Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.435 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.435
Expedited appeal for certain actions
Status: in_force

1. The appellate court of competent jurisdiction shall, with regard to an appeal from a final judgment in an action for age discrimination in employment brought pursuant to NRS 613.420 or 29 U.S.C. §§ 621 - 634 , provide by rule for the filing of briefs within 6 months after the date of entry of the judgment. The appellate court of competent jurisdiction for good cause shown may grant an extension of time for the filing of such briefs.

2. Unless good cause is shown for a later hearing, the appellate court of competent jurisdiction shall, with regard to an appeal to which subsection 1 applies, set the appeal for argument on a date within 60 days after the expiration of the period for filing briefs.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.290 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.290
Criminal and administrative penalties
Status: in_force

1. Any person who violates any provision of NRS 608.250 or 608.670 or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. 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. § 616D.270 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.270
Failure to post and maintain notices
Status: in_force

Any employer who fails:

1. To post the notice required by NRS 616A.490 and 616B.650 in a place that is readily accessible and visible to employees is guilty of a misdemeanor.

2. To maintain the notice or notices required by NRS 616A.490 and 616B.650 is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.283 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.283
“Police officer” defined
Status: in_force

“Police officer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 617.135 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.9909 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.9909
Division duties: Approval of OSHA-10 and OSHA-30 courses; registry of course providers; 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 618.9911 .

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 618.9911 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.983 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.983
Requirements to obtain completion card
Status: in_force

1. Not later than 15 days after the date a construction worker other than a supervisory employee is hired, the construction worker must obtain a completion card for an OSHA-10 course which is issued upon completion of a course approved by the Division pursuant to NRS 618.977 .

2. Not later than 15 days after the date a supervisory employee is hired, the supervisory employee must obtain a completion card for an OSHA-30 course which is issued upon completion of a course approved by the Division pursuant to NRS 618.977 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.6128 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.6128
Procedure for payment of bond-related obligations
Status: in_force

1. For each calendar year in which bond obligations and bond administrative expenses will be due, the State Treasurer shall notify the Administrator of the amount of bond obligations, the estimated amount of bond administrative expenses and the other amounts described in subsection 2 of NRS 612.613 in sufficient time, as determined by the Administrator, to permit the Administrator to determine the amount of special bond contributions required for that year, for deposit into the Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund. The State Treasurer's calculation of the amount of bond obligations and bond administrative expenses that will be due is subject to verification by the Administrator.

2. Money in the Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund that is needed to pay bond obligations and bond administrative expenses or to replenish bond reserves must be transferred as directed by the Administrator to ensure the timely payment of bond obligations and bond administrative expenses and timely replenishment of bond reserves under any instrument or agreement related to the bonds.

3. If there is a deficiency in the Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund and to the extent permitted by law, that part of the principal due on bonds which is attributable to payment of benefits or the repayment of the principal of federal advances under Title XII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1321 et seq., as amended, exclusive of any interest or bond administrative expenses associated with the bonds, may be paid from this State's account in the Unemployment Trust Fund of the United States Treasury.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.115 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.115
“General order” defined
Status: in_force

“General order” means any order which applies generally throughout the State to all employers and employees, employments or places of employment under the jurisdiction of the Division. All other orders of the Division are special orders.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.032 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.032
Policy of insurance: Coverage for domestic worker as part of homeowner's policy of insurance
Status: in_force

1. A private carrier may provide industrial insurance, as a part of a homeowner's policy of insurance, to a person who employs a domestic worker for the term of that worker's employment. Upon providing such coverage, the private carrier may, with the approval of the Commissioner, determine and fix the premium rates to be paid for the industrial insurance so provided.

2. A domestic worker for whom industrial insurance is provided pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Shall be deemed to be an employee while performing work for his or her employer at a wage: (1) Equal to his or her average monthly wage as determined pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.420 if the domestic worker is employed more than 20 hours per week; or (2) Of $150 per month if the domestic worker is employed not more than 20 hours per week; and (b) Is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

3. As used in this section: (a) “Domestic worker” is a person who is engaged exclusively in household or domestic service performed inside or outside of a person's residence. The term includes, without limitation, a cook, housekeeper, maid, companion, babysitter, chauffeur or gardener. (b) “Homeowner's policy of insurance” means a policy of property or casualty insurance that provides coverage for the loss of or damage to a home or against liability for the death or injury of a person or damage to property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.525 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.525
Appeal to courts: Time for appeal; exhaustion of administrative remedies; appeal by Administrator
Status: in_force

1. Any decision of the Board of Review in the absence of an appeal therefrom as herein provided becomes final 11 days after the date of notification by electronic transmission or mailing thereof, and judicial review thereof is permitted only after any party claiming to be aggrieved thereby has exhausted administrative remedies as provided by this chapter.

2. The Administrator shall be deemed to be a party to any judicial action involving any such decision, and may be represented in any such judicial action by: (a) Any qualified attorney employed by the Administrator and designated by the Administrator for that purpose; or (b) The Attorney General, at the Administrator's request.

3. The Administrator may appeal from any decision of the Board of Review to the courts as may any other party to that decision.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.080 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.080
Fees: Officers serving subpoenas; witnesses; procedure for payment
Status: in_force

1. Each officer who serves a subpoena is entitled to receive the same fees as a sheriff.

2. Each witness who appears, in obedience to a subpoena which has been issued pursuant to this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS , before an appeals officer, a hearing officer, the Administrator or the Administrator's designee, is entitled to receive for his or her attendance the fees and mileage provided for witnesses in civil cases in courts of record. For subpoenas issued on behalf of this State or an officer or agency thereof, the fees and mileage are not required to be tendered at the same time that the subpoena is delivered to the person named therein.

3. The appeals officer, hearing officer, Administrator or the Administrator's designee shall: (a) Authorize payment from his or her administrative budget of the fees and mileage due to such a witness; or (b) Impose those costs upon the party at whose instance the witness was subpoenaed or, for good cause shown, upon any other party.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.320 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.320
Producer-promoter-employer required to post bond to secure payment of wages in certain circumstances; amount of bond; conditions of bond
Status: in_force

A producer-promoter-employer required by NRS 608.310 to obtain a permit from the Labor Commissioner must, before being granted the permit, post a bond with:

1. The Labor Commissioner; or

2. In a county whose population is 700,000 or more, with the department or agency within that county which is authorized to issue business licenses on behalf of the county,

in the amount of at least twice the average weekly wages to be paid by the producer-promoter-employer to persons to be employed in the production. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the bond must be conditioned on the payment of all wages due all artists, technical personnel and other persons employed in the production upon the cessation of the production or upon the subrogation of another for the liabilities of the producer-promoter-employer, if that subrogation is satisfactory to the Labor Commissioner. The bond need not be conditioned upon the payment of any wages due to the persons who are the celebrity headliners in the production or the executive personnel, managers or supervisors.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 610.190 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 610 / Section 610.190
Effect of chapter on collective bargaining agreement establishing higher standards
Status: in_force

Nothing in this chapter or in any agreement, standard or program approved under this chapter invalidates any provision in any collective bargaining agreement between employers and employees setting up higher standards for apprenticeship.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.018 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.018
Compensation for overtime: Requirement; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. An employer shall pay 1 1 / 2 times an employee's regular wage rate whenever an employee who receives compensation for employment at a rate less than 1 1 / 2 times the minimum rate set forth in NRS 608.250 works: (a) More than 40 hours in any scheduled week of work; or (b) More than 8 hours in any workday unless by mutual agreement the employee works a scheduled 10 hours per day for 4 calendar days within any scheduled week of work.

2. An employer shall pay 1 1 / 2 times an employee's regular wage rate whenever an employee who receives compensation for employment at a rate not less than 1 1 / 2 times the minimum rate set forth in NRS 608.250 works more than 40 hours in any scheduled week of work.

3. The provisions of subsections 1 and 2 do not apply to: (a) Employees who are not covered by the minimum wage provisions of Section 16 of Article 15 of the Nevada Constitution ; (b) Outside buyers; (c) Employees in a retail or service business if their regular rate is more than 1 1 / 2 times the minimum wage, and more than half their compensation for a representative period comes from commissions on goods or services, with the representative period being, to the extent allowed pursuant to federal law, not less than 1 month; (d) Employees who are employed in bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacities; (e) Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements which provide otherwise for overtime; (f) Drivers, drivers' helpers, loaders and mechanics for motor carriers subject to the Motor Carrier Act of 1935, as amended; (g) Employees of a railroad; (h) Employees of a carrier by air; (i) Drivers or drivers' helpers making local deliveries and paid on a trip-rate basis or other delivery payment plan; (j) Drivers of taxicabs or limousines; (k) Agricultural employees; (l) Employees of business enterprises having a gross sales volume of less than $250,000 per year; (m) Any salesperson or mechanic primarily engaged in selling or servicing automobiles, trucks or farm equipment; (n) A mechanic or worker for any hours to which the provisions of subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 338.020 apply; (o) A domestic worker who resides in the household where he or she works if the domestic worker and his or her employer agree in writing to exempt the domestic worker from the requirements of subsections 1 and 2; and (p) A domestic service employee who resides in the household where he or she works if the domestic service employee and his or her employer agree in writing to exempt the domestic service employee from the requirements of subsections 1 and 2.

4. Any regulation of the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services concerning the payment of overtime to a home care employee adopted pursuant to NRS 608.670 prevails over the general provisions of this section.

5. As used in this section: (a) “ Domestic worker ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 613.620 . (b) “ Home care employee ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 608.530 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.045 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.045
Report of industrial injury or occupational disease: Duty of employer to file; electronic filing; form and contents; penalty
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.727 , within 6 working days after the receipt of a claim for compensation from a physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 616C.040 , an employer shall complete and file with his or her insurer or third-party administrator an employer's report of industrial injury or occupational disease.

2. The report must: (a) Be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator; (b) Be signed by the employer or the employer's designee; (c) Contain specific answers to all questions required by the regulations of the Administrator; and (d) Be accompanied by a statement of the wages of the employee if the claim for compensation received from the treating physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, or a medical facility if the duty to file the claim for compensation has been delegated to the medical facility pursuant to NRS 616C.040 , indicates that the injured employee is expected to be off work for 5 days or more.

3. An employer who files the report required by subsection 1 by electronic transmission shall, upon request, mail to the insurer or third-party administrator the form that contains the original signature of the employer or the employer's designee. The form must be mailed within 7 days after receiving such a request.

4. The Administrator shall impose an administrative fine of not more than $1,000 on an employer for each violation of this section.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.085 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.085
“Employment”: Services deemed employment unless specific facts shown
Status: in_force

Services performed by a person for wages shall be deemed to be employment subject to this chapter unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Administrator that:

1. The person has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of the services, both under his or her contract of service and in fact;

2. The service is either outside the usual course of the business for which the service is performed or that the service is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprises for which the service is performed; and

3. The service is performed in the course of an independently established trade, occupation, profession or business in which the person is customarily engaged, of the same nature as that involved in the contract of service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.336 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.336
Record and logbook of complaints received from employees: Maintenance; contents; accessibility; retention
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall maintain a record of all oral complaints it receives under this chapter from employees or representatives of employees. The record must include a summary of the substance of each such complaint, a listing of any evidence offered to support the complaint, the date the employer was notified of the complaint and a notation of the action taken by the Division as a result of the complaint. The Division shall submit the record quarterly to the Advisory Council of the Division for review and comment.

2. In addition to the records maintained pursuant to subsection 1, the Division shall maintain a separate logbook which contains a notation of: (a) Each oral or written complaint filed by an employee or a representative of employees alleging the existence of an imminent danger or a violation of a safety or health standard that threatens physical harm; (b) The action taken by the Division in response to each such complaint, including, as the case may be, a notation of the fact that: (1) A special investigation was not made because the complaint was found to be groundless after a preliminary investigation; (2) A special investigation was made which resulted in a finding that the complaint was based on reasonable grounds and the Division took such action as was deemed appropriate; or (3) A special investigation was made which resulted in a finding that the complaint was not based on reasonable grounds; (c) Each citation issued by the Division to an employer and the reason for its issuance; (d) Each inspection performed regarding the employer; and (e) Each penalty imposed by the Division on an employer and the reason therefor.

3. The Division shall respond to oral or written requests about the information contained in or compiled from the logbook and otherwise act as necessary to disseminate the information which is required to be compiled pursuant to this section. The logbook maintained pursuant to subsection 2 must be open to public inspection during the Division's regular hours of operation.

4. The Division shall retain the records pertaining to its investigations and the records entered in the logbook maintained pursuant to this section for at least 5 years.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.090 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.090
Bond: Failure to file new bond after demand; revocation of license
Status: in_force

If at any time the sureties or any of them shall become irresponsible, the licensee shall, upon receipt of notice from the Labor Commissioner, give a new bond, subject to the provisions of NRS 611.070 and 611.080 . The failure to give a new bond within 10 days after such notice operates as a revocation of the license. The license shall thereupon be returned to the Labor Commissioner, who shall destroy the license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.790 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.790
License required
Status: in_force

A person shall not engage in a project for the control of asbestos unless the person holds a valid license issued by the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.987 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.987
Requirements to present employer with completion card
Status: in_force

1. If a construction worker other than a supervisory employee fails to present his or her employer with a current and valid completion card for an OSHA-10 course not later than 15 days after being hired, the employer shall suspend or terminate his or her employment.

2. If a supervisory employee on a construction site fails to present his or her employer with a current and valid completion card for an OSHA-30 course not later than 15 days after being hired, the employer shall suspend or terminate his or her employment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 614.020 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 614 / Section 614.020
Board of arbitration: Selection; majority may make valid award
Status: in_force

1. Whenever a controversy shall arise between an employer and his or her employees which cannot be settled by mediation and conciliation in the manner provided in NRS 614.010 , such controversy may, with the consent of the parties to the controversy, be submitted to the arbitration of a board of three persons who shall be chosen in the following manner. One shall be named by the employer directly interested, and one shall be named by the labor organization to which the employees directly interested belong, or if they belong to more than one, such arbitrator shall be agreed upon and designated by the concurrent action of all such labor organizations. The two thus chosen shall select the third commissioner of arbitration. In the event of their failure to name such arbitrator within 5 days after their first meeting, the three arbitrators shall be named by the Governor.

2. A majority of the arbitrators shall be competent to make a binding and valid award under the provisions of NRS 614.010 to 614.080 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.005 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.005
Legislative declaration
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the health and welfare of workers and the employment of persons in private enterprise in this State are of concern to the State and that the health and welfare of persons required to earn their livings by their own endeavors require certain safeguards as to hours of service, working conditions and compensation therefor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.991 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.991
Trainer must display trainer card; only trainers may provide courses
Status: in_force

1. Each trainer shall display his or her trainer card in a conspicuous manner at each location where the trainer provides an OSHA-10 course or OSHA-30 course.

2. No person other than a trainer may provide an OSHA-10 course or OSHA-30 course.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Trainer ” means a person who is currently authorized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor as a trainer, including, without limitation, a person who has completed OSHA 501, the Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry. (b) “ Trainer card ” means the card issued upon completion of OSHA 501, the Trainer Course in OSHA Standards for General Industry, which reflects the authorization of the holder by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor to provide OSHA-10 courses and OSHA-30 courses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.157 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.157
Request for prior authorization: Time to respond; effect of failure to respond in timely manner
Status: in_force

1. An insurer, organization for managed care or third-party administrator shall respond to a written request for prior authorization for: (a) Treatment; (b) Diagnostic testing; or (c) Consultation, within 5 working days after receiving the written request.

2. If the insurer, organization for managed care or third-party administrator fails to respond to such a request within 5 working days, authorization shall be deemed to be given. The insurer, organization for managed care or third-party administrator may subsequently deny authorization.

3. If the insurer, organization for managed care or third-party administrator subsequently denies a request for authorization submitted by a provider of health care for additional visits or treatments, it shall pay for the additional visits or treatments actually provided to the injured employee, up to the number of treatments for which payment is requested by the provider of health care before the denial of authorization is received by the provider.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.575 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.575
Officers
Status: in_force

The members of the Board shall annually select a Chair and Secretary from among themselves.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.1577 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.1577
Notices to employees: Acceptance of, change in or termination of benefits; change of insurer; nonpayment of premium
Status: in_force

1. An employer shall notify his or her employees of the employer’s intent to accept a policy of group life, dental or health insurance which covers the employees.

