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NV Rev Stat § 607.190 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.190 - Exemption for Labor Commissioner from payment of fees and costs in actions; payment of witness fees in certain actions; bond not required for attachment by Labor Commissioner.

  1. In all actions in the courts in this state wherein the Labor Commissioner is a party in his or her official capacity as Labor Commissioner, or as assignee of any wage or commission claim or claims, or where the Labor Commissioner is appearing for and in behalf of the State or any political subdivision thereof, no fees of any kind or nature shall be required of the Labor Commissioner by any court or officer thereof, or by any sheriff, constable or other officer, and no judgment for costs or for attorney fees shall be entered in or by any court against the Labor Commissioner. In proper cases, the Labor Commissioner may pay the witness fees required by NRS 607.210.  2. In any cases prosecuted under the provisions of NRS 607.160 and 607.170 wherein an attachment may be required to preserve the rights of the claimant, the Labor Commissioner shall not be required to give any bond as a prerequisite to the levy of attachment.  [Part 4:203:1915; A 1919, 67; 1921, 218; 1931, 55; 1935, 224; 1937, 419; 1941, 87; 1931 NCL § 2751] + [4 1/2:203:1915; added 1925, 133; A 1937, 419; 1931 NCL § 2752] — (NRS A 1971, 1191)
NV Rev Stat § 607.205 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.205 - Power of Labor Commissioner to conduct hearings and issue decisions.

In aid of the Labor Commissioner’s enforcement responsibilities under the labor laws of the State of Nevada, the Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner may conduct hearings and issue decisions thereon in the manner set forth in NRS 607.207.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 530; A 1985, 759; 2001, 563; 2003, 794)
NV Rev Stat § 607.207 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.207 - Notice and conduct of hearing.

  1. When an enforcement question is presented under any labor law of the State of Nevada, the determination of which is not exclusively vested in another officer, board or commission, the Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner may conduct a hearing in any place convenient to the parties, if practicable, and otherwise in a place chosen by the Labor Commissioner.  2. Notice of the hearing must be given by registered or certified mail to each party and to any person who has in writing requested such notice. The hearing must be conducted not less than 15 days after the mailing of the notices. The proceedings must be recorded and one copy must be provided at cost to any party who requests it. The Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner shall, in any such hearing, make full use of the authority conferred upon him or her by NRS 607.210.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 530; A 1977, 81; 2001, 563)
NV Rev Stat § 607.210 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.210 - Power of Labor Commissioner to take testimony and issue subpoenas; witness fees; penalty for noncompliance with subpoena.

  1. The Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner may take testimony in all matters relating to the duties and requirements of this chapter in a suitable place in the vicinity to which the testimony is applicable.  2. The Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner may compel the attendance of witnesses, and may issue subpoenas. No witness fees may be paid to any witness unless the witness is required to testify at a place more than 5 miles from the witness’s place of residence, in which event the witness is entitled to be paid the same fees as a witness before a district court. Payment must be made from the fund appropriated for those purposes in the county in which the testimony is taken and the witness examined in the same manner as provided for the payment of witness fees in the district court of that county.  3. Any person subpoenaed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter who willfully refuses or neglects to testify at the time and place named in the subpoena is guilty of a misdemeanor.  [8:203:1915; 1919 RL p. 3085; NCL § 2756] — (NRS A 1967, 622; 1975, 531; 1981, 95; 2001, 564)
NV Rev Stat § 607.215 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.215 - Decision of Labor Commissioner or designee after hearing: Issuance; enforceability; judicial review.

  1. Within 30 days after the conclusion of the hearing provided for in NRS 607.207, the Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner shall issue a written decision, setting forth findings of fact and conclusions of law developed at the hearing.  2. The decision, together with the findings of fact and conclusions of law, must be mailed to each of the parties to whom the notice of the hearing was mailed and to any other persons who may have requested notice of the hearing. The decision becomes enforceable 10 days after the mailing.  3. Upon a petition for judicial review, the court may order trial de novo.  4. A decision issued pursuant to this section is binding on all parties and has the force of law.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 531; A 1977, 82; 2001, 564)
NV Rev Stat § 607.216 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.216 - "Employee misclassification" defined.

As used in NRS 607.216 to 607.2195, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, "employee misclassification" means the practice by an employer of improperly classifying employees as independent contractors to avoid any legal obligation under state labor, employment and tax laws, including, without limitation, the laws governing minimum wage, overtime, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation insurance, temporary disability insurance, wage payment and payroll taxes.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3157)
NV Rev Stat § 607.217 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.217 - Communication of information relating to employee misclassification among Labor Commissioner, certain state agencies and the Attorney General.

The offices of the Labor Commissioner, Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry, Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Department of Taxation and Attorney General:  1. Shall communicate between their respective offices information relating to suspected employee misclassification which is received in the performance of their official duties and which is not otherwise declared by law to be confidential.  2. May communicate between their respective offices information relating to employee misclassification which is received in the performance of their official duties and which is otherwise declared by law to be confidential, if the confidentiality of the information is otherwise maintained under the terms and conditions required by law.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3157)
NV Rev Stat § 607.218 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.218 - Task Force on Employee Misclassification: Creation; appointment, qualifications and terms of members; vacancies; meetings; Chair and Vice Chair; quorum; compensation; administrative support.

  1. The Task Force on Employee Misclassification is hereby created.  2. The Governor shall appoint to serve on the Task Force:  (a) One person who represents an employer located in this State that employs more than 500 full-time or part-time employees.  (b) One person who represents an employer located in this State that employs 500 or fewer full-time or part-time employees.  (c) One person who is an independent contractor in this State.  (d) Two persons who represent organized labor in this State.  (e) One person who represents a trade or business association in this State.  (f) One person who represents a governmental agency that administers laws governing employee misclassification.  3. The Governor may appoint up to two additional members to serve on the Task Force as the Governor deems appropriate.  4. After the initial terms, the members of the Task Force serve a term of 2 years and until their respective successors are appointed. A member may be reappointed in the same manner as the original appointments.  5. Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the Task Force must be filled in the same manner as the original appointment not later than 30 days after the vacancy occurs.  6. The Task Force shall meet at least twice each fiscal year and may meet at such additional times as deemed necessary by the Chair.  7. At the first meeting of each fiscal year, the Task Force shall elect from its members a Chair and a Vice Chair.  8. A majority of the members of the Task Force constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business, and a majority of those members present at any meeting is sufficient for any official action taken by the Task Force.  9. The Task Force shall comply with the provisions of chapter 241 of NRS, and all meetings of the Task Force must be conducted in accordance with that chapter.  10. Members of the Task Force serve without compensation.  11. The Labor Commissioner shall provide the personnel, facilities, equipment and supplies required by the Task Force to carry out its duties.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3157)
NV Rev Stat § 607.219 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.219 - Task Force on Employee Misclassification: Duties; annual report.

The Task Force on Employee Misclassification created by NRS 607.218 shall:  1. Evaluate the policies and practices of the Labor Commissioner, Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry, Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Department of Taxation and Attorney General relating to employee misclassification.  2. Evaluate any existing fines, penalties or other disciplinary action relating to employee misclassification that are authorized to be imposed by a state agency.   3. Develop recommendations for policies, practices or proposed legislation to reduce the occurrence