b) Submit to a blood test to screen for hepatitis A and hepatitis B upon employment, upon the commencement of coverage and thereafter on an annual basis during his or her employment, except that a police officer, salaried firefighter or emergency medical attendant is not required to submit to a blood test to screen for hepatitis A and hepatitis B on an annual basis during his or her employment if he or she has been vaccinated for hepatitis A and hepatitis B upon employment or at other medically appropriate times during his or her employment. Each employer shall provide a police officer, salaried firefighter or emergency medical attendant with the opportunity to be vaccinated for hepatitis A and hepatitis B upon employment and at other medically appropriate times during his or her employment.

4. All blood tests required pursuant to this section and all vaccinations provided pursuant to this section must be paid for by the employer.

5. The provisions of this section: (a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), do not apply to a police officer, firefighter or emergency medical attendant who is diagnosed with hepatitis upon employment. (b) Apply to a police officer, firefighter or emergency medical attendant who is diagnosed with hepatitis upon employment if, during the employment or within 1 year after the last day of the employment, he or she is diagnosed with a different strain of hepatitis. (c) Apply to a police officer, firefighter or emergency medical attendant who is diagnosed with hepatitis after the termination of the employment if the diagnosis is made within 1 year after the last day of the employment.

6. A police officer, firefighter or emergency medical attendant who is determined to be: (a) Partially disabled from an occupational disease pursuant to the provisions of this section; and (b) Incapable of performing, with or without remuneration, work as a police officer, firefighter or emergency medical attendant, may elect to receive the benefits provided pursuant to NRS 616C.440 for a permanent total disability.

7. As used in this section: (a) “ Emergency medical attendant ” means a person licensed as an attendant or certified as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS , whose primary duties of employment are the provision of emergency medical services. (b) “ Hepatitis ” includes hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and any additional diseases or conditions that are associated with or result from hepatitis A, hepatitis B or hepatitis C. (c) “ Police officer ” means a sheriff, deputy sheriff, officer of a metropolitan police department or city police officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.636 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.636
Actions at law by employees
Status: in_force

1. If any employer within the provisions of NRS 616B.633 fails to provide and secure compensation under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, any injured employee or the dependents of the employee may bring an action at law against the employer for damages as if those chapters did not apply.

2. The injured employee or the dependents of the employee may in such an action attach the property of the employer at any time upon or after the institution of the action, in an amount fixed by the court, to secure the payment of any judgment which is ultimately obtained. The provisions of chapters 31 and 71 of NRS govern the issuance of, and proceedings upon, the attachment.

3. In such an action, the employer does not escape liability for personal injury or accident sustained by the employee, when the injury sustained arises out of and in the course of the employment, because: (a) The employee assumed the risks: (1) Inherent or incidental to, or arising out of his or her employment; (2) Arising from the failure of the employer to provide and maintain a reasonably safe place to work; or (3) Arising from the failure of the employer to furnish reasonably safe tools, motor vehicles or appliances. (b) The employer exercised reasonable care in selecting reasonably competent employees in the business. (c) The injury was caused by the negligence of a coemployee. (d) The employee was negligent, unless it appears that such negligence was willful and with intent to cause injury or the injured party was intoxicated. In such cases it is presumed that the injury to the employee was the result of the negligence of the employer and that such negligence was the proximate cause of the injury, and the burden of proof rests upon the employer to rebut the presumption of negligence.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.040 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.040
Penalty for failure to pay employee who is discharged, resigns, quits or is placed on nonworking status
Status: in_force

1. If an employer fails to pay: (a) Within 3 days after the wages or compensation of a discharged employee becomes due; (b) Within 3 days after the wages of an employee placed on nonworking status pursuant to NRS 608.020 becomes due; or (c) On the day the wages or compensation is due to an employee who resigns or quits, the wages or compensation of the employee continues at the same rate from the day the employee resigned, quit or was discharged or placed on nonworking status until paid or for 30 days, whichever is less.