2. If an employer is the policyholder of a policy of group life, dental or health insurance which covers his or her employees, the employer shall notify the insurer and employees of his or her intent to terminate, reduce or modify substantially any benefit under the policy, or to change insurers.

3. If an employer is the policyholder or contract holder under a policy or contract issued pursuant to chapter 689B, 695A, 695B, 695C, 695D or 695F of NRS , or NRS 689C.015 to 689C.590 , inclusive, and which provides benefits for his or her employees, the employer shall, if applicable, notify the employees of: (a) The employer’s inability to pay a premium when due; and (b) The employer’s intention to stop paying premiums.

4. Any notice required pursuant to this section must be: (a) Given at least 15 days before the: (1) Acceptance of, change in or termination of benefits or insurers; or (2) Next unpaid premium is due; and (b) Conspicuously posted at the place of employment or given in another manner which ensures that all employees will receive the information.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 615.250 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 615 / Section 615.250
Receipt and disbursement of money
Status: in_force

1. The State Treasurer is designated as custodian of all money received from the Federal Government for carrying out the purposes of this chapter or any agreements, arrangements or plans authorized thereby.

2. The State Treasurer shall make disbursements from that money and from all state money available for the purposes of this chapter upon certification by the designated official of the Bureau.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.920 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.920
Issuance of license as photovoltaic installer
Status: in_force

The Division shall issue a license to each qualified applicant for licensure as a photovoltaic installer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.305 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.305
Sources for standards
Status: in_force

The Division may consider the following sources in adopting standards under this chapter:

1. American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

2. American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME).

3. American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

4. Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).

5. National Electrical Code (NEC).

6. National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).

7. Any national consensus standard.

8. Any safety order legally adopted by the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 615.065 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 615 / Section 615.065
“Division” defined
Status: in_force

“Division” means the Rehabilitation Division of the Department.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.443 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.443
Assessment of all associations to provide for claims against insolvent association; Account for Insolvent Associations of Self-Insured Public or Private Employers
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner may assess all associations of self-insured public or private employers to provide for claims against any insolvent association.

2. All money received from such assessments must be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Account for Insolvent Associations of Self-Insured Public or Private Employers, which is hereby created in the Fund for Workers' Compensation and Safety. Money in the Account must be used solely to carry out the provisions of this section. All claims against the Account must be paid as other claims against the State are paid. The State Treasurer shall invest money in the Account in the same manner and in the same securities in which the State Treasurer may invest money in the State General Fund. Income realized from the investment of the money in the Account must be credited to the Account.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.195 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.195
State agencies and local governments to establish safety and health programs and comply with standards
Status: in_force

1. Each state agency and local government shall establish and maintain an effective and comprehensive occupational safety and health program consistent with the provisions promulgated under this chapter.

2. The state and local governments shall provide their employees with conditions of employment consistent with the objectives of this chapter, and comply with standards developed under NRS 618.295 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 609.400 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.400
Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in NRS 609.400 to 609.570 , inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 609.410 to 609.470 , inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.005 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.005
Short title
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Nevada Occupational Safety and Health Act.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.150 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 607 / Section 607.150
Inspection of places of employment; penalty and administrative fine for refusal to allow entry to Labor Commissioner
Status: in_force

1. To carry out the provisions of NRS 607.160 , the Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner may enter any store, foundry, mill, office, workshop, mine or other public or private works or place of employment at any reasonable time to gather facts and statistics and make a record thereof.

2. Any person who refuses such entry to the Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner is guilty of a misdemeanor.

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. § 616C.125 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.125
Insurer may contract with suppliers for provision of services and goods to injured employees
Status: in_force

An insurer may contract with suppliers to provide services and goods to injured employees. Such contracts may provide for the exclusive provision of specified services or goods to injured employees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.260 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.260
“Industrial insurance” defined
Status: in_force

“Industrial insurance” means insurance which provides the compensation required by chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS and employer's liability insurance incidental to and provided in connection with that insurance.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.6104 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.6104
“Benefits” defined
Status: in_force

“Benefits” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 612.035 and also includes the principal due on a bond which is attributable to the payment of benefits under Title XII of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 1321 et seq., as amended, or which is attributable to the repayment of the principal of a federal advance, in each case, exclusive of interest on the bond or bond administrative expenses.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.017 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.017
Discrimination on basis of sex prohibited; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. It is unlawful for any employer to discriminate between employees, employed within the same establishment, on the basis of sex by paying lower wages to one employee than the wages paid to an employee of the opposite sex who performs equal work which requires equal skill, effort and responsibility and which is performed under similar working conditions.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply where wages are paid pursuant to: (a) A seniority system; (b) A merit system; (c) A compensation system under which wages are determined by the quality or quantity of production; or (d) A wage differential based on factors other than sex.

3. An employer who violates the provisions of this section shall not reduce the wages of any employees in order to comply with such provisions.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.310 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.310
Contested cases: Procedures; format; redaction of personal identifying information; representation of insurer or employer by legal counsel or other agent
Status: in_force

1. The Chief of the Hearings Division of the Department of Administration: (a) May by regulation provide for specific procedures for the determination of contested cases. (b) Shall develop a format to be used by hearing officers to indicate their findings in contested cases. (c) Shall adopt regulations to provide for the redaction of personal identifying information of a person filing a claim for compensation from a document relating to the contested case of the person, unless the identity of the person is at issue. As used in this paragraph, “ personal identifying information ” means any information which would identify a person, including, without limitation, an address, a birth date or a social security number.

2. An insurer or employer may be represented in a contested case by private legal counsel or by any other agent.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.480 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.480
Unlawful acts of employer
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 613.510 , it is unlawful for any employer in this state to:

1. Directly or indirectly, require, request, suggest or cause any employee or prospective employee to take or submit to any lie detector test;

2. Use, accept, refer to or inquire concerning the results of any lie detector test of any employee or prospective employee;

3. Discharge, discipline, discriminate against in any manner or deny employment or promotion to, or threaten to take any such action against any employee or prospective employee: (a) Who refuses, declines or fails to take or submit to any lie detector test; or (b) On the basis of the results of any lie detector test; or

4. Discharge, discipline, discriminate against in any manner, deny employment or promotion to or threaten to take any such action against any employee or prospective employee who has: (a) Filed any complaint or instituted or caused to be instituted any legal proceeding pursuant to NRS 613.440 to 613.510 , inclusive; (b) Testified or may testify in any legal proceeding instituted pursuant to NRS 613.440 to 613.510 , inclusive; or (c) Exercised his or her rights, or has exercised on behalf of another person the rights afforded him or her pursuant to NRS 613.440 to 613.510 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.4359 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.4359
“Condition of the applicant relating to pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition” defined
Status: in_force

“ Condition of the applicant relating to pregnancy , childbirth or a related medical condition ,” “ condition of the employee relating to pregnancy , childbirth or a related medical condition ” or “ condition of the employee or applicant relating to pregnancy , childbirth or a related medical condition ” means a physical or mental condition intrinsic to pregnancy or childbirth that includes, without limitation, lactation or the need to express breast milk for a nursing child.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.365 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.365
Overpayments and recovery
Status: in_force

1. Any person who is overpaid any amount as benefits under this chapter is liable for the amount overpaid unless: (a) The overpayment was not due to fraud, misrepresentation or willful nondisclosure on the part of the recipient; and (b) The overpayment was received without fault on the part of the recipient, and its recovery would be against equity and good conscience, as determined by the Administrator.

2. The amount of the overpayment must be assessed to the liable person, and the person must be notified of the basis of the assessment. The notice must specify the amount for which the person is liable. In the absence of fraud, misrepresentation or willful nondisclosure, notice of the assessment must be mailed, electronically transmitted or personally served not later than 1 year after the close of the benefit year in which the overpayment was made.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, at any time within 5 years after the notice of overpayment, the Administrator may recover the amount of the overpayment by using the same methods of collection provided in NRS 612.625 to 612.645 , inclusive, 612.685 and 612.686 for the collection of past due contributions or by deducting the amount of the overpayment from any benefits payable to the liable person under this chapter.

4. If the overpayment is due to fraud, misrepresentation or willful nondisclosure, the Administrator may, within 10 years after the notice of overpayment, recover any amounts due in accordance with the provisions of NRS 612.7102 to 612.7116 , inclusive.

5. The Administrator may waive recovery or adjustment of all or part of the amount of any such overpayment which the Administrator finds to be uncollectible or the recovery or adjustment of which the Administrator finds to be administratively impracticable.

6. To the extent allowed pursuant to federal law, the Administrator may assess any administrative fee prescribed by an applicable agency of the United States regarding the recovery of such overpayments.

7. Any person against whom liability is determined under this section may appeal therefrom within 11 days after the date the notice provided for in this section was mailed to, electronically transmitted to or served upon, the person. An appeal must be made and conducted 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 for good cause shown.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.420 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.420
Agreements or compacts with other states; insurance coverage against double liability of employers
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator may enter into agreements or compacts with appropriate agencies, bureaus, boards or commissions of other states concerning matters of mutual interest, extraterritorial problems in the administration of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS , and to eliminate duplicate claims or benefits.

2. The insurer may provide liability insurance coverage against any risks of double liability on the part of employers subject to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS , for the same accident or injury.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.762 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.762
Election of Chair; term of office; vacancy
Status: in_force

1. The Appeals Panel shall elect a Chair from among its members.

2. The Chair shall hold office for 1 year and until his or her successor is elected.

3. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Chair, the members of the Panel shall elect a Chair from among its members for the remainder of the unexpired term of the Chair.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.105 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.105
“Employment” defined
Status: in_force

“Employment” means any trade, work, business, occupation or process of manufacture, or any method of carrying on such trade, work, business, occupation or process of manufacture, including construction work, in which any person may be engaged.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.9923 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.9923
“Site” defined
Status: in_force

“ Site ” means a facility which incorporates both space for exhibitions and a substantial number of smaller spaces for meetings and which is primarily for use by trade shows, conventions or related activities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.205 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.205
Compensation not assignable; exempt from attachment, garnishment and execution; accrued compensation payable to dependents
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 18.015 , 31A.150 and 31A.330 , compensation payable or paid under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS , whether determined or due, or not:

1. Is not assignable before the issuance and delivery of the check or the deposit of any payment for compensation pursuant to NRS 616C.409 ;

2. Is exempt from attachment, garnishment and execution; and

3. Does not pass to any other person by operation of law.

In the case of the death of an injured employee covered by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS from causes independent from the injury for which compensation is payable, any compensation due the employee which was awarded or accrued but for which a check was not issued or delivered or for which payment was not made pursuant to NRS 616C.409 at the date of death of the employee is payable to the dependents of the employee as defined in NRS 616C.505 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.542 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.542
Prohibiting vocational rehabilitation counselor employed by entity administering injured employee's case from providing services to injured employee without provision of certain written disclosures; right of injured employee to be assigned alternate counselor
Status: in_force

1. If the employer of a vocational rehabilitation counselor is also the entity administering an injured employee's case, the vocational rehabilitation counselor shall not provide services as a vocational rehabilitation counselor to the injured employee, including, without limitation, completing a written assessment pursuant to NRS 616C.550 , unless, before the commencement of such services, the injured employee is provided with a written disclosure that: (a) Discloses the relationship between the vocational rehabilitation counselor and the entity administering the injured employee's case; and (b) Informs the injured employee of his or her right to be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employee's case.

2. After receiving the written disclosure required pursuant to subsection 1, the injured employee has a right to be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employee's case. To be assigned an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor, the injured employee must submit a written request to the entity administering the injured employee's case before the commencement of vocational rehabilitation services. Not later than 10 days after receiving such a request, the entity administering the injured employee's case shall assign the injured employee an alternate vocational rehabilitation counselor who is not affiliated with the entity administering the injured employee's case.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.378 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.378
Maximum amount of extended benefit payable during year
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible person for the person's applicable benefit year is the lesser of the following amounts: (a) Fifty percent of the basic benefits which were payable to him or her in the benefit year. If the amount computed is not a multiple of $1, it must be computed to the next lower multiple of $1. (b) Thirteen times the person's average weekly benefit amount which was payable to him or her under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year. If the amount computed is not a multiple of $1, it must be computed to the next lower multiple of $1. (c) Thirty-nine times the person's average weekly benefit amount which was payable to him or her under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year, reduced by the basic benefits which were payable to him or her in the benefit year. If the amount computed is not a multiple of $1, it must be computed to the next lower multiple of $1.

2. In weeks beginning in a high unemployment period on or after March 18, 2020, and ending on or before the week ending 3 weeks before the last week for which full federal sharing is authorized by section 4105(a) of Public Law No. 116-127 , or which occur during a period of time specified by the Governor in a proclamation issued pursuant to subsection 4, the total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible person for the person's applicable benefit year is the lesser of the following amounts: (a) Eighty percent of the basic benefits which were payable to him or her in the benefit year. If the amount computed is not a multiple of $1, it must be computed to the next lower multiple of $1. (b) Twenty times the person's average weekly benefit amount which was payable to him or her under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year. If the amount computed is not a multiple of $1, it must be computed to the next lower multiple of $1. (c) Forty-six times the person's average weekly benefit amount which was payable to him or her under this chapter for a week of total unemployment in the applicable benefit year, reduced by the basic benefits which were payable to him or her in the benefit year. If the amount computed is not a multiple of $1, it must be computed to the next lower multiple of $1.

3. If the benefit year of any person ends within an extended benefit period, the remaining balance of extended benefits that the person would, but for this subsection, be entitled to receive in that period, with respect to weeks of unemployment beginning after the end of the benefit year, must be reduced by the product of the number of weeks for which the person received any amounts as trade readjustment allowances pursuant to 19 U.S.C. § 2291 within that benefit year, multiplied by the weekly benefit amount of extended benefits, but the balance must not be reduced below zero.

4. If the Governor determines that a federal law authorizes full federal sharing for one or more weeks to cover the costs of extended benefits incurred pursuant to subsection 2, the Governor shall issue a proclamation stating that determination and specifying the weeks during which the extended benefits are available.

5. As used in this section, “ high unemployment period ” means any period during which the average rate of total seasonally adjusted unemployment in Nevada, as determined by the Secretary of Labor, for the period consisting of the most recent 3 months for which data for all states are published before the close of such week: (a) Equaled or exceeded 8 percent; and (b) Equaled or exceeded 110 percent of the average rate for the corresponding 3-month period ending in either of the 2 preceding calendar years.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.155 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.155
Notification to employer of employee’s sickness or injury and inability to work; requirement of physical presence at workplace to give notice prohibited; penalties
Status: in_force

1. An employer: (a) Shall not require an employee to be physically present at his or her place of work in order to notify his or her employer that he or she is sick or has sustained an injury that is not work-related and cannot work. (b) May require an employee to notify the employer that he or she is sick or injured and cannot report for work.

2. In addition to any other remedy or penalty, the Labor Commissioner may impose against any employer or agent or representative thereof that is found to have violated any provision of this section an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000 for each such violation.

3. If an administrative penalty is imposed pursuant to this section, the costs of the proceeding, including without limitation, investigative costs and attorney's fees, may be recovered by the Labor Commissioner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.222 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.222
Employer required to make reasonable accommodations for employee who is victim of domestic violence or sexual assault; employer may require supporting documentation
Status: in_force

1. An employer must make reasonable accommodations which will not create an undue hardship for an employee who is a victim of an act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault or whose family or household member is a victim of an act which constitutes domestic violence or sexual assault. The employer may provide such accommodations, including, without limitation, as: (a) A transfer or reassignment; (b) A modified schedule; (c) A new telephone number for work; or (d) Any other reasonable accommodations which will not create an undue hardship deemed necessary to ensure the safety of the employee, the workplace, the employer or other employees.

2. An employer may require an employee to provide to the employer documentation that confirms or supports the reason the employee requires the reasonable accommodations.

3. As used in this section: (a) “ Domestic violence ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 33.018 . (b) “ Family or household member ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 612.3755 . (c) “ Sexual assault ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 200.366 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.611 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.611
“Bond obligation” defined
Status: in_force

“ Bond obligation ” means the principal of a bond and any premium and interest payable on a bond, together with any amount owed under a related credit agreement or under any instrument or agreement related to the bond.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.132 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.132
Unlawful act of employer for failing or refusing to hire prospective employee based on screening test which indicates presence of marijuana; exceptions; additional screening test to rebut results of initial test
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise specifically provided by law:

1. It is unlawful for any employer in this State to fail or refuse to hire a prospective employee because the prospective employee submitted to a screening test and the results of the screening test indicate the presence of marijuana.