2. Any employee who secretes or absents himself or herself to avoid payment of his or her wages or compensation, or refuses to accept them when fully tendered to him or her, is not entitled to receive the payment thereof for the time he or she secretes or absents himself or herself to avoid payment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 614.100 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 614 / Section 614.100
Denial of right of representation unlawful
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any employer, or any association or combination of employers of labor, in this State, or any worker, laborer, association, organization or combination of workers or laborers in this State, or any officer or officers, agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, or any other person or persons whatsoever representing any such employer or association or combination of employers or representing any such worker or laborer or association, organization or combination of workers or laborers, to deny or cause to be denied, or to prevent or cause to be prevented, in any hearing, meeting or conference between any such employer or employers and any such workers or laborers, or any combination thereof, wherein wage negotiations, wage disputes, working conditions, matters of discipline, or any other matter or matters may be the subject of any such hearing, meeting or conference, the right of representation thereat by a person or persons chosen by the adversary party or parties then and there engaged in such hearing, meeting or conference to act as its or their representative or representatives, and any such person or persons so chosen shall be recognized and accorded the right to represent at such hearing, meeting or conference the party or parties so choosing such representative person or persons and present and submit the views, contentions and demands thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.737 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.737
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may adopt such regulations as the Commissioner determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 616B.710 to 616B.737 , inclusive, to the extent that the authority granted pursuant to this section does not duplicate authority granted to the Administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.610 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.610
Inspection of employer's books, records and payroll by Attorney General; subpoena; court order; penalty
Status: in_force

1. The books, records and payrolls of an employer pertinent to the investigation of a violation of any of the provisions of NRS 616D.200 , 616D.220 , 616D.240 , 616D.300 , 616D.310 or 616D.350 to 616D.440 , inclusive, or any fraud in the administration of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS or in the provision of benefits for industrial insurance, must always be open to inspection by an investigator for the Attorney General for the purpose of ascertaining the correctness of such information and as may be necessary for the Attorney General to carry out his or her duties pursuant to NRS 228.420 . If the books, records or payrolls are located outside this State, the employer shall make any records requested pursuant to this section available in this State for inspection within 10 working days after the request.

2. If an employer refuses to produce any book, record, payroll report or other document in conjunction with an investigation conducted by the Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance, the Attorney General may issue a subpoena to require the production of that document.

3. If an employer refuses to produce any document as required by the subpoena, the Attorney General may report to the district court by petition, setting forth that: (a) Due notice has been given of the time and place of the production of the document; (b) The employer has been subpoenaed by the Attorney General pursuant to this section; and (c) The employer has failed or refused to produce the document required by the subpoena, and asking for an order of the court compelling the employer to produce the document.

4. Upon such petition, the court shall enter an order directing the employer to appear before the court at a time and place to be fixed by the court in its order, the time to be not more than 10 days after the date of the order, and to show cause why the employer has not produced the document. A certified copy of the order must be served upon the employer.

5. If it appears to the court that the subpoena was regularly issued by the Attorney General, the court shall enter an order that the employer produce the required document at the time and place fixed in the order. Failure to obey the order constitutes contempt of court.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.200 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.200
Underground mines and workings; criminal and administrative penalties
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the period of employment for all persons who are employed, occupied or engaged in work or labor of any kind or nature in underground mines or underground workings in search for or in extraction of minerals, whether base or precious, metallic or nonmetallic, or who are engaged in such underground mines or underground workings, or who are employed, engaged or occupied in other underground workings of any kind or nature for the purpose of tunneling, making excavations or to accomplish any other purpose or design, must not exceed 8 hours within any 24 hours. The 8-hour limit applies only to time actually employed in the mine and does not include time consumed for meals or travel into or out of the actual work site. It is unlawful for a person or an agent of the person to hire, contract with or cause any person to work for a period longer than the provisions of this section allow.

2. In cases of emergency where life or property is in danger, the period may be prolonged during the continuance of the emergency.