2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply if the prospective employee is applying for a position: (a) As a firefighter, as defined in NRS 450B.071 ; (b) As an emergency medical technician, as defined in NRS 450B.065 ; (c) That requires an employee to operate a motor vehicle and for which federal or state law requires the employee to submit to screening tests; or (d) That, in the determination of the employer, could adversely affect the safety of others.

3. If an employer requires an employee to submit to a screening test within the first 30 days of employment, the employee shall have the right to submit to an additional screening test, at his or her own expense, to rebut the results of the initial screening test. The employer shall accept and give appropriate consideration to the results of such a screening test.

4. The provisions of this section do not apply: (a) To the extent that they are inconsistent or otherwise in conflict with the provisions of an employment contract or collective bargaining agreement. (b) To the extent that they are inconsistent or otherwise in conflict with the provisions of federal law. (c) To a position of employment funded by a federal grant.

5. As used in this section, “ screening test ” means a test of a person's blood, urine, hair or saliva to detect the general presence of a controlled substance or any other drug.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.315 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.315
“Solicitor” defined
Status: in_force

“Solicitor” means a person who:

1. Forms or proposes to form; or

2. Proposes to secure funds for forming or financing or recruiting members for,

an association of public or private self-insured employers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.220 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.220
Assembling and cooperation of employees to secure increases in wages unrestricted
Status: in_force

No part of this chapter shall be construed to restrict or prohibit the orderly and peaceable assembling or cooperation of persons employed in any profession, trade or handicraft for the purpose of securing an advance in the rate of wages or compensation, or for the maintenance of such rate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.7106 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.7106
Notice to employer to withhold income; contents; notice may be issued electronically
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator shall mail, by first-class mail, a notice to withhold income pursuant to NRS 612.7102 to each employer of the person who is subject to the withholding.

2. If an employer does not begin to withhold income from the person in accordance with NRS 612.7108 after receiving the notice to withhold income that was mailed pursuant to subsection 1, the Administrator shall, by certified mail, return receipt requested, mail to the employer another notice to withhold income.

3. A notice to withhold income pursuant to NRS 612.7102 may be issued electronically and must: (a) Contain the social security number of the person; (b) Specify the total amount to be withheld from the income of the person, including any interest, penalties or assessments accrued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; (c) Describe the limitation for withholding income prescribed in NRS 31.295 ; (d) Describe the prohibition against terminating the employment of a person because of withholding and the penalties for wrongfully refusing to withhold in accordance with the notice to withhold income; and (e) Explain the duties of an employer upon the receipt of the notice to withhold income.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.912 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.912
“Photovoltaic installer” defined
Status: in_force

“ Photovoltaic installer ” means a person directly engaged with the electrical connection and wiring of a photovoltaic system project in a capacity other than as an inspector, management planner, consultant, project designer, contractor or supervisor for the photovoltaic system project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.125 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.125
“Employee”: Participants in programs to obtain training for employment administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services
Status: in_force

Any person who participates in a program to obtain training for employment administered by the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services, if the person receives training on the job and a wage directly from an employer, shall be deemed for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS to be an employee of that employer and is entitled to the benefits of those chapters.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.295 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.295
Regulations and standards; medical examination for exposure to hazard
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall adopt such regulations as are necessary to provide safe and healthful employment in those employments within its jurisdiction.

2. The Division shall not propose standards or regulations for products distributed or used in interstate commerce which are different from federal standards for such products unless such standards are required by compelling local conditions and do not unduly burden interstate commerce.

3. The Division may adopt by emergency regulation temporary emergency standards for the protection of employees who are exposed to grave danger from exposure to substances or agents determined to be toxic or physically harmful or from new hazards.

4. Standards established under this chapter must apply equally to all places of employment.

5. Standards or regulations must provide for furnishing prompt information to employees by means of labels or warning signs regarding hazards in the workplace. The information must include the suitable precautions, the symptoms and emergency treatment in case of exposure to hazards.

6. If an employee has been exposed to a hazard and the Division considers a medical examination necessary, the cost of the examination must be paid by the employer. The results of the examination must be furnished only to the Division and, at the request of the employee, to the employee's physician.

7. Standards or regulations must prescribe the use of suitable protective equipment and control methods or procedures to include monitoring or measuring any exposures. The employees are entitled to be apprised of such monitoring and to obtain the results.

8. All federal occupational safety and health standards which the Secretary of Labor promulgates, modifies or revokes, and any amendments thereto, shall be deemed Nevada occupational safety and health standards unless the Division, in accordance with federal law, adopts regulations establishing alternative standards that provide protection equal to the protection provided by those federal occupational safety and health standards.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.080 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 607 / Section 607.080
Biennial reports
Status: in_force

The Labor Commissioner shall collect and systematize and present in biennial reports to the Governor and the Legislature such statistical details relating to labor in the State as the Labor Commissioner may deem essential to further the objects of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.016 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.016
Payment for each hour of work; trial or break-in period not excepted
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 608.0195 and 608.215 , an employer shall pay to the employee wages for each hour the employee works. An employer shall not require an employee to work without wages during a trial or break-in period.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.805 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.805
Renewal of license; continuing education or training
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions.>

1. To renew a license, a person must, on or before January 1 of each year: (a) Apply to the Division for renewal; (b) Submit the statement required pursuant to NRS 618.801 ; (c) Pay the annual fee for renewal set by the Division; and (d) Submit evidence satisfactory to the Division of the person’s completion of the requirements for continuing education or training established by the Division, if any.

2. The Division may adopt regulations requiring continuing education or training of the licensees in any occupation and, as a prerequisite to the renewal or restoration of a license, require each licensee to comply with those requirements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.070 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.070
Persons who are conclusively presumed to be totally dependent on injured or deceased employee; exception
Status: in_force

1. A person is conclusively presumed to be totally dependent upon an injured or deceased employee if: (a) The person is a natural, posthumous or adopted child, whether legitimate or illegitimate, under the age of 18 years; or (b) The person is a natural, posthumous or adopted child, there is no surviving parent and the person is: (1) Over the age of 18 years and physically or mentally incapacitated from wage earning; or (2) Over the age of 18 years but under the age of 22 years and enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited vocational or educational institution.

2. Stepparents may be regarded in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS as parents if the fact of dependency is shown, and a stepchild or stepchildren may be regarded in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS as a natural child or children if the existence and fact of dependency are shown.

3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 13 of NRS 616C.505 , questions as to who constitute dependents and the extent of their dependency must be determined as of the date of the accident or injury to the employee, and their right to any benefit becomes fixed at that time, irrespective of any subsequent change in conditions, and the benefits are directly recoverable by and payable to the dependent or dependents entitled thereto or to their legal guardians or trustees.

4. The presumptions of this section do not apply in favor of aliens who are nonresidents of the United States at the time of the accident, injury to, or death of the employee.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.610 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.610
Short title
Status: in_force

This section and NRS 613.620 may be cited as the Domestic Workers' Bill of Rights.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.100 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.100
Transcripts: Introduction in evidence; availability to parties
Status: in_force

1. A transcribed copy of the evidence and proceedings, or any specific part thereof, of any final hearing or investigation, made by a stenographer appointed by an appeals officer, a hearing officer, the Administrator or the Administrator's designee, being certified by that stenographer to be a true and correct transcript of the testimony in the final hearing or investigation, or of a particular witness, or of a specific part thereof, and carefully compared by the stenographer with his or her original notes, and to be a correct statement of the evidence and proceedings had on the final hearing or investigation so purporting to be taken and transcribed, may be received in evidence with the same effect as if the stenographer had been present and testified to the facts so certified.

2. A copy of the transcript must be furnished on demand to any party upon the payment of the fee required for transcripts in courts of record.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.569 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.569
Board for Administration of Subsequent Injury Account for Associations of Self-Insured Public or Private Employers: Creation; membership; officers; vacancies; members serve without compensation; legal counsel
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created the Board for the Administration of the Subsequent Injury Account for Associations of Self-Insured Public or Private Employers, consisting of five members who are members of an association of self-insured public or private employers. The members of the Board must be appointed by the Governor.

2. The members of the Board shall elect a Chair and Vice Chair from among the members appointed. After the initial election of a Chair and Vice Chair, each of those officers shall hold office for a term of 2 years commencing on July 1 of each odd-numbered year. If a vacancy occurs in the office of the Chair or Vice Chair, the members of the Board shall elect a replacement for the remainder of the unexpired term.

3. Vacancies on the Board must be filled in the same manner as original appointments.

4. The members of the Board serve without compensation.

5. A legal counsel that has been appointed by or has contracted with the Division pursuant to NRS 232.660 shall serve as legal counsel of the Board.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.432 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.432
Vacation or recess for holiday; services performed in more than one capacity for educational institution
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, benefits based on service in an instructional, research or principal administrative capacity in any educational institution or based on other service in any educational institution must be denied to any person for any week of unemployment which begins during an established and customary vacation or recess for a holiday if the person performs service in the period immediately preceding the vacation or recess and there is reasonable assurance that the person will be provided employment immediately succeeding the vacation or recess.

2. If a person performs services in more than one capacity for any educational institution, benefits must be denied to the person for any week of unemployment which begins during an established and customary vacation or recess for a holiday if: (a) The person performs services in any of his or her capacities in the period immediately preceding the vacation or recess; (b) There is reasonable assurance that the person will be provided employment immediately succeeding the vacation or recess in any of his or her capacities with any educational institution; and (c) The wages for the employment provided pursuant to paragraph (b) will not be less than 90 percent of the aggregate amount of wages paid to the person for all services performed in all capacities for any educational institution in the period immediately preceding the vacation or recess.

3. If a person performs services in more than one capacity for any educational institution and benefits are not denied to the person pursuant to subsection 2, all of the services performed in all capacities for any educational institution in the period immediately preceding an established and customary vacation or recess for a holiday must be included to determine the person's eligibility for benefits for any week of unemployment which begins during the vacation or recess.

4. If a person is paid benefits for a week of unemployment based on the services described in subsection 3, the amount of the benefits paid that is based on services performed for which an educational institution provided the person reasonable assurance of employment immediately succeeding the vacation or recess: (a) If the educational institution has not been given the right to make reimbursements in lieu of contributions pursuant to NRS 612.553 , must be charged against the records for experience rating of that educational institution. (b) If the educational institution has been given the right to make reimbursements in lieu of contributions pursuant to NRS 612.553 , is required to be reimbursed into the Unemployment Compensation Fund by that educational institution.

5. The provisions of this section apply also to services performed while employed by a governmental agency which is established and operated to provide services to educational institutions and which may make reimbursements in lieu of contributions pursuant to NRS 612.553 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.705 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.705
False statements, complaints or entries; concealment of information
Status: in_force

Any person who:

1. Knowingly makes a false statement or representation of a material fact;

2. Knowingly files a false oral or written complaint alleging that a violation of a safety or health standard exists that threatens physical harm, or that an imminent danger exists;

3. Knowingly fails to disclose a material fact in any document, report or other information; or

4. Willfully makes a false entry in, or willfully conceals, withholds or destroys any books, records or statements required under the provisions of this chapter,

shall be punished by a fine of not more than $20,000 or by imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.225 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.225
“Employee”: Persons participating in federally approved training programs
Status: in_force

1. Any person who participates in a training program approved pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §§ 1501 to 1781 , inclusive, is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS and, except as provided in subsection 2, shall be deemed an employee of the person receiving the grant to conduct the program, at a wage: (a) Of $150 per month if the person who participates in the training program is receiving formal instruction in a classroom; (b) Equal to his or her actual remuneration if he or she is being trained under actual working conditions and is paid a wage by the recipient of the grant; or (c) Of $150 per month or his or her actual remuneration, whichever is greater, if he or she is being so trained and instructed and receiving a wage from the recipient of the grant.

2. Any person who participates in a training program approved pursuant to 29 U.S.C. §§ 1501 to 1781 , inclusive, where the person is trained on the job and is paid a wage directly by the employer shall be deemed an employee of that employer and is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.335 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.335
Award of interest and costs; limitation; claimant’s memorandum of costs; insurer’s determination letter regarding requested costs; payment of allowed costs; request for appeal by aggrieved party
Status: in_force

1. If a contested claim for compensation is decided in favor of the claimant, he or she is entitled to: (a) An award of interest at the rate of 9 percent on the amount of compensation due the claimant from the date the payment on the claim would be due until the date that payment is made. (b) As limited by subsection 2, an award of costs against the opposing party as follows: (1) Clerks' fees. (2) Reporters' fees for depositions, including a reporter's fee for one copy of each deposition. (3) Fees for witnesses at an appeals hearing and deposing witnesses, unless the appeals officer finds that the witness was called at the instance of the prevailing party without reason or necessity. (4) Reasonable fees of not more than five expert witnesses in an amount of not more than the fee allowable for an independent medical examination as set forth in the schedule of fees established by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.260 for each witness, unless the appeals officer allows a fee in a greater amount after determining that the circumstances surrounding the expert's testimony were of such necessity as to require the greater amount of the fee. (5) The fee of any sheriff or licensed process server for the delivery or service of any summons or subpoena used in the action, unless the appeals officer determines that the service was not necessary. (6) Compensation for the official reporter or reporter pro tempore. (7) Reasonable costs for photocopies. (8) Reasonable costs for postage. (9) Reasonable costs for travel and lodging incurred taking depositions and conducting discovery. (10) Any other reasonable and necessary expense incurred in connection with the action, including reasonable and necessary expenses for computerized services for legal research.

2. Costs awarded pursuant to subsection 1 must be limited to the costs incurred as a result of the litigation of those issues which were decided in favor of the claimant.

3. If a claimant is awarded costs pursuant to subsection 1, the claimant shall serve on the insurer and the claimant's employer, not later than 15 calendar days after the decision of an appeals officer, district court, the Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court, a memorandum of the costs in the action or proceeding, which memorandum must be verified by the oath of the claimant, or the claimant's attorney or agent, or by the clerk of the claimant's attorney, stating that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief the costs are correct, and that the costs have been necessarily incurred in the action or proceeding.

4. Not later than 15 calendar days after receipt of service of a copy of a memorandum pursuant to subsection 3, the insurer shall issue to the claimant a determination letter regarding the requested costs, specifically stating in detail: (a) The costs which are allowed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and subsection 2; and (b) The costs which are disallowed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 and subsection 2, along with specific reasons for the disallowance of those costs.

5. Costs which are allowed by the insurer pursuant to subsection 4, must be paid along with the determination letter to the claimant or, if the claimant is represented, to the claimant's counsel.

6. Any party aggrieved by the determination may file a request for appeal directly to an appeals officer not later than 30 days after receipt of the determination letter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.075 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.075
“Employment”: Services performed entirely outside State by resident; election; approval by Administrator
Status: in_force

Services not covered under NRS 612.070 and performed entirely without this State, with respect to no part of which contributions are required and paid under an unemployment compensation law of any other state or the Federal Government, shall be deemed to be employment subject to this chapter if the person performing the services is a resident of this State and the Administrator approves the election of the employing unit for which the services are performed that the entire service of the person shall be deemed to be employment subject to this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 615.130 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 615 / Section 615.130
“Substantial impediment to employment” defined
Status: in_force

“ Substantial impediment to employment ” means that a physical or mental disability (in the light of attendant medical, psychological, vocational, cultural, social or environmental factors) hampers an individual's occupational performance, by preventing the individual's obtaining, retaining or preparing for competitive integrated employment consistent with the capacities and abilities of the individual.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.430 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.430
Receipt of pay for vacation on termination of employment; waiver or modification of period of disqualification under certain circumstances
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a claimant shall be disqualified for benefits for any week following termination of work, which could have been compensated by vacation pay had termination not occurred, if the claimant actually receives such compensation at the time of separation or on regular paydays immediately following termination.