3. This section does not prevent change in the hours of employment from one part of the day to another at stated periods, nor does it prevent the employment of any of the persons mentioned in this section for more than 8 hours during the day in which a change is made. Such a change in the hours of employment must not occur more than once in any 2 weeks.

4. This section does not preclude a repair or maintenance crew from completing any repair or maintenance work upon which it is engaged at the end of an 8-hour period. This section does not preclude an employee from working a subsequent shift or period thereof in the same 24 hours if no qualified employee is available for relief.

5. If a majority of the employees whose hours are limited by this section agree to a policy proposed by their employer for periods of work in excess of 8 hours in a 24-hour period, the employer may adopt such a policy. The agreement required for such a policy must be evidenced by the results of an election held during regular working hours using secret ballots. All affected employees who are employed by the employer not later than 24 hours before the voting begins are eligible to cast a ballot.

6. Before such an election may be conducted, the employer must hold informational meetings for the affected employees on each shift during the regular working hours of the affected employees. At each such meeting the employer shall explain the effect of the proposed policy on the hours and compensation of the employees. Written notice of these informational meetings must be posted conspicuously in at least three locations throughout the mine site for at least 7 consecutive days before the date of the meetings. The notice must include the time, date, place and purpose of the meetings. Written notice of the time, date, place and purpose of the election must be posted in the same manner and for the same period. Failure to comply with the procedural requirements of this subsection make the results of the election void for the purposes of this section.

7. This section does not apply to employees who are covered by a valid collective bargaining agreement.

8. Any person who willfully violates any provision of subsection 1 or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor.

9. In addition to any other remedy or penalty, the Labor Commissioner may impose against the person an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000 for each such violation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.380 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.380
Leaving last or next to last employment without good cause or to seek other employment
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person is ineligible for benefits for the week in which the person has voluntarily left his or her last or next to last employment: (a) Without good cause, if so found by the Administrator, and until the person earns remuneration in covered employment equal to or exceeding his or her weekly benefit amount in each of 10 weeks. (b) To seek other employment and for all subsequent weeks until the person secures other employment or until he or she earns remuneration in covered employment equal to or exceeding his or her weekly benefit amount in each of 10 weeks, if so found by the Administrator.

2. A person is not ineligible for benefits solely because he or she left employment which was not suitable to enter training approved pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 2296 .

3. As used in subsection 2, employment is “suitable” if the work is of a substantially equal or higher level of skill than the person's past adversely affected employment, and the wages are not less than 80 percent of the person’s average weekly wage at his or her past adversely affected employment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 610.180 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 610 / Section 610.180
Violations of programs or agreements: Investigations; hearings; exhaustion of administrative remedies
Status: in_force

1. Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon its own initiative, the Council may investigate to determine if there has been a violation of the terms or conditions of an approved program or an agreement made under this chapter. The Council may hold necessary hearings, inquiries and other proceedings. The parties to each agreement and the sponsors and interested participants in the program shall be given a fair and impartial hearing, after reasonable notice. A copy of the determination or decision of each hearing must be filed with the State Apprenticeship Director.

2. A person shall not institute any action based upon: (a) An agreement; (b) Proposed or approved standards for apprenticeship; or (c) A program governed by this chapter, unless the person first exhausts all administrative remedies provided by this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.370 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.370
Judicial review
Status: in_force

1. No judicial proceedings may be instituted for compensation for an injury or death under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS unless: (a) A claim for compensation is filed as provided in NRS 616C.020 ; and (b) A final decision of an appeals officer has been rendered on such claim.

2. Judicial proceedings instituted for compensation for an injury or death, under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS are limited to judicial review of the decision of an appeals officer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.210 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.210
Approval of forms by Labor Commissioner
Status: in_force

The Labor Commissioner shall approve the form of the receipts given, records kept and applications provided by a licensee and the form of the contract used by a licensee for services to applicants for employment. Each licensee shall provide the necessary blanks and other supplies at the licensee’s own expense.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.770 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.770
Assessments and fees: Establishment; collection; use
Status: in_force

1. The costs of carrying out the provisions of NRS 618.750 to 618.850 , inclusive, must be paid from assessments payable by each insurer based upon expected annual expenditures for claims. The Division shall adopt regulations which establish formulas of assessment which result in an equitable distribution of costs among the insurers.

2. In addition, the Division shall by regulation establish a schedule of fees designed to recover revenue to defray the costs of carrying out the provisions of NRS 618.750 to 618.850 , inclusive. The Division may collect fees for applications, the issuance and renewal of licenses, examinations, the review and approval of training courses, job notifications and inspections, recordkeeping, and any other activity of the Division related to the provisions of NRS 618.750 to 618.850 , inclusive. The fee for the issuance or renewal of a license must not exceed $200.

3. Any fees collected pursuant to this section must be used to offset the assessments established pursuant to subsection 1.

4. As used in this section, “insurer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 232.550 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.675 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.675
Jeopardized collections: Assessment; stay of collection of assessment
Status: in_force

1. Whenever the Administrator finds that the collection of any contribution computed under the provisions of law will be jeopardized by delay, the Administrator may immediately assess the contribution together with all forfeit and interest which may have accrued, whether or not the final date otherwise prescribed for making the contribution has arrived. Upon assessment, the contribution is immediately due, the contributions together with all forfeit and interest which may have accrued are immediately payable, and notice of demand for payment must be made upon the employer for the payment thereof. Upon failure or refusal to pay the assessed contribution, forfeit and interest, collection thereof may be enforced according to the provisions of law applicable to the collection of unpaid contributions.

2. When a jeopardy assessment has been made as provided in subsection 1, the employer may stay its collection until such time as the contributions for the period in question would normally become due, by filing a bond with the Administrator which is executed by the employer as principal, and by a corporation qualified under the laws of this State as surety, payable to the State of Nevada and conditioned on the payment of the contribution at the proper time. The amount of the required security must be equal to the amount of the assessment, rounded off to the next larger integral multiple of $100.

3. In lieu of a bond, the employer may deposit with the Administrator a like amount of lawful money of the United States or any other form of security authorized by NRS 100.065 . If security is provided in the form of a savings certificate, certificate of deposit or investment certificate, the certificate must state that the amount is not available for withdrawal except upon order of the Administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.025 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.025
Recovery of compensation barred if notice of injury or claim for compensation is not filed; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employee or, in the event of the death of the employee, a dependent of the employee, is barred from recovering compensation pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS if the employee or dependent, as applicable, fails to file a notice of injury pursuant to NRS 616C.015 or a claim for compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.020 .

2. An insurer may excuse the failure to file a notice of injury or a claim for compensation pursuant to the provisions of this section if: (a) The injury to the employee or another cause beyond the control of the employee prevented the employee from providing the notice or claim; (b) The failure was caused by the employee's or dependent's mistake or ignorance of fact or of law; (c) The failure was caused by the physical or mental inability of the employee or the dependent; or (d) The failure was caused by fraud, misrepresentation or deceit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.030 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.030
“Accident” defined
Status: in_force

“Accident” means an unexpected or unforeseen event happening suddenly and violently, with or without human fault, and producing at the time objective symptoms of an injury.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.100 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.100
Deposit of fees for licenses
Status: in_force

The Labor Commissioner shall make an itemized account of all money received by him or her as fees for licenses under the provisions of NRS 611.020 to 611.320 , inclusive, and shall deposit the money with the State Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of NRS 353.250 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.110 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 607 / Section 607.110
Knowledge of labor laws
Status: in_force

The Labor Commissioner shall inform himself or herself of all laws of the State for the protection of life and limb in any of the industries of the State, all laws regulating the hours of labor, the employment of minors, the payment of wages and all other laws enacted for the protection and benefit of employees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.010 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.010
Employee to report accident and injury to employer; examination of employee; professional employer organization to provide to leased employees instructions regarding reporting of injuries
Status: in_force

1. Whenever any accident occurs to any employee, the employee shall forthwith report the accident and the injury resulting therefrom to his or her employer.