2. The Administrator may, by regulation, waive or modify the period of disqualification set forth in subsection 1: (a) For good cause; or (b) If the Administrator determines such action is necessary to expedite benefits and protect the health, safety and well-being of claimants.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.242 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.242
Emergency regulations
Status: in_force

1. If the Administrator determines that an emergency exists, the Administrator shall submit to the Governor a written statement of the emergency which sets forth the reasons for the determination. If the Governor endorses the statement of the emergency by written endorsement at the end of the full text of the statement of emergency on the original copy of a proposed regulation and the proposed regulation is consistent with federal law, the regulation may be adopted. If the Administrator adopts the regulation, the Administrator shall submit the adopted emergency regulation to the Legislative Counsel for transmission to the Legislative Commission to determine whether the emergency regulation is consistent with federal law, conforms to statutory authority and carries out the intent of the Legislature in granting that authority. The statement of the emergency endorsed by the Governor must be included as a part of the regulation for all purposes.

2. If practicable, the Administrator shall, not later than 9 a.m. on the first working day before the date on which the emergency regulation is submitted to the Legislative Counsel pursuant to subsection 1, make the emergency regulation available to the public by: (a) Providing a copy of the emergency regulation to a member of the public upon request; and (b) Making a copy of the emergency regulation available on its website on the Internet, if any.

3. If practicable, the Administrator shall, not later than 9 a.m. on the first working day before the date of any hearing at which the agency considers the emergency regulation, make the version of the proposed emergency regulation that will be considered at the hearing available to the public by: (a) Providing a copy of the proposed emergency regulation to a member of the public upon request; and (b) Making a copy of the proposed emergency regulation available on its website on the Internet, if any.

4. The Legislative Commission has 15 days after the submission of an emergency regulation to the Legislative Counsel by the Administrator pursuant to subsection 1 to consider the emergency regulation. If the Legislative Commission: (a) Does not consider the emergency regulation during the 15-day period, the emergency regulation is deemed approved and the Legislative Counsel shall promptly file the emergency regulation with the Secretary of State and notify the Administrator of the filing. (b) Considers the emergency regulation during the 15-day period and: (1) Approves the emergency regulation, the Legislative Counsel shall promptly file the emergency regulation with the Secretary of State and notify the Administrator of the filing. (2) Objects to the emergency regulation after finding that the emergency regulation is not consistent with federal law or does not conform to statutory authority or carry out legislative intent, the Legislative Counsel shall attach to the emergency regulation a written notice of the objection and shall promptly return the emergency regulation to the Administrator. An emergency regulation returned to the Administrator pursuant to this subparagraph or any substantially identical regulation does not become effective until the regulation, including any amendment to the regulation determined to be necessary by the Administrator to address the objection of the Legislative Commission, is approved by the Legislative Commission at a subsequent meeting.

5. An emergency regulation adopted pursuant to this section becomes effective when the Legislative Counsel files with the Secretary of State the original of the final draft or revision of the emergency regulation, together with the informational statement prepared pursuant to NRS 233B.066 . The Secretary of State shall maintain the original of the final draft or revision of each such emergency regulation in a permanent file to be used only for the preparation of official copies.

6. A regulation adopted pursuant to this section may be effective for a period of not longer than 120 days.

7. A regulation may be adopted by this emergency procedure more than once by the Administrator.

8. If the Administrator adopts, after providing notice and the opportunity for a hearing as required in chapter 233B of NRS , a permanent or temporary regulation which becomes effective and is substantially identical to an effective emergency regulation, the emergency regulation expires automatically on the effective date of the temporary or permanent regulation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.390 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.390
Compensation for both injury and disease
Status: in_force

1. Compensation may be awarded for both injury and disease.

2. If an employee claims to be suffering from both an occupational disease and an injury, the insurer shall determine whether the disease or the injury or both, are related to the disability and shall order payment of compensation from the proper funds.

3. Compensation awarded for both injury and disease must not exceed the amount payable for the total percentage of disability.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.345 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.345
Programs for collection, compilation and analysis of statistics
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall develop and maintain an effective program of collection, compilation and analysis of occupational safety and health statistics. This program may, at the discretion of the Division, cover all employments.

2. To carry out the provisions of subsection 1, the Division may promote, encourage or directly engage in programs of studies, information and communication concerning occupational safety and health statistics.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.300 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.300
False statements or representations to obtain benefits; concealment of material fact to obtain benefits; penalty
Status: in_force

Unless a different penalty is provided pursuant to NRS 616D.370 to 616D.410 , inclusive, a person who knowingly makes a false statement or representation, including, but not limited to, a false statement or representation relating to the person’s identity or the identity of another person, or who knowingly conceals a material fact to obtain or attempt to obtain any benefit, including a controlled substance, or payment under the provisions of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS , for himself, for herself or for any other person, shall be punished as follows:

1. If the amount of the benefit or payment obtained or attempted to be obtained was less than $250, for a misdemeanor.

2. If the amount of the benefit or payment obtained or attempted to be obtained was $250 or more, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130 .

In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.215 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.215
Training programs for Division's personnel
Status: in_force

The Division may institute training programs for the purpose of qualifying personnel to carry out the provisions of this chapter and may make such personnel available for participation in any program or programs of any state agency in furtherance of the purposes of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.446 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.446
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 616B.350 to 616B.446 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.040 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.040
“Calendar quarter” defined
Status: in_force

“Calendar quarter” means the period of 3 consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, or the equivalent thereof as the Administrator may prescribe by regulation, excluding, however, any calendar quarter or portion thereof which occurs before January 1, 1938.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.120 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.120
“Independent contractor” defined
Status: in_force

“Independent contractor” means any person who renders service for a specified recompense for a specified result, under the control of the person’s principal as to the result of the person’s work only and not as to the means by which such result is accomplished.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.010 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.010
Influencing, persuading or engaging worker to change from one place to another by false representations; penalty; damages
Status: in_force

1. It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, company, corporation, society, association or organization of any kind doing business in this state by himself, herself, itself, themselves, his, her, its or their agents or attorneys to induce, influence, persuade or engage workers to change from one place to another in this state, or to bring workers of any class or calling into this state to work in any of the departments of labor in this state, through means of false or deceptive representations, false advertising or false pretenses concerning: (a) The kind and character of the work to be done; (b) The amount and character of the compensation to be paid for such work; (c) The sanitary or other conditions of their employment; or (d) The existence or nonexistence of a strike or other trouble pending between the employer and employees at the time of or prior to such engagement, proposal or contract for such employment of workers.

2. Any person, persons, company, corporation, society, association or organization of any kind doing business in this state, as well as his, her, their or its agents, attorneys, servants or associates, violating any of the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

3. Any worker of this state or any worker of another state who has been or shall be influenced, induced or persuaded to engage with any person mentioned in subsection 1, or any company, corporation, society or organization mentioned in subsection 1, through or by means of any of the things therein prohibited, shall have a cause of action for recovery and may recover at law for all damages that the worker shall have sustained in consequence of the false or deceptive representations, false advertising or false pretenses used to induce the worker to change his or her place of employment, or place of abode in case such worker shall not be then employed at the time of such inducement and hiring, against any person or persons, corporations, companies or associations directly or indirectly causing such damages. In any action under this section for the recovery of such damages, the court shall have the power to award a reasonable attorney's fee in favor of the prevailing party, which fee shall be taxed as costs against the losing party therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.7315 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.7315
Duties of medical facility
Status: in_force

1. A medical facility shall: (a) Ensure that the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 618.7312 is effectively implemented at all times and in all units, areas and locations of the medical facility. (b) Coordinate risk assessment and development and implementation of the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 618.7312 with employees who provide care in the medical facility. (c) Implement engineering controls, work practice controls and other appropriate measures, as applicable, to prevent and mitigate the risk of workplace violence in all units, areas and locations of the facility. Such controls must meet the requirements prescribed in the regulations adopted pursuant to NRS 618.7317 .

2. A medical facility shall: (a) Encourage employees and other providers of care to report incidents of workplace violence and concerns about workplace violence and seek the assistance of a public safety agency in accordance with the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 618.7312 to respond to an incident of workplace violence; and (b) Report to the Division any incident of workplace violence that: (1) Involves the use of physical force against an employee or other provider of care by a patient or a person accompanying a patient; (2) Involves the use of a firearm or other dangerous weapon; or (3) Presents a realistic possibility of death or serious physical harm to an employee or other provider of care.

3. A medical facility shall not prohibit an employee or other provider of care from reporting incidents of workplace violence or concerns about workplace violence or seeking the assistance of a public safety agency to respond to an incident of workplace violence in accordance with the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 618.7312 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.009 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.009
“Domestic service employee” defined
Status: in_force

“ Domestic service employee ” means an employee who performs any household service in or about a private residence or any other location at which a person resides. The term includes, without limitation:

1. Caregivers and other persons who are employed at a residential facility for groups, as defined in NRS 449.017 ; and

2. Companions, babysitters, cooks, waiters, valets, housekeepers, nannies, nurses, janitors, persons employed to launder clothes and linens, caretakers, persons who perform minor repairs, gardeners, home health aides, personal care aides and chauffeurs of automobiles for family use.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.520 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.520
Removal or transfer of appeals from one Appeal Tribunal to another Appeal Tribunal
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator, for cause, may remove or transfer to another Appeal Tribunal any appeal pending before an Appeal Tribunal.

2. The parties to any appeal so removed or transferred by the Administrator shall be given a full and fair hearing on the original appeal.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.1665 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.1665
Payment of premiums by employers insured by private carrier
Status: in_force

Every employer insured by a private carrier, to receive the benefits of this chapter and to provide and secure compensation for his or her employees, shall pay premiums according to the classification and rules filed by the advisory organization, and the rates filed by the insurers, with the Commissioner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.407 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.407
Calculation of annual assessment paid by each member of association
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the annual assessment required to be paid by each member of an association of self-insured public or private employers must be: (a) Calculated by a rate service organization that is licensed pursuant to chapter 686B of NRS ; and (b) Based on the premium rate for the standard industrial classification of that member, adjusted by the member's individual experience. If approved by the Commissioner, payments of assessments may be reduced by an amount based on the association's level of expenses and loss experience.

2. If approved by the Commissioner, an association may calculate the annual assessment required to be paid by each member of the association. An assessment calculated by the association must be based on at least 5 years of the member's individual experience.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 609.230 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.230
Employing or permitting minor to work as messenger: Limitations
Status: in_force

In incorporated cities and towns, no person under the age of 18 years shall be employed or permitted to work as a messenger for a telegraph or messenger company in the distribution, transmission or delivery of goods or messages before 5 a.m. or after 10 p.m. of any day.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.090 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.090
Adjustment of wages for additional payments; notice by employer; payment
Status: in_force

1. Every employer, having granted or agreed to an adjustment of wages of an employee or employees wherein payments additional to the regular wage payments pursuant to this chapter are made, shall forward such adjusted wages in legal negotiable instruments to its agent or paymaster in this State. The agent or paymaster shall post in two conspicuous places at the office or other places used by the agent or paymaster for the regular payment of wages a list of the names, together with a written notice thereon that such wage payments will be held by such agent or paymaster for 30 days from and after the date of posting of the lists and notice for the purpose of payment thereof.

2. If any such employee shall at the time be stationed at a place other than at the place of regular payment of wages, either within or without the State of Nevada, the employer's agent or paymaster shall forward the wage payments to such employee or deliver the same to the employee's agent who has a written authorization signed by the employee authorizing the employee’s agent to receive such payment.

3. The provisions of this section shall not apply where payment of such additional pay is made directly to an employee or employees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.7313 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.7313
Requirements for training provided under plan relating to workplace violence; medical facility required to collaborate with committee on workplace violence
Status: in_force

1. The training provided under the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 618.7312 must address the risks of workplace violence that an employee or other provider of care may be reasonably anticipated to encounter on his or her job and must include, without limitation, instruction concerning: (a) An explanation of the plan, the manner in which the medical facility plans to address incidents of workplace violence, the manner in which an employee may participate in reviewing and revising the plan and any information necessary for employees and other providers of care to perform the duties that may be required of each employee or other provider of care under the plan; (b) Recognizing situations that may result in workplace violence; (c) When and how to respond to and seek assistance in preventing or responding to workplace violence; (d) Reporting incidents of workplace violence to the medical facility and public safety agencies when appropriate; (e) Resources available to employees and other providers of care in coping with incidents of workplace violence, including, without limitation, debriefing processes established by the medical facility for use after an incident of workplace violence and available programs to assist employees and other providers of care in recovering from incidents of workplace violence; and (f) For each employee or other provider of care who has contact with patients, training concerning verbal intervention and de-escalation techniques that: (1) Allows the employee or other provider of care to practice those techniques with other employees and other providers of care with whom he or she works; and (2) Includes a meeting to debrief each practice session conducted pursuant to subparagraph (1).

2. A medical facility shall collaborate with the committee on workplace safety established pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 1 of NRS 618.7312 in developing, reviewing and revising the training provided under the plan developed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 1 of NRS 618.7312 and any curricula or materials used in that training.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.371 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.371
Association's administrator prohibited from financial interest in third-party administrator; third-party administrator prohibited from financial interest in association's administrator; contractual requirement
Status: in_force

1. An association's administrator employed by an association of self-insured public or private employers, or an employee, officer or director of an association's administrator, may not be an employee, officer or director of a third-party administrator employed by the association or have a direct or indirect financial interest in the third-party administrator of the association.

2. The third-party administrator of an association of self-insured public or private employers, or an employee, officer or director of the third-party administrator, may not be an employee, officer or director of an association's administrator employed by the association or have a direct or indirect financial interest in that association's administrator.

3. Any contract entered into by an association of self-insured public or private employers and a third-party administrator must include a provision which states that, unless the Commissioner otherwise provides, the third-party administrator shall administer any claim or other obligation of the association to its conclusion during the period of the contract.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.404 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.404
Duties of Administrator: Provision of information for Office for Consumer Health Assistance
Status: in_force

The Administrator shall include on any notice or form that is provided to injured employees and is on the Internet website of the Division, contact information for the Office for Consumer Health Assistance of the Department of Health and Human Services created pursuant to NRS 232.458 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.011 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.011
Request for health care records; fees
Status: in_force

1. If an injured employee or his or her legal representative requests health care records from an insurer, third-party administrator or employer pursuant to subsection 2 of NRS 616B.012 , any other provision of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the insurer, third-party administrator or employer shall furnish a copy of the requested records to the injured employee or legal representative. Such records may be furnished in an electronic format using a method of secure electronic transmission that complies with applicable federal and state law.

2. If an insurer, third-party administrator or employer maintains health care records electronically, any fee to furnish those records in an electronic format pursuant to subsection 1 must not exceed: (a) Fifteen dollars for records able to be delivered by electronic mail; or (b) Twenty-five dollars for records required to be delivered using a secure electronic method of file sharing.

3. Any fee to furnish health care records in a form that is not electronic pursuant to subsection 1 must not exceed 30 cents per page.

4. As used in this section: (a) “ Health care records ” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 629.021 and additionally includes individually identifiable health information, as defined in 45 C.F.R. § 160.103 . (b) “ Secure electronic transmission ” has the meaning ascribed to it in section 1 of this act.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.155 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.155
Meals as part of wages or compensation; exception
Status: in_force

1. A part of wages or compensation may, if mutually agreed upon by an employee and employer in the contract of employment, consist of meals. In no case shall the value of the meals be computed at more than 100 percent of the statutory minimum hourly wage per day. In no case shall the value of the meals consumed by such employee be computed or valued at more than 25 percent of the statutory minimum hourly wage for each breakfast actually consumed, 25 percent of the statutory minimum hourly wage for each lunch actually consumed, and 50 percent of the statutory minimum hourly wage for each dinner actually consumed.

2. The monetary limitations on the value of meals, contained in subsection 1, do not apply to agricultural employees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.400 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.400
Minimum duration of incapacity; exceptions
Status: in_force

1. Temporary compensation benefits must not be paid under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for an injury which does not incapacitate the employee for at least 5 consecutive days, or 5 cumulative days within a 20-day period, from earning full wages, but if the incapacity extends for 5 or more consecutive days, or 5 cumulative days within a 20-day period, compensation must then be computed from the date of the injury.

2. The period prescribed in this section does not apply to: (a) Accident benefits, whether they are furnished pursuant to NRS 616C.255 or 616C.265 , if the injured employee is otherwise covered by the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS and entitled to those benefits. (b) Compensation paid to the injured employee pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 616C.477 . (c) A claim which is filed pursuant to NRS 617.453 , 617.455 or 617.457 . (d) A claim to which subsection 4 or 5 of NRS 616C.180 applies.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.155 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.155
“Place of employment” defined
Status: in_force

“Place of employment” means any place, whether indoors or out or elsewhere, and the premises appurtenant thereto, where, either temporarily or permanently, any industry, trade, work or business is carried on, including all construction work, and where any person is directly or indirectly employed by another for direct or indirect gain or profit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.210 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.210
Contractor with State or political subdivision: Submission of certificate of compliance; coverage pursuant to contract; sole proprietor who does not use employees
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, before any person, firm or corporation commences work under any contract with the State or any political subdivision thereof, or a metropolitan police department, the contractor shall furnish to the state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department having charge of the letting of the contract a certificate of the insurer certifying that the contractor has complied with the provisions of this chapter. A state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department may furnish coverage under this chapter for a contractor as specified in the contract.

2. In lieu of furnishing a certificate of an insurer pursuant to the provisions of subsection 1, a sole proprietor who does not use the services of his or her employees, if any, in the performance of a contract with the State or any political subdivision thereof, or a metropolitan police department, may submit to a state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department an affidavit indicating that the sole proprietor: (a) In accordance with the provisions of NRS 617.225 , has not elected to be included within the terms, conditions and provisions of this chapter; and (b) Is otherwise in compliance with those terms, conditions and provisions.

3. If a sole proprietor submits an affidavit specified in subsection 2 to a state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department specified in subsection 1, the state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department shall not require the sole proprietor to obtain coverage for himself or herself under this chapter during any period in which the sole proprietor performs work under the contract for which he or she submitted the affidavit.

4. A state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department that lets a contract to a sole proprietor pursuant to subsection 1: (a) Shall be deemed not to be the employer of the sole proprietor or the employees of the sole proprietor, if any; and (b) Is not liable as a principal contractor to the sole proprietor or the employees of the sole proprietor, if any, for any compensation or other damages as a result of an industrial injury or occupational disease incurred in the performance of the contract.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.137 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.137
Denial of payment for unrelated services: Requirements for notification; liability of injured employee; appeal
Status: in_force

1. If an insurer, organization for managed care or employer who provides accident benefits for injured employees pursuant to NRS 616C.265 denies payment for some or all of the services itemized on a statement submitted by a provider of health care on the sole basis that those services were not related to the employee's industrial injury or occupational disease, the insurer, organization for managed care or employer shall, at the same time that it sends notification to the provider of health care of the denial, send a copy of the statement to the injured employee and notify the injured employee that it has denied payment. The notification sent to the injured employee must: (a) State the relevant amount requested as payment in the statement, that the reason for denying payment is that the services were not related to the industrial injury or occupational disease and that, pursuant to subsection 2, the injured employee will be responsible for payment of the relevant amount if the injured employee does not, in a timely manner, appeal the denial pursuant to NRS 616C.305 and 616C.315 to 616C.385 , inclusive, or appeals but is not successful. (b) Include an explanation of the injured employee's right to request a hearing to appeal the denial pursuant to NRS 616C.305 and 616C.315 to 616C.385 , inclusive, and a suitable form for requesting a hearing to appeal the denial.

2. An injured employee who does not, in a timely manner, appeal the denial of payment for the services rendered or who appeals the denial but is not successful is responsible for payment of the relevant charges on the itemized statement.

3. To succeed on appeal, the injured employee must show that the: (a) Services provided were related to the employee's industrial injury or occupational disease; or (b) Insurer, organization for managed care or employer who provides accident benefits for injured employees pursuant to NRS 616C.265 gave prior authorization for the services rendered and did not withdraw that prior authorization before the services of the provider of health care were rendered.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.430 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.430
Uninsured Employers' Claim Account
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Uninsured Employers' Claim Account in the Fund for Workers' Compensation and Safety, which may be used only for the purpose of making payments in accordance with the provisions of NRS 616C.220 and 617.401 and subsection 2 of NRS 616C.473 . The Administrator shall administer the Account and shall credit any excess money toward the assessments of the insurers for the succeeding years.

2. All assessments, penalties, bonds, securities and all other properties received, collected or acquired by the Administrator for the Uninsured Employers' Claim Account must be delivered to the custody of the State Treasurer.

3. All money and securities in the Account must be held by the State Treasurer as custodian thereof to be used solely for workers' compensation.

4. The State Treasurer may disburse money from the Account only upon written order of the State Controller.

5. The State Treasurer shall invest money of the Account in the same manner and in the same securities in which the State Treasurer is authorized to invest money of the State General Fund. Income realized from the investment of the assets of the Account must be credited to the Account.

6. The Administrator shall assess each insurer, including each employer who provides accident benefits for injured employees pursuant to NRS 616C.265 , an amount to be deposited in the Uninsured Employers' Claim Account. To establish the amount of the assessment, the Administrator shall determine the amount of money necessary to maintain an appropriate balance in the Account for each fiscal year and shall allocate a portion of that amount to be payable by private carriers, a portion to be payable by self-insured employers, a portion to be payable by associations of self-insured public or private employers and a portion to be payable by the employers who provide accident benefits pursuant to NRS 616C.265 , based upon the expected annual expenditures for claims of each group of insurers. After allocating the amounts payable, the Administrator shall apply an assessment rate to the: (a) Private carriers that reflects the relative hazard of the employments covered by the private carriers, results in an equitable distribution of costs among the private carriers and is based upon expected annual premiums to be received; (b) Self-insured employers that results in an equitable distribution of costs among the self-insured employers and is based upon expected annual expenditures for claims; (c) Associations of self-insured public or private employers that results in an equitable distribution of costs among the associations of self-insured public or private employers and is based upon expected annual expenditures for claims; and (d) Employers who provide accident benefits pursuant to NRS 616C.265 that reflects the relative hazard of the employments covered by those employers, results in an equitable distribution of costs among the employers and is based upon expected annual expenditures for claims. The Administrator shall adopt regulations for the establishment and administration of the assessment rates, payments and any penalties that the Administrator determines are necessary to carry out the provisions of this subsection. As used in this subsection, the term “ group of insurers ” includes the group of employers who provide accident benefits for injured employees pursuant to NRS 616C.265 .

7. The Commissioner shall assign an actuary to review the establishment of assessment rates. The rates must be filed with the Commissioner 30 days before their effective date. Any insurer who wishes to appeal the rate so filed must do so pursuant to NRS 679B.310 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.408 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.408
Restrictive endorsements on checks issued by insurers
Status: in_force

1. An insurer shall not issue a check pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for the payment of permanent total disability benefits that includes a restrictive endorsement.

2. An insurer may issue a check pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS for the payment of temporary total disability, temporary partial disability, permanent partial disability, rehabilitation maintenance benefits or compensation paid pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 616C.477 that includes a restrictive endorsement.

3. If an insurer issues a check that includes a restrictive endorsement pursuant to subsection 2, the restrictive endorsement must: (a) Clearly and accurately state the restrictive conditions; and (b) Not provide for any condition or restriction not authorized under the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.140 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.140
“Silicosis” defined
Status: in_force

“Silicosis” shall mean a disease of the lungs caused by breathing silica dust (silicon dioxide) producing fibrous nodules, distributed through the lungs and demonstrated by X-ray examination or by autopsy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.790 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.790
Regulations
Status: in_force

The Commissioner may adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of NRS 616B.760 to 616B.790 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.4365 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.4365
“Related medical condition” defined
Status: in_force

“ Related medical condition ” means any medically recognized physical or mental condition related to pregnancy, childbirth or recovery from pregnancy or childbirth. The term includes, without limitation, mastitis or other lactation-related medical condition, gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, preeclampsia, postpartum depression, loss or end of pregnancy and recovery from loss or end of pregnancy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.092 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.092
“Consolidated insurance program” defined
Status: in_force

“Consolidated insurance program” means a program of insurance that provides, for a specified period:

1. Industrial insurance coverage;

2. A comprehensive program of safety; and

3. For the administration of claims for industrial insurance,

for each employee of a contractor or subcontractor who is engaged in a construction project when such an employee works at the site of the construction project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.010 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.010
Legislative declarations: Statutory construction; repudiation of common law; basis of provisions; balanced interpretation required
Status: in_force

The Legislature hereby determines and declares that:

1. The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS must be interpreted and construed to ensure the quick and efficient payment of compensation to employees who are injured or disabled at a reasonable cost to the employers who are subject to the provisions of those chapters;

2. A claim for compensation filed pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS must be decided on its merit and not according to the principle of common law that requires statutes governing workers' compensation to be liberally construed because they are remedial in nature;

3. The provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS are based on a renunciation of the rights and defenses of employers and employees recognized at common law; and

4. For the accomplishment of these purposes, the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS must not be interpreted or construed broadly or liberally in favor of an employee who is injured or disabled or the dependents of the employee, or in such a manner as to favor the rights and interests of an employer over the rights and interests of an employee who is injured or disabled or his or her dependents.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 609.460 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.460
“Petition” defined
Status: in_force

“ Petition ” means a petition for approval of a contract filed pursuant to NRS 609.500 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 610.160 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 610 / Section 610.160
Approval of agreement; signatures; training extending into majority
Status: in_force

1. No agreement under this chapter is effective until it is approved by the local joint apprenticeship committee and the Council. A copy of the agreement must be forwarded within 10 days after approval by the local joint apprenticeship committee to the Council.

2. Every agreement must be signed by the employer, by an association of employers or by an organization of employees acting as agent for an employer, and by the apprentice. If the apprentice is a minor, the agreement must also be signed by: (a) Both parents, if the minor is living with both parents; (b) The custodial parent, if the minor is living with only one parent; or (c) The minor's legal guardian.

3. If a minor enters into an agreement under this chapter for a period of training extending into his or her majority, the agreement is likewise binding for the period covered during his or her majority.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.6106 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.6106
“Bond” defined
Status: in_force

“ Bond ” means any type of special revenue obligation, including, without limitation, a bond, note, interim obligation, certificate or other instrument issued by the State Board of Finance in accordance with NRS 612.6102 to 612.6134 , inclusive, including refunding bonds.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.318 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.318
Grounds for withdrawal of certification of self-insured employer; exception; administrative fine
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner shall impose an administrative fine, not to exceed $1,000 for each violation, and: (a) Shall withdraw the certification of a self-insured employer if: (1) The deposit required pursuant to NRS 616B.300 is not sufficient and the employer fails to increase the deposit after the employer has been ordered to do so by the Commissioner; (2) The self-insured employer fails to provide evidence of excess insurance pursuant to NRS 616B.300 within 45 days after the employer has been so ordered; or (3) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, the employer becomes insolvent, institutes any voluntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act or is named in any involuntary proceeding thereunder. (b) May withdraw the certification of a self-insured employer if: (1) The employer intentionally fails to comply with regulations of the Commissioner regarding reports or other requirements necessary to carry out the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, and chapter 617 of NRS ; (2) The employer violates the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 616B.500 or any regulation adopted by the Commissioner or the Administrator concerning the administration of the employer's plan of self-insurance; or (3) The employer makes a general or special assignment for the benefit of creditors or fails to pay compensation after an order for payment of any claim becomes final.

2. Any employer whose certification as a self-insured employer is withdrawn must, on the effective date of the withdrawal, qualify as an employer pursuant to NRS 616B.650 .

3. The Commissioner may, upon the written request of an employer whose certification as a self-insured employer is withdrawn pursuant to subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, reinstate the employer's certificate for a reasonable period to allow the employer sufficient time to provide industrial insurance for his or her employees.

4. The Commissioner may authorize an employer to retain his or her certification as a self-insured employer during the pendency of a proceeding specified in subparagraph (3) of paragraph (a) of subsection 1 if the employer establishes to the satisfaction of the Commissioner that the employer is able to pay all claims for compensation during the pendency of the proceeding.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.398 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.398
Commissioner is attorney-in-fact of association for receipt of initial legal process
Status: in_force

An association of self-insured public or private employers shall be deemed to have appointed the Commissioner as its attorney-in-fact to receive any initial legal process authorized by law to be served upon the association for as long as the association is obligated to pay any compensation under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS . Service of process against an association for whom the Commissioner is attorney-in-fact must be made in accordance with NRS 680A.260 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 614.060 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 614 / Section 614.060
Agreement of arbitration to be acknowledged; copies filed with county recorder and Governor; duties of Secretary of State and Governor
Status: in_force

1. Every agreement of arbitration under NRS 614.010 to 614.080 , inclusive, shall be acknowledged by the parties before a notary public or the clerk of a district court of the State. When so acknowledged a copy of the same shall be filed with and recorded by the county recorder of the county in which the arbitration is entered into, and a copy shall also be sent to the Governor, who shall file the same in the Office of the Secretary of State.

2. The Secretary of State shall cause a notice in writing to be served upon the arbitrators, fixing the time and place for a meeting of the board, which meeting shall be within 15 days from the execution of the agreement of arbitration.

3. The Governor shall decline to call a meeting of the arbitrators under such agreement unless it shall be shown to his or her satisfaction that the employees signing the submission represent or include a majority of all the employees in the service of the same employer and of the same grade and class, and that an award pursuant to such submission can justly be regarded as binding upon all such employees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.312 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.312
Certificate of qualification as self-insured employer: Issuance by Commissioner; contents; effective date; period certificate is in effect
Status: in_force

1. Upon determining that an employer is qualified as a self-insured employer, the Commissioner shall issue a certificate to that effect to the employer and the Administrator. No certificate may be issued to any employer who, within the 2 years immediately preceding the employer’s application, has had his or her certification as a self-insured employer involuntarily withdrawn by the Commissioner.

2. A certificate issued pursuant to this section must include, without limitation: (a) The name of the self-insured employer; (b) An identification number assigned to the self-insured employer by the Commissioner; and (c) The date on which the certificate was issued.

3. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.315 and 616B.318 , certificates issued pursuant to this section remain in effect until withdrawn by the Commissioner or cancelled by the employer. Coverage for employers qualifying under NRS 616B.615 becomes effective on the date of certification or the date specified in the certificate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.345 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.345
Unlawful employment practices: Requiring or encouraging current or prospective employees and members of labor organizations to submit to genetic test; denying or altering employment or membership in labor organization based on genetic information
Status: in_force

1. It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, a labor organization or an employment agency: (a) To ask or encourage a prospective or current employee or member of the labor organization to submit to a genetic test. (b) To require or administer a genetic test to a person as a condition of employment or membership in the labor organization. (c) To deny employment or membership in the labor organization based on genetic information. (d) To alter the terms, conditions or privileges of employment or membership in the labor organization based on genetic information. (e) To terminate employment or membership in the labor organization based on genetic information.

2. As used in this section: (a) “Genetic information” means information that is obtained from a genetic test. (b) “Genetic test” means a test that uses deoxyribonucleic acid extracted from the cells of a person, or a diagnostic test that uses another substance extracted or otherwise obtained from the body of a person, which determines the presence of an abnormality or deficiency that: (1) Is linked to a physical or mental disorder or impairment; or (2) Indicates a susceptibility to an illness, a disease, an impairment or another physical or mental disorder. The term does not include a test to determine the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance in the system of the person tested.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 606.030 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 606 / Section 606.030
“Department” defined
Status: in_force

“Department” means the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.015 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.015
Rights and liabilities of employers and employees
Status: in_force

Every employee and the dependent or dependents of such employee and the employer or employers of such employee shall be entitled to all the applicable rights, benefits and immunities and shall be subject to all the applicable liabilities and regulations provided for injured employees and their employers by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS unless otherwise provided in this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 610.090 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 610 / Section 610.090
Duties
Status: in_force

The Council shall:

1. Establish standards for programs and agreements that are not lower than those prescribed by this chapter.

2. Upon review and approval, extend written reciprocal recognition to multistate joint programs.

3. Adopt such regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.

4. Administer the provisions of this chapter as a regulatory body.

5. Consistent with its duties and obligations under this chapter, demonstrate linkages and coordination with the State's economic development strategies and workforce investment system that is paid for wholly or in part out of public money, as set forth in 29 C.F.R. § 29.13 .

6. Adopt regulations pursuant to 29 C.F.R. Parts 29 and 30 .

7. Perform such other functions as may be necessary for the fulfillment of the intent and purposes of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.590 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.590
Reimbursement of private carrier for cost of additional compensation resulting from subsequent injury
Status: in_force

1. A private carrier who pays compensation due to an employee who has a permanent physical impairment from any cause or origin and incurs a subsequent disability by injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment which entitles the employee to compensation for disability that is substantially greater by reason of the combined effects of the preexisting impairment and the subsequent injury than that which would have resulted from the subsequent injury alone is entitled to be reimbursed from the Subsequent Injury Account for Private Carriers if: (a) The employee knowingly made a false representation as to his or her physical condition at the time the employee was hired by the employer insured by a private carrier; (b) The employer relied upon the false representation and this reliance formed a substantial basis of the employment; and (c) A causal connection existed between the false representation and the subsequent disability. If the subsequent injury of the employee results in his or her death and it is determined that the death would not have occurred except for the preexisting permanent physical impairment, any compensation paid is entitled to be reimbursed from the Subsequent Injury Account for Private Carriers.

2. A private carrier shall notify the Administrator of any possible claim against the Subsequent Injury Account for Private Carriers pursuant to this section no later than 60 days after the date of the subsequent injury or the date the employer learns of the employee's false representation, whichever is later.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.695 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.695
Liability of employer and purchaser or transferee upon sale or transfer of assets and quitting business
Status: in_force

1. Any employer who, outside the usual course of the employer's business, sells or transfers substantially all or any one of the classes of assets enumerated in subsection 1 of NRS 612.690 and quits business, shall within 10 days after the sale or transfer file such reports as the Administrator may prescribe and pay the contributions, interest or forfeits required by this chapter with respect to wages for employment to the date of the sale or transfer.

2. In the case of a sale: (a) The purchaser shall withhold sufficient of the purchase money to cover the amount of all contributions, interest and forfeits due and unpaid until such time as the seller produces a receipt from the Administrator showing that the contributions, interest and forfeits have been paid or a certificate showing that no contributions, interest or forfeits are due. (b) If the seller fails, within the 10-day period, to produce the receipt or certificate, the purchaser shall pay the sum so withheld to the Administrator upon demand. (c) If the purchaser fails to withhold purchase money as provided in paragraph (a) and the contributions, interest and forfeits are not paid within the 10 days specified in this section, the purchaser is personally liable for the payment of the contributions, interest and forfeits accrued and unpaid on account of the operation of the business by the former owner.

3. In the case of a transfer other than a sale, if the contributions, interest and forfeits are not paid within the 10 days specified in this section, the transferee is personally liable for the payment of the contributions, interest and forfeits accrued and unpaid on account of the operation of the business by the former owner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.880 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.880
Establishment of safety plans and procedures; certification of cranes; certification of operators of tower cranes and mobile cranes; exceptions
Status: in_force

<See notes for changes to this section effective under certain conditions. >

1. The Division shall adopt regulations establishing standards and procedures for the operation of cranes, including, without limitation, regulations requiring the: (a) Establishment and implementation of site safety plans and procedures for the erection and dismantling of tower cranes; (b) Establishment of a clear zone around the erection, dismantling or other highly hazardous lifts with a crane; (c) Annual certification of the mechanical lifting parts of the crane; and (d) Certification of tower cranes each time a tower crane is erected and additional annual certifications of tower cranes while they continue to be in use.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3: (a) The Division shall adopt regulations requiring the establishment and implementation of programs for the certification of all persons who operate: (1) Tower cranes; or (2) Mobile cranes having a usable boom length of 25 feet or greater or a maximum machine rated capacity of 15,000 pounds or greater. (b) A person shall not operate a tower crane or a mobile crane described in subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) unless the person holds certification as a crane operator issued pursuant to this subsection for the type of crane being operated. (c) An applicant for certification as a crane operator must hold a certificate which: (1) Is issued by an organization whose program of certification for crane operators: (I) Is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies or an equivalent accrediting body approved by the Division; or (II) Meets other criteria established by the Division; and (2) Certifies that the person has met the standards to be a crane operator established by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in its standards B30.3, B30.4 or B30.5 as adopted by regulation of the Division.

3. The provisions of subsection 2 do not apply to a person who: (a) Is an employee of a utility while the person is engaged in work for or at the direction of the utility; (b) Operates an electric or utility line truck that is regulated pursuant to 29 C.F.R. § 1910.269 or 29 C.F.R. Part 1926, Subpart V ; or (c) Operates an aerial or lifting device, whether or not self-propelled, that is designed and manufactured with the specific purpose of lifting one or more persons in a bucket or basket or on a ladder or platform and holding those persons in the lifted position while they perform tasks. Such devices include, without limitation: (1) A bucket truck or lift; (2) An aerial platform; (3) A platform lift; or (4) A scissors lift.

4. As used in this section, “ utility ” means any public or private utility, whether or not the utility is subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, that provides, at wholesale or retail: (a) Electric service; (b) Gas service; (c) Water or sewer service; (d) Telecommunication service, including, without limitation, local exchange service, long distance service and personal wireless service; or (e) Television service, including, without limitation, community antenna television, cable television and other video service.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.220 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 607 / Section 607.220
Complaint by Labor Commissioner; prosecution by Attorney General
Status: in_force

Upon the complaint of the Labor Commissioner, the Attorney General shall prosecute all criminal violations of law that are reported to the Attorney General by the Labor Commissioner.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.021 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.021
Limitation of actions upon repeal or invalidity
Status: repealed

1. If the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS relative to compensation for injuries to or death of employees become invalid because of any adjudication, or are repealed, the period intervening between the occurrence of an injury or death, not previously compensated for pursuant to those chapters by the payment of a lump sum or completed monthly payments, and the repeal or the rendition of the final adjudication of the validity must not be computed as a part of the time limited by law for the commencement of any action relating to the injury or death if the action is commenced within 1 year after the repeal or adjudication.

2. In any such action, any sum paid by an insurer by reason of injury to an employee by whom, or by whose dependents, the action is prosecuted, must be taken into account and credited upon the recovery as payment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.515 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.515
Enforcement of orders and subpoenas of Division
Status: in_force

If any person disobeys an order of the Division, a subpoena issued by it or one of its representatives, refuses to permit an inspection or refuses to testify as a witness to any matter regarding which the person may be lawfully interrogated, then the district judge of the county in which the person resides, on application of the Administrator or the Administrator’s representative, shall compel obedience by attachment proceedings as for contempt, as in the case of disobedience of the requirements of subpoenas issued from the court on a refusal to testify therein.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.460 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.460
Silicosis and diseases related to asbestos as occupational diseases; compensation and claims
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 617.366 , silicosis and diseases related to asbestos are occupational diseases and are compensable as such when contracted by an employee and when arising out of and in the course of the employment.

2. Claims for compensation on account of silicosis or a disease related to asbestos are forever barred unless application is made to the insurer within 1 year after the date of disability or death and within 1 year after the claimant knew or should have known of the relationship between the disease and the employment.

3. Nothing in this chapter entitles an employee or the dependents of the employee to compensation, medical, hospital and nursing expenses or payment of funeral expenses for disability or death because of silicosis or a disease related to asbestos in the event of the failure or omission on the part of the employee truthfully to state, when seeking employment, the place, duration and nature of previous employment in answer to an inquiry made by the employer.

4. No compensation may be paid in case of silicosis or a disease related to asbestos unless the injured employee has been exposed to harmful quantities of silicon dioxide dust or fibers of asbestos for not less than 1 year in employment in this State covered by this chapter and chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

5. Compensation on account of silicosis or a disease related to asbestos is payable only in the event of a temporary or permanent disability, or death, in accordance with the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.505 , the insurer shall not allow the conversion of the compensation benefits provided for in this section into the payment of a lump sum. Payment of benefits and compensation is limited to the claimant and the dependents of the claimant.

6. Any claimant who has been disabled by silicosis or a disease related to asbestos before July 1, 1973, or the dependents of the claimant, upon receiving the maximum sum payable, $14,250, to which they are entitled, are not entitled to compensation from the insurer, but are entitled to continue to receive the same amount of compensation from the account for pensions for silicosis, diseases related to asbestos and other disabilities.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.260 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.260
Certain contracts declared illegal and void
Status: in_force

Any act or any provision in any agreement which is in violation of NRS 613.230 to 613.300 , inclusive, shall be illegal and void. Any strike or picketing to force or induce any employer to make an agreement in writing or orally in violation of NRS 613.230 to 613.300 , inclusive, shall be for an illegal purpose.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.085 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.085
Duties of employer when employee injured: First aid; reimbursement
Status: in_force

1. Every employer within the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS shall, immediately upon the occurrence of an injury to any of his or her employees, render to the injured employee all necessary first aid, including the cost of transportation of the injured employee to the nearest place of proper treatment if the injury is such as to make it reasonably necessary for such transportation.

2. An employer who is not self-insured or a member of an association of self-insured public or private employers is entitled to receive reimbursement from the employer’s insurer for the costs incurred in rendering the necessary first aid and transportation of an injured employee to the nearest place of proper treatment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.620 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.620
Penalty for certain violations; liability for costs of investigation and prosecution; contents of judgment of conviction; receipt of certain money by Attorney General to be used to pay salaries of Fraud Control Unit for Industrial Insurance
Status: in_force

1. If a person is convicted of violating any of the provisions of NRS 616D.200 , 616D.220 , 616D.240 , 616D.300 , 616D.310 or 616D.350 to 616D.440 , inclusive, the person: (a) Forfeits all rights to compensation under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS after conviction for the offense; and (b) Is liable for: (1) The reasonable costs incurred by an insurer and the office of the Attorney General to investigate and act upon the violation; (2) All costs incurred for the prosecution of the person by the court in which the conviction was obtained; and (3) The payments or benefits fraudulently obtained under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS .

2. A judgment of conviction entered against the person must contain a provision which requires the person convicted to pay the costs of investigation and prosecution and the payments or benefits specified in subsection 1.

3. Any money received by the Attorney General pursuant to subparagraph (1) of paragraph (b) 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. § 616A.080 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.080
“Certified vocational rehabilitation counselor” defined
Status: in_force

“ Certified vocational rehabilitation counselor ” means a person who:

1. Has a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling;

2. Has been certified as a rehabilitation counselor by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification; or

3. Has been certified as an insurance rehabilitation specialist by the Certification of Disability Management Specialists Commission.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.600 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.600
Exemption of employer and employee temporarily within State; exception; effect of employee working in another state where coverage required
Status: in_force

1. Except as limited in subsection 3, any employee who has been hired outside of this State and his or her employer are exempted from the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, and chapter 617 of NRS while the employee is temporarily within this State doing work for the employer if the employer has furnished industrial insurance pursuant to the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act or similar laws of a state other than Nevada so as to cover the employee's employment while in this State if: (a) The extraterritorial provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, and chapter 617 of NRS are recognized in the other state; and (b) Employers and employees who are covered in this State are likewise exempted from the application of the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act or similar laws of the other state. The benefits provided in the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act or similar laws of the other state are the exclusive remedy against the employer for any injury, whether resulting in death or not, received by the employee while working for the employer in this State.

2. A certificate from the Administrator or similar officer of another state certifying that the employer of the other state is insured therein and has provided extraterritorial coverage insuring employees of the employer while working within this State is prima facie evidence that the employer carried the industrial insurance.

3. The exemption provided for in this section does not apply to the employees of a contractor, as defined in NRS 624.020 , operating within the scope of the license of the contractor.

4. An employer is not required to maintain coverage for industrial insurance in this State for an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this State, but who is performing work exclusively in another state, if the other state requires the employer to provide coverage for the employee in the other state. If the employee receives personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment, any claim for compensation must be filed in the state in which the accident occurred, and such compensation is the exclusive remedy of the employee or the dependents of the employee. This subsection does not prevent an employer from maintaining coverage for the employee pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, and chapter 617 of NRS .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.470 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.470
Self-insured employers and private carriers to compensate Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers or Hearings Division of Department of Administration for services provided
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, each self-insured employer, association of self-insured public or private employers and private carrier shall compensate the office of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers or the Hearings Division of the Department of Administration, as appropriate, for all services which the Occupational Safety and Health Review Board, the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers, the mediators and the appeals officers provide to those employers. The cost of any service must be negotiated by the employer, association or private carrier, and the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers or the Division, as appropriate, before the employer, association or private carrier is charged for the service.

2. All compensation must be on the basis of actual cost and not on a basis which includes any subsidy for the Office of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers, the Division or other employers.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.617 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.617
Requisition and use of money credited to Nevada account
Status: in_force

1. Money credited to the account of this State in the Unemployment Trust Fund by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America pursuant to section 903 of the Social Security Act, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. § 1103 ), may be requisitioned and used for the payment of expenses incurred for the administration of this chapter, pursuant to a specific appropriation by the Legislature, if the expenses are incurred and the money is requisitioned after the enactment of an appropriation law which: (a) Specifies the purposes for which the money is appropriated and the amounts appropriated therefor; (b) Limits the period within which the money may be expended to a period ending not more than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the appropriation law; and (c) Limits the amount which may be used during a 12-month period beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30 of the following year to an amount which does not exceed the amount by which the aggregate of the amounts credited to the account of this State pursuant to section 903 of the Social Security Act, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. § 1103 ), during the same 12-month period and the 24 preceding 12-month periods, exceeds the aggregate of the amounts used pursuant to this section and charged against the amounts credited to the account of this State during any of such 25 12-month periods.

2. For the purposes of subsection 1, amounts used during any such 12-month period must be charged against equivalent amounts which were first credited and which are not already so charged, except that no amount used during any such 12-month period for the administration of this chapter may be charged against any amount credited during such a 12-month period earlier than the 24th preceding period.

3. Money credited to the account of this State pursuant to section 903 of the Social Security Act, as amended ( 42 U.S.C. § 1103 ), may not be withdrawn or used except for: (a) The payment of benefits, as defined in NRS 612.6104 ; and (b) The payment of expenses for the administration of this chapter pursuant to this section.

4. Money appropriated for the payment of expenses of administration pursuant to this section may be requisitioned as needed for the payment of obligations incurred under such appropriation and, upon requisition, must be deposited in the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund from which such payments must be made. The Administrator shall maintain a separate record of the deposit, obligation, expenditure and return of funds so deposited. Money so deposited must, until expended, remain a part of the Unemployment Compensation Fund and, if it will not be expended, must be returned promptly to the account of this State in the Unemployment Trust Fund.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.383 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.383
Discharge for crimes in connection with employment
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, an individual who has been discharged for commission of assault, arson in any degree, sabotage, grand larceny, embezzlement or wanton destruction of property in connection with the individual’s work shall be denied benefits based on wages earned from the employer concerned, provided such assault, arson in any degree, sabotage, grand larceny, embezzlement or wanton destruction of property is admitted in writing or under oath or in a hearing of record by the person or has resulted in a conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.230 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.230
“Employer” defined
Status: in_force

“ Employer ” means:

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 616B.627 , the State, and each county, city, school district, and all public and quasi-public corporations therein without regard to the number of persons employed.

2. Every person, firm, voluntary association and private corporation, including any public service corporation, which has in service any person under a contract of hire.

3. The legal representative of any deceased employer.

4. The Nevada Rural Housing Authority.

5. An owner or principal contractor who establishes and administers a consolidated insurance program pursuant to NRS 616B.710 , with respect to the employees covered under that consolidated insurance program.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.380 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.380
Solicitor's permit: Power of Commissioner to suspend or revoke permit; hearing required
Status: in_force

1. The Commissioner may suspend or revoke a solicitor's permit if the Commissioner reasonably believes that: (a) A violation of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616C, 616D or 617 of NRS or title 57 of NRS or the terms of the permit or any proper order of the Commissioner has occurred; or (b) A material misrepresentation in the offering or sale of securities, policies or memberships pursuant to the permit has occurred.

2. If the Commissioner suspends or revokes a permit pursuant to subsection 1, the Commissioner shall expeditiously conduct a hearing, giving the holder of the permit a reasonable opportunity to appear and be heard.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.1576 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.1576
Benefits for health care: Prompt enrollment and restrictions on termination of enrollment of child; withholding of employee's wages; remedies are cumulative
Status: in_force

If an employer provides benefits for health care to his or her employees and the benefits include coverage of the employee's family, the employer shall:

1. Permit an employee who is required by the order of a court or administrative tribunal to provide health coverage for his or her child to enroll the child for coverage as a member of the employee’s family without regard to a restriction on periods of enrollment applicable to the employee.

2. If the parent so required is enrolled for coverage but does not apply to enroll the child, permit the child's other parent or the Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of the Department of Health and Human Services to enroll the child.

3. Not terminate the enrollment of the child in that coverage or otherwise eliminate that coverage of the child unless the insurer has written proof that: (a) The order for medical coverage is no longer in effect; or (b) The child is or will be enrolled in comparable coverage through another insurer on or before the effective date of the termination of enrollment or elimination of coverage.

4. Withhold from the employee's wages, and pay to the insurer if the employer is not self-insured, the employee's share, if any, of the cost of the coverage provided for the child but not more than the amount of withholding for insurance permitted by federal law or regulation.

The purpose of this section is to ensure that children are promptly enrolled in a program of health insurance provided by the responsible parent and that the health insurance is maintained. The remedies provided in this section are cumulative and in addition to any other remedy provided by law to the extent they are not inconsistent with the provisions of NRS 33.035 and chapters 31A, 125B, 130 and 425 of NRS.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.120 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.120
Unlawful to demand or receive fee or commission as condition to giving or continuing employment to worker; penalty
Status: in_force

1. It shall be unlawful for any manager, superintendent, officer, agent, servant, foreman, shift boss or other employee of any person or corporation, charged or entrusted with the employment of any workers or laborers, or with the continuance of workers or laborers in employment, to demand or receive, either directly or indirectly, from any worker or laborer, employed through his or her agency or worked or continued in employment under his or her direction or control, any fee, commission or gratuity of any kind or nature as the price or condition of the employment of any such worker or laborer, or as the price or condition of his or her continuance in such employment.

2. Any such manager, superintendent, officer, agent, servant, foreman, shift boss or other employee of any person or corporation, charged or entrusted with the employment of laborers or workers for his or her principal, or under whose direction or control such workers and laborers are engaged in work and labor for such principal, who shall demand or receive, either directly or indirectly, any fee, commission or gratuity of any kind or nature from any worker or laborer employed by him or her or through his or her agency or worked under his or her direction and control, either as the price and condition of the employment of such worker or laborer or as the price and condition of the continuance of such worker or laborer in such employment, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.270 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.270
Compelling person to join labor organization or to strike against own will or to leave employment prohibited
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any employee, labor organization, or officer, agent or member thereof to compel or attempt to compel any person to join any labor organization or to strike against the person’s will or to leave employment by any threatened or actual interference with his or her person, immediate family or property.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.347 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.347
Report concerning issuance of certain citations by Division
Status: in_force

The Division shall submit a written report quarterly to the Advisory Council of the Division which lists each citation issued by the Division for a violation of NRS 618.375 during that quarter and the circumstances for which the citation was issued. Within 5 working days after submission of such a report to the Advisory Council, the Division shall transmit the report to the Legislative Counsel for inclusion in the register of administrative regulations published pursuant to NRS 233B.0653 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.306 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.306
Commissioner may sell securities or institute proceedings on surety bonds of self-insured employer to pay claims
Status: in_force

If a self-insured employer becomes insolvent, institutes any voluntary proceeding under the Bankruptcy Act or is named in any involuntary proceeding thereunder, makes a general or special assignment for the benefit of creditors or fails to pay compensation under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS after an order for payment of any claim becomes final, the Commissioner may, after giving at least 10 days' notice to the employer and any insurer or guarantor, use money or interest on securities, sell securities or institute legal proceedings on surety bonds deposited or filed with the Commissioner pursuant to NRS 679B.175 to the extent necessary to make those payments. Until the Commissioner gives a 10-day notice pursuant to this section, the employer is entitled to all interest and dividends on bonds or securities on deposit pursuant to NRS 679B.175 and to exercise all voting rights, stock options and other similar incidents of ownership thereof.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.570 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.570
Employing unit may elect that services not covered by chapter shall be deemed to constitute employment; conditions
Status: in_force

1. Any employing unit for which services that do not constitute employment, as defined in this chapter, are performed, may file with the Administrator a written election that all such services performed by persons in its employ in one or more distinct establishments or places of business shall be deemed to constitute employment for all the purposes of this chapter for not less than 2 calendar years.

2. Upon the written approval of such election by the Administrator, such services shall be deemed to constitute employment subject to this chapter from and after the date stated in such approval.

3. Such services cease to be deemed employment subject hereto as of January 1 of any calendar year subsequent to such 2 calendar years, only if at least 30 days before such January 1 such employing unit has filed with the Administrator a written notice to that effect.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.180 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.180
“State” defined
Status: in_force

“State” includes, in addition to the states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.130 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.130
“Employment”: Service by minor in delivery of newspapers excluded
Status: in_force

“Employment” shall not include service by an individual under the age of 18 years in the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for subsequent delivery or distribution.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.795 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.795
Issuance of licenses by Division
Status: in_force

1. The Division shall issue licenses to qualified applicants in each occupation.

2. The Division may adopt regulations to include within the definition of “occupation” any discipline deemed necessary, including that of instructor in the control of asbestos.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.195 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.195
Acceptance of compensation or benefits by employee injured out of State constitutes release of employer and waiver of remedy at common law or statutory remedy provided in another state
Status: in_force

1. Anything to the contrary in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS notwithstanding, if an employee who has been hired or is regularly employed in this State receives personal injury by accident arising out of and in the course of such employment outside this State, and the employee, or the dependents of the employee in case of his or her death, accepts any compensation or benefits under the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, the acceptance of such compensation shall constitute a waiver by such employee or dependents of all rights and remedies against the employer at common law or given under the laws of any other state, and shall further constitute a full and complete release of such employer from any and all liability arising from such injury or death.

2. No compensation shall be paid to any such employee, or his or her dependents in case of death, until such employee, the employee’s personal or legal representatives, dependents or next of kin shall have executed and delivered to the employer a full and complete release of such employer from any and all liability arising from or growing out of such injury or death.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.110 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.110
“Employment”: Service for United States, another state or political subdivision excluded; exception
Status: in_force

1. “Employment” does not include service performed in the employ of any other state or its political subdivisions, or of the United States Government, or of an instrumentality of any other state or states or their political subdivisions or of the United States, except that if the Congress of the United States permits the states to require any instrumentality of the United States to make payment into an unemployment fund under a state unemployment compensation act, and to comply with state regulations thereunder, then, to the extent permitted by Congress, and from and after the date on which such permission becomes effective, all of the provisions of this chapter are applicable to the instrumentality and to services performed for the instrumentality in the same manner, to the same extent, and on the same terms as to all other employers, employing units, persons and services.

2. If this State is not certified by the Secretary of Labor under Section 3304 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 for any year, then the payments required from such instrumentalities and their workers with respect to that year must be refunded by the Administrator from the Unemployment Fund, without interest.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.240 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.240
Regulations for internal management
Status: in_force

Regulations for the internal management of the Division which do not affect private rights or procedures available to the public may be adopted, amended or rescinded by the Administrator and become effective in the manner and at the time prescribed by the Administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.427 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.427
Challenge to determination of average monthly wage; remedy for incorrect average monthly wage
Status: in_force

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 3 of NRS 616C.315 and except as otherwise provided in this section, if an injured employee is receiving compensation based on a calculation of the average monthly wage of the injured employee as determined pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.420 , the injured employee or the employer may request a hearing before a hearing officer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 616C.315 to 616C.385 , inclusive, asking for a recalculation of the average monthly wage of the injured employee.

2. The injured employee is entitled to have his or her average monthly wage recalculated if the injured employee proves by a preponderance of the evidence that the insurer calculated the average monthly wage improperly or incorrectly as a result of: (a) The use of any improper or incorrect information or methodology; (b) The failure to use any proper or correct information or methodology; (c) Any error of law or fact; or (d) Any other error, omission, neglect or wrongful act.

3. If the injured employee proves that the insurer calculated his or her average monthly wage improperly or incorrectly, resulting in an underpayment of compensation: (a) The insurer shall: (1) Increase the injured employee's future compensation based on the correct average monthly wage; and (2) Pay the injured employee a lump sum in an amount equal to the underpayment of compensation for the period during which the insurer was using the incorrect average monthly wage; and (b) The remedy provided in paragraph (a) is the sole remedy for the underpayment and the insurer is not subject to the imposition of any fine or benefit penalty therefor.

4. If the hearing officer determines that the calculation of the average monthly wage resulted in an overpayment of compensation, the insurer may require the injured employee to repay to the insurer an amount equal to the overpayment received by the injured employee during any one 30-day period.

5. The average monthly wage of an injured employee may not be challenged by the insurer, the employer or the injured employee after the date on which any portion of an award for permanent partial disability is paid or the claim closes, whichever occurs first.

6. The provisions of this section do not apply if the issue of the average monthly wage of the injured employee was previously adjudicated to a final decision in: (a) A hearing before a hearing officer or appeals officer pursuant to the provisions of NRS 616C.315 to 616C.385 , inclusive; or (b) Any proceedings for judicial review.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.207 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.207
“Employee”: Volunteer health practitioners
Status: in_force

A volunteer health practitioner, as defined in NRS 415A.180 , who provides health or veterinary services pursuant to chapter 415A of NRS , shall be deemed for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS to be an employee of the host entity, as defined in NRS 415A.120 , or a registration system that qualifies pursuant to NRS 415A.210 , at the wage of $100 per month and, in the event of injury while the provisions of chapter 415A of NRS apply to the volunteer health practitioner, is entitled to the benefits of those chapters.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.345 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.345
Handling of claims by private carrier subject to provisions of chapter; 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 in this chapter, and the employer and the private carrier are subject to the regulations of the Division with respect thereto.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.350 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.350
Lawful employment practices
Status: in_force

1. It is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to hire and employ employees, for an employment agency to classify or refer for employment any person, for a labor organization to classify its membership or to classify or refer for employment any person, or for an employer, labor organization or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs to admit or employ any person in any such program, on the basis of his or her religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or national origin in those instances where religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, physical, mental or visual condition or national origin is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise.

2. It is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire and employ employees, for an employment agency to fail to classify or refer any person for employment, for a labor organization to fail to classify its membership or to fail to classify or refer any person for employment, or for an employer, labor organization or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs to fail to admit or employ any person in any such program, on the basis of a disability in those instances where physical, mental or visual condition is a bona fide and relevant occupational qualification necessary to the normal operation of that particular business or enterprise, if it is shown that the particular disability would prevent proper performance of the work for which the person with a disability would otherwise have been hired, classified, referred or prepared under a training or retraining program.

3. It is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge a person, for an employment agency to fail to classify or refer any person for employment, for a labor organization to fail to classify its membership or to fail to classify or refer any person for employment, or for an employer, labor organization or joint labor-management committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or retraining programs to fail to admit or employ any person in any such program, on the basis of his or her age if the person is less than 40 years of age.

4. It is not an unlawful employment practice for a school, college, university or other educational institution or institution of learning to hire and employ employees of a particular religion if the school or institution is, in whole or in substantial part, owned, supported, controlled or managed by a particular religion or by a particular religious corporation, association or society, or if the curriculum of the school or institution is directed toward the propagation of a particular religion.

5. It is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to observe the terms of any bona fide plan for employees' benefits, such as a retirement, pension or insurance plan, which is not a subterfuge to evade the provisions of NRS 613.310 to 613.4383 , inclusive, as they relate to discrimination against a person because of age, except that no such plan excuses the failure to hire any person who is at least 40 years of age.

6. It is not an unlawful employment practice for an employer to require employees to adhere to reasonable workplace appearance, grooming and dress standards so long as such requirements are not precluded by law, except that an employer shall allow an employee to appear, groom and dress consistent with the employee's gender identity or expression.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.405 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.405
Removal of or interference with safety devices or safeguards by employee prohibited
Status: in_force

1. An employee shall not remove, displace, damage, destroy or carry off any safety device or safeguard furnished and provided for use in any employment or place of employment, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by any other person.

2. An employee shall not interfere with the use of any method or process adopted for the protection of any employee, including himself or herself, in such employment or place of employment.

3. Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, which are applicable to his or her own actions and conduct.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.105 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 617 / Section 617.105
“Employee”: Real estate licensees
Status: in_force

Any real estate licensee doing business in this State and receiving wages, commissions or other compensation based upon sales shall be deemed for the purpose of this chapter to earn wages of $1,500 per month.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.030 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 608 / Section 608.030
Payment of employee who resigns or quits employment
Status: in_force

Whenever an employee resigns or quits his or her employment, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of the employee’s resignation or quitting must be paid no later than:

1. The day on which the employee would have regularly been paid the wages or compensation; or

2. Seven days after the employee resigns or quits,

whichever is earlier.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.470 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.470
Assurance organizations: Authority of Labor Commissioner; regulations; independence and approval required
Status: in_force

1. The Labor Commissioner may adopt regulations authorizing and setting forth qualifications for an assurance organization selected by a professional employer organization to act on behalf of the professional employer organization in complying with the requirements of NRS 611.400 to 611.490 , inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, any requirements regarding obtaining or renewing a license. Such an assurance organization must be independent of the professional employer organization and approved by the Labor Commissioner.

2. Nothing in this section or any regulations adopted pursuant thereto: (a) Limits or otherwise affects the authority of the Labor Commissioner to issue or revoke a license of a professional employer organization subject to the appeals process; (b) Limits or otherwise affects the authority of the Labor Commissioner to investigate compliance with or enforce any provision of NRS 611.400 to 611.490 , inclusive, and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto; or (c) Requires a professional employer organization to authorize an assurance organization to act on its behalf.

3. As used in this section, “ assurance organization ” means a person who meets the qualifications set forth by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to regulations adopted pursuant to subsection 1.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.130 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.130
Insurer's payment to physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse attending injured employee conditioned upon receipt of itemized statement and certificate
Status: in_force

1. The insurer shall not authorize the payment of any money to a physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse for services rendered by the physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse, as applicable, in attending an injured employee until an itemized statement for the services has been received by the insurer accompanied by a certificate of the physician, chiropractic physician, physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse stating that a duplicate of the itemized statement has been filed with the employer of the injured employee.

2. 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. § 618.800 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.800
Application for license: Requirements and procedures
Status: in_force

A person applying for a license in an occupation must:

1. Submit an application on a form prescribed and furnished by the Division, accompanied by a fee prescribed by the Division;

2. Successfully complete a course of training in the control of asbestos approved or administered by the Division for that occupation;

3. Pass an examination approved or administered by the Division for that occupation;

4. If the person is a contractor, present proof satisfactory to the Division that the person is insured to the extent determined necessary by the Administrator for the appropriate activities for the control of asbestos permitted under the requested license, for the effective period of the license; and

5. Meet any additional requirement established by the Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.282 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.282
“Owner-controlled insurance program” defined
Status: in_force

“Owner-controlled insurance program” means a consolidated insurance program that is established and administered by the owner of the construction project.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.160 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616C / Section 616C.160
Newly developed injury or disease: Inclusion in original claim for compensation; limitation
Status: in_force

If, after a claim for compensation is filed pursuant to NRS 616C.020 :

1. The injured employee seeks treatment from a physician or chiropractic physician for a newly developed injury or disease; and

2. The employee's medical records for the injury reported do not include a reference to the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought, or there is no documentation indicating that there was possible exposure to an injury described in paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 616A.265 ,

the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought must not be considered part of the employee's original claim for compensation unless the physician or chiropractic physician establishes by medical evidence a causal relationship between the injury or disease for which treatment is being sought and the original accident.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.727 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.727
Administration of claims: Duties of administrator of claims; duties of owner or principal contractor
Status: in_force

1. A consolidated insurance program that a private company, public entity or utility is authorized to establish and administer pursuant to NRS 616B.710 must, in the manner set forth in this section, provide for the administration of claims for industrial insurance for an employee of a contractor or subcontractor who is engaged in the construction project when such an employee works at the site of the construction project.

2. The owner or principal contractor of the construction project shall hire or contract with a person to serve as the administrator of claims for industrial insurance for the construction project.

3. Any policy or contract of insurance providing coverage for a consolidated insurance program must be issued by an insurer who is rated A- or better by A.M. Best with a Financial Size Category of Class VII or larger, or the equivalent as determined by the Commissioner.