2. When an employer learns of an accident, whether or not it is reported, the employer may direct the employee to submit to, or the employee may request, an examination by a physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, in order to ascertain the character and extent of the injury and render medical attention which is required immediately. The employer shall: (a) If the employer's insurer has entered into a contract with an organization for managed care or with providers of health care pursuant to NRS 616B.527 , furnish the names, addresses and telephone numbers of: (1) Two or more physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to conduct the examination and who are available pursuant to the terms of the contract, if there are two or more such physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses within 30 miles of the employee's place of employment; or (2) One or more physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to conduct the examination and who are available pursuant to the terms of the contract, if there are not two or more such physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses within 30 miles of the employee's place of employment. (b) If the employer's insurer has not entered into a contract with an organization for managed care or with providers of health care pursuant to NRS 616B.527 , furnish the names, addresses and telephone numbers of: (1) Two or more physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to conduct the examination, if there are two or more such physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses within 30 miles of the employee's place of employment; or (2) One or more physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses who are qualified to conduct the examination, if there are not two or more such physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses within 30 miles of the employee's place of employment.

3. From among the names furnished by the employer pursuant to subsection 2, the employee shall select one of those physicians, chiropractic physicians, physician assistants or advanced practice registered nurses to conduct the examination, but the employer shall not require the employee to select a particular physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse from among the names furnished by the employer. Thereupon, the examining physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, as applicable, shall report forthwith to the employer and to the insurer the character and extent of the injury. The employer shall not require the employee to disclose or permit the disclosure of any other information concerning the employee's physical condition except as required by NRS 616C.177 .

4. Further medical attention, except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.265 , must be authorized by the insurer.

5. This section does not prohibit an employer from requiring the employee to submit to an examination by a physician or chiropractic physician specified by the employer at any convenient time after medical attention which is required immediately has been completed.

6. A professional employer organization must provide to each employee covered under an employee leasing contract instructions on how to notify the client company and the employee's supervisor at the professional employer organization of an injury in plain, clear language placed in conspicuous type in a specifically labeled area of instructions given to the employee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.157 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.157
Benefits for health care: Coverage for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery
Status: in_force

1. If an employer provides health benefits for his or her employees which include coverage for the surgical procedure known as a mastectomy, the employer must also provide commensurate coverage for at least two prosthetic devices and for reconstructive surgery incident to the mastectomy. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, this coverage is subject to the same terms and conditions that apply to the coverage for the mastectomy.

2. If reconstructive surgery is begun within 3 years after a mastectomy, the amount of the benefits for that surgery must equal those amounts provided at the time of the mastectomy. If the surgery is begun more than 3 years after the mastectomy, the benefits provided are subject to all the terms, conditions and exclusions relating to those benefits at the time of the reconstructive surgery.

3. For the purposes of this section, “reconstructive surgery” means a surgical procedure performed following a mastectomy on one breast or both breasts to re-establish symmetry between the two breasts. The term includes, but is not limited to, augmentation mammoplasty, reduction mammoplasty and mastopexy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.384 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.384
Establishment of safety program: Employers encouraged to employ persons who have completed certain training in basic emergency care of persons in cardiac arrest
Status: in_force

The Administrator shall encourage all employers who are required to establish a written safety program pursuant to NRS 618.383 to include as a part of that program the employment of a person who has successfully completed the training requirements of a course in basic emergency care of a person in cardiac arrest that:

1. Included training in the operation and use of an automated external defibrillator; and

2. Was conducted in accordance with the standards of the American Heart Association or the American National Red Cross.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.385 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.385
Discharge for misconduct
Status: in_force

A person is ineligible for benefits for the week in which the person has filed a claim for benefits, if he or she was discharged from his or her last or next to last employment for misconduct connected with the person’s work, and remains ineligible until the person earns remuneration in covered employment equal to or exceeding his or her weekly benefit amount in each of not more than 15 weeks thereafter as determined by the Administrator in each case according to the seriousness of the misconduct.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.9927 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.9927
Division duties: Approval of OSHA-10 and OSHA-30 courses; registry of course providers; regulations setting forth guidelines for continuing education
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall, by regulation, approve OSHA-10 courses and OSHA-30 courses for the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of NRS 618.9929 .

2. The Division shall establish a registry to track the providers of courses approved pursuant to subsection 1.

3. The Division shall adopt regulations that set forth guidelines for job-specific training to qualify as continuing education for the purposes of NRS 618.9929 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.200 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.200
Commencement of action in another state to recover damages or compensation by employee injured out of State constitutes irrevocable waiver of compensation due under Nevada law; satisfaction of foreign judgment against Nevada employer
Status: in_force

1. If an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this State receives a personal injury by an accident arising out of and in the course of such employment outside this State, and the employee, or the employee’s personal or legal representatives, dependents or next of kin commence any action or proceeding in any other state to recover any damages or compensation from his or her employer for the injury or death, the act of commencing such an action or proceeding constitutes an irrevocable waiver of all compensation for the injury or death to which persons would otherwise have been entitled under the laws of this State.

2. If the injured employee or the employee’s personal or legal representatives, dependents or next of kin recover a final judgment against the employer for damages arising out of the injury or death in any court of competent jurisdiction in any other state, the compensation which would otherwise have been payable under the laws of this State, up to the full amount thereof, but less any sums previously paid for the injury or death, must be applied in satisfaction of the judgment as follows: (a) Upon receipt of an authenticated copy of the final judgment and writ of execution or other process issued in aid thereof, the insurer shall immediately determine the total amount of compensation which would have been payable under the laws of this State if a claim therefor had been made to the insurer. In the case of compensation payable in installments, the insurer shall convert it into a lump sum by such a system of computation as the Administrator deems proper. (b) The insurer shall thereupon order to be paid in full or partial satisfaction of the judgment a sum not to exceed the total amount of compensation computed as provided in this section or the amount of the judgment, whichever is less. (c) Except for a self-insured employer or an employer who is a member of an association of self-insured public or private employers, if the judgment is satisfied fully by the employer before any payment by the private carrier pursuant to paragraph (b), the amount payable thereunder must be paid to the employer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.015 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.015
Prior acts of State Industrial Insurance System continued in effect; disposition of claims and causes of action existing on December 31, 1999
Status: in_force

1. All premiums, contributions, penalties, money, properties, securities, funds, deposits, contracts and awards received, collected, acquired, established or made by the State Industrial Insurance System under the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS before January 1, 2000, continue in full force and effect, and the rights, obligations and liabilities of the System thereunder must be assumed and performed by the successor organization of the System.

2. All proceedings must be had and rights determined under the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS on any claims or actions pending or causes of action existing on December 31, 1999.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.371 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.371
Reimbursement of benefits paid if back pay awarded for same period
Status: in_force

1. Any person who has been awarded back pay because the person was unlawfully discharged is liable for the amount of the benefits paid to him or her during the period for which the back pay was awarded, without regard to the length of time that has passed since the benefits were paid. The employer's reserve account must be credited, effective as of the date the benefits were paid, with the amount of those benefits. Before an employer pays the employee, the employer shall ascertain the amount of the benefits received by the person during the period for which back pay was awarded and shall withhold that amount from the payment of back pay. The employer shall deliver the amount withheld to the Division.

2. The Administrator may recover from the person liable, the amount due within 3 years after the payment of back pay, if the employer does not withhold it, by using the method of collection provided in NRS 612.625 to 612.645 , inclusive, or by deducting the amount due from any benefits payable to the person liable for repayment.

3. The Administrator may waive recovery or adjustment of all or part of the amount due which the Administrator finds to be uncollectible or the recovery or adjustment of which the Administrator finds to be administratively impracticable.

4. Any person who is liable pursuant to this section may appeal the repayment within 11 days after the award of back pay. The appeal must be made in the manner provided in this chapter for the appeals from determinations of benefit status. The 11-day period provided for in this subsection may be extended by the Administrator for good cause.