4. The administrator of claims for industrial insurance for the construction project who is hired or with whom the owner or principal contractor contracts pursuant to subsection 2 shall: (a) Assist an employee who is covered under the consolidated insurance program or, in the event of the employee's death, one of the dependents of the employee, in filing a written notice of injury or death as required pursuant to NRS 616C.015 or a written notice of an occupational disease as required pursuant to NRS 617.342 ; (b) Sign and file on behalf of a contractor or subcontractor whose employees are covered under the consolidated insurance program an employer's report of industrial injury or occupational disease as required pursuant to NRS 616C.045 or 617.354 ; (c) Ensure that an employee who is covered under the consolidated insurance program and who has been injured or who has incurred an occupational disease while working on the construction project is directed to a medical facility that will provide treatment to the employee under the program; (d) Handle all issues, to the extent reasonably practicable, relating to claims for industrial insurance at the site of the construction project; and (e) Hire or contract such assistant administrators as may be necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the administrator of claims pursuant to this section.

5. The owner or principal contractor of the construction project shall ensure that the administrator of claims for industrial insurance for the construction project or an assistant administrator is physically present at the site of the construction project whenever activity related to construction is taking place at the site.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.845 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.845
Injunctive relief
Status: in_force

The Division may maintain in any court of competent jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person engaged in the control of asbestos in violation of the provisions of NRS 618.780 , 618.790 , 618.820 or 618.825 , or the standards or regulations adopted by the Division pursuant to NRS 618.750 to 618.850 , inclusive. An injunction:

1. May be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person, this provision being a preventive as well as a punitive measure.

2. Does not relieve the person from criminal liability for engaging in the control of asbestos without a license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 609.570 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 609 / Section 609.570
Limitation on effect of NRS 609.400 to 609.570, inclusive
Status: in_force

The provisions of NRS 609.400 to 609.570 , inclusive, do not:

1. Exempt any person from compliance with any other law concerning licenses, consents or authorizations required for any conduct, employment, use or exhibition of a minor in this state; or

2. Limit, in any manner, the discretion of a licensing authority or other persons charged with the administration of licensing requirements.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.360 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.360
Circumstances under which person is deemed to have knowledge of falsity or deemed to have made or caused certain action
Status: in_force

For the purposes of NRS 616D.370 and 616D.380 :

1. A person shall be deemed to know that a charge, statement or representation is false if the person knows, or by virtue of the person’s position, authority or responsibility has reason to know, of the falsity of the charge, statement or representation.

2. A person shall be deemed to have made or caused to be made a charge, statement or representation if the person: (a) Had the authority or responsibility to: (1) Make the charge, statement or representation; (2) Supervise another person who made the charge, statement or representation; or (3) Authorize the making of the charge, statement or representation, whether by operation of law, business or professional practice or office procedure; and (b) Exercised that authority or responsibility or failed to exercise that authority or responsibility and, as a direct or indirect result, the charge, statement or representation was made.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 611.110 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 611 / Section 611.110
Contents of license
Status: in_force

Each license shall contain:

1. The name of the licensee.

2. A designation of the city, street and number of the premises at which the licensee is authorized to carry on the employment agency.

3. The number and date of issuance of the license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.615 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.615
Creation; source and use of money
Status: in_force

1. There is hereby created the Employment Security Fund as a special revenue fund.

2. Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (a) of subsection 6 of NRS 612.445 , all interest and forfeits collected under NRS 612.618 to 612.675 , inclusive, 612.7102 to 612.7116 , inclusive, and 612.740 must be paid into the Fund.

3. All money which is deposited or paid into the Fund is hereby appropriated and made available to the Administrator or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature. The money may not be expended or made available for expenditure in any manner which would permit its substitution for, or a corresponding reduction in, federal payments which would, in the absence of this money, be available to finance expenditures for the administration of the employment security laws of the State of Nevada.

4. This section does not prevent this money from being used as a revolving fund to cover expenditures, necessary and proper under the law, for which federal payments have been duly requested but not yet received, subject to the repayment to the Fund of such expenditures when received.

5. Except as otherwise provided in this section, money in this Fund available to the Administrator must be used by the Administrator for the payment of costs of: (a) Administration which are found not to have been properly and validly chargeable against federal grants received for or in the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund; or (b) Any program or the implementation of procedures deemed necessary by the Administrator to ensure the proper payment of benefits and collection of contributions and reimbursements pursuant to this chapter or for any other purpose authorized by the Legislature.

6. The Administrator may use money deposited in this Fund from a penalty imposed pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 6 of NRS 612.445 for any purpose that furthers the integrity of the system of unemployment compensation established pursuant to this chapter.

7. Any balances in this Fund do not lapse at any time, but are continuously available to the Administrator for expenditure consistent with this chapter.

8. Money in this Fund must not be commingled with other state money, but must be maintained in a separate account on the books of the depositary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616A.405 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616A / Section 616A.405
Powers of Administrator: Adoption of regulations concerning affidavit required of businesses by local governments to affirm compliance with chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS
Status: in_force

The Administrator may adopt regulations relating to NRS 244.33505 and 268.0955 , including regulations specifying the form of the affidavit required by those sections.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.370 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.370
False charges, representations and statements; penalty
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not, by any act or omission: (a) Make a charge or cause it to be made knowing the charge to be false, in whole or in part; (b) Make or cause to be made a statement or representation for use in obtaining or seeking to obtain authorization to provide specific accident benefits pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS , knowing the statement or representation to be false, in whole or in part; or (c) Make or cause to be made a statement or representation for use by another person to obtain accident benefits pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS , knowing the statement or representation to be false, in whole or in part.

2. A person who violates any of the provisions of this section shall be punished: (a) If the amount of the charge or the value of the accident benefits obtained or sought to be obtained was $650 or more, for a category D felony as provided in NRS 193.130 . In addition to any other penalty, the court shall order the person to pay restitution. (b) If the amount of the charge or the value of the accident benefits obtained or sought to be obtained was less than $650, for a misdemeanor, and must be sentenced to restore any accident benefits so obtained, if it can be done, or tender payment for rent or labor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.680 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.680
Liens: Creation; notice; foreclosure; release; compromise and satisfaction
Status: in_force

1. Contributions, penalties and interest due and unpaid from any employer constitute a lien upon all of the assets of the employer, the lien to be prior to and paid in preference to all other liens or claims except prior recorded liens and prior taxes.

2. Within 60 days after such contributions become delinquent, the Administrator may cause to be filed with the county recorder of the county in which the property is situated a notice of claim of lien setting forth a true statement of the amount due, after deducting all just credits and offsets, and the default of such employer. Upon such filing the Administrator shall cause a copy of the notice to be mailed to the employer. The county recorder shall file the notice of claim of lien, which file must be indexed.

3. The lien so created constitutes a lien upon all property, either real or personal, of the employer within the county in which the notice of claim of lien is filed.

4. The lien hereby created may be foreclosed by a suit in the district court in the manner provided by law for the foreclosure of other liens on real or personal property.

5. Any lien, as provided in this section, may be released, compromised or satisfied by the Administrator, and the property against which a lien is claimed may be released therefrom by filing a notice of such release or satisfaction with the county recorder of the county in which the notice of lien claim was filed.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.551 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.551
Board for Administration of Subsequent Injury Account for Self-Insured Employers: Meetings; regulations; quorum; administration of Account
Status: in_force

1. The members of the Board may meet throughout each year at the times and places specified by a call of the Chair or a majority of the Board. The Board may prescribe rules and regulations for its own management and government. Three members of the Board constitute a quorum, and a quorum may exercise all the power and authority conferred on the Board. If a member of the Board submits a claim against the Subsequent Injury Account for Self-Insured Employers, that member shall not vote on or otherwise participate in the decision of the Board concerning that claim.

2. The Board shall administer the Subsequent Injury Account for Self-Insured Employers in accordance with the provisions of NRS 616B.554 , 616B.557 and 616B.560 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.9943 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.9943
“OSHA-10 course” defined
Status: in_force

“ OSHA-10 course ” means a 10-hour course in general industry safety and health hazard recognition and prevention developed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.555 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.555
Mandamus to compel Administrator to issue emergency order
Status: in_force

If the Administrator arbitrarily or capriciously fails to issue an emergency order pursuant to NRS 618.545 , any employee who may be injured by reason of such failure, or the representative of such employees may bring an action against the Administrator in the district court for the district in which the imminent danger is alleged to exist or the employer has its principal office, for a writ of mandamus to compel the Administrator to issue such an order and for such further relief as may be appropriate.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 612.030 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 612 / Section 612.030
“Benefit year” defined
Status: in_force

1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 612.344 , with respect to any person, “benefit year” means the 52 consecutive weeks beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which a valid claim is filed, and thereafter the 52 consecutive weeks beginning with the first day of the first week with respect to which a valid claim is filed after the termination of the person’s last preceding benefit year.

2. In the case of a combined wage claim pursuant to the reciprocal arrangements provided in NRS 612.295 , the benefit year is that applicable under the unemployment compensation law of the paying state.

3. Any claim for benefits made in accordance with NRS 612.450 and 612.455 shall be deemed to be a valid claim for the purposes of this section if the claimant has been paid wages for employment by employers as provided in paragraph (d) of subsection 1 of NRS 612.375 .
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.934 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.934
Injunctive relief
Status: in_force

The Division may maintain in a court of competent jurisdiction a suit for an injunction against any person who acts as a photovoltaic installer in violation of any provision of NRS 618.910 to 618.936 , inclusive, or the standards or regulations adopted pursuant thereto. An injunction:

1. May be issued without proof of actual damage sustained by any person.

2. Does not relieve the person from criminal liability for acting as a photovoltaic installer without a license.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.560 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.560
Reimbursement of self-insured employer for cost of additional compensation resulting from subsequent injury
Status: in_force

1. A self-insured employer who pays compensation due to an employee who has a permanent physical impairment from any cause or origin and incurs a subsequent disability by injury arising out of and in the course of his or her employment which entitles the employee to compensation for disability that is substantially greater by reason of the combined effects of the preexisting impairment and the subsequent injury than that which would have resulted from the subsequent injury alone is entitled to be reimbursed from the Subsequent Injury Account for Self-Insured Employers if: (a) The employee knowingly made a false representation as to his or her physical condition at the time the employee was hired by the self-insured employer; (b) The self-insured employer relied upon the false representation and this reliance formed a substantial basis of the employment; and (c) A causal connection existed between the false representation and the subsequent disability. If the subsequent injury of the employee results in his or her death and it is determined that the death would not have occurred except for the preexisting permanent physical impairment, any compensation paid is entitled to be reimbursed from the Subsequent Injury Account for Self-Insured Employers.

2. A self-insured employer shall notify the Board of any possible claim against the Subsequent Injury Account for Self-Insured Employers pursuant to this section no later than 60 days after the date of the subsequent injury or the date the self-insured employer learns of the employee's false representation, whichever is later.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.503 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616B / Section 616B.503
Certification by Commissioner required; duties of third-party administrator
Status: in_force

1. A person shall not act as a third-party administrator for an insurer without a certificate issued by the Commissioner pursuant to NRS 683A.08524 .

2. A person who acts as a third-party administrator pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS shall: (a) Administer each plan of insurance directly, without subcontracting with another third-party administrator; and (b) Upon the termination of the person's contract with an insurer, transfer forthwith to a certified third-party administrator chosen by the insurer all of the records in the person's possession concerning claims arising under the plan of insurance.

3. The Commissioner may, under exceptional circumstances, waive the requirements of subsection 2.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 610.150 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 610 / Section 610.150
Required contents of agreement
Status: in_force

Every agreement entered into under this chapter must contain:

1. The names and signatures of the contracting parties and the signature of a parent or legal guardian if the apprentice is a minor.

2. The date of birth of the apprentice.

3. The name and address of the sponsor of the program.

4. A statement of the trade or craft in which the apprentice is to be trained, and the beginning date and expected duration of the apprenticeship.

5. A statement showing the number of hours to be spent by the apprentice in work and the number of hours to be spent in related and supplemental instruction, which instruction must not be less than 144 hours per year.

6. A statement setting forth a schedule of the processes in the trade or division of industry in which the apprentice is to be trained and the approximate time to be spent at each process.

7. A statement of the graduated scale of wages to be paid the apprentice and whether or not compensation is to be paid for the required time in school.

8. Statements providing: (a) For a specific period of probation during which the agreement may be terminated by either party to the agreement upon written notice to the State Apprenticeship Director; and (b) That after the probationary period the agreement may be cancelled at the request of the apprentice, or suspended, cancelled or terminated by the sponsor for good cause, with due notice to the apprentice and a reasonable opportunity for corrective action, and with written notice to the apprentice and the State Apprenticeship Director of the final action taken.

9. A reference incorporating as part of the agreement the standards of the program as it exists on the date of the agreement and as it may be amended during the period of the agreement.

10. A statement that the apprentice will be accorded equal opportunity in all phases of employment and training as an apprentice without discrimination because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, genetic information, national origin or age of 40 years or older.

11. A statement naming the Council as the authority designated pursuant to NRS 610.180 to receive, process and dispose of controversies or differences arising out of the agreement when the controversies or differences cannot be adjusted locally or resolved in accordance with the program or collective bargaining agreements.

12. Such additional terms and conditions as are prescribed or approved by the Council not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616D.030 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 616D / Section 616D.030
Limitation of liability of insurer or third-party administrator; administrative fines are exclusive remedies
Status: in_force

1. No cause of action may be brought or maintained against an insurer or a third-party administrator who violates any provision of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS .

2. The administrative fines provided for in NRS 616B.318 and 616D.120 are the exclusive remedies for any violation of this chapter or chapter 616A, 616B, 616C or 617 of NRS committed by an insurer or a third-party administrator.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 613.4368 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 613 / Section 613.4368
Legislative findings and declaration
Status: in_force

1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that: (a) Workplace laws must adequately protect pregnant women from being terminated from their employment because of the refusal of their employer to provide a reasonable accommodation; (b) Women are often the primary income earners for their families and unemployment resulting from the failure of their employers to provide accommodations in the workplace is an outcome that families cannot afford to endure; and (c) By remaining employed, pregnant women continue to provide economic security for their families, which in turn provides an economic benefit to the economy of this State.

2. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the intent of the Legislature to fight against discrimination based on pregnancy, childbirth or a related medical condition, promote public health and ensure that women realize full and equal participation in the workforce by requiring employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees who are pregnant, have given birth or have a related medical condition.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.918 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.918
Regulations of Division
Status: in_force

The Division may adopt such regulations as are necessary to carry out the provisions of NRS 618.910 to 618.936 , inclusive.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 606.120 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 606 / Section 606.120
Employer to provide Division with certain information concerning newly hired employees; Division to include in directory information received from employers; civil penalty for noncompliance
Status: in_force

1. Each employer shall, within the time prescribed in 42 U.S.C. § 653a , provide to the Division a report that contains the information required pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 653a concerning an employee.

2. The Division shall include in the directory of newly hired employees the information received pursuant to this section within 5 business days after the receipt of the information.

3. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Division may adopt by regulation a civil penalty of less than $25 for an employer who fails to comply with the provisions of 42 U.S.C. § 653a . Any such penalty must be imposed by the Division after notice and an opportunity for a hearing.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 618.325 — NV Code / Title 53 / Chapter 618 / Section 618.325
Powers of Administrator and representatives; entry and inspection of places of employment
Status: in_force

1. The Administrator and the Administrator’s representatives appointed under this chapter shall act with full power and authority to carry out and enforce the orders, standards and policies fixed by the Division, and for the purposes set forth in this chapter may: (a) Certify to official acts; (b) Take depositions; (c) Issue subpoenas; (d) Compel the attendance of witnesses; and (e) Compel the production of books, papers, records, documents and testimony.

2. Upon presenting appropriate credentials to any employer, the Administrator or the Administrator’s representative may: (a) Enter without delay and at reasonable times any place of employment; and (b) Inspect and investigate during regular working hours or at other reasonable times and within reasonable limits, that place of employment and all pertinent conditions, structures, machines, apparatus, devices, equipment and materials therein, and question privately any employer or an employee.

3. The Division shall not notify the employer of any randomly scheduled or customary regulatory inspection to be performed by the Division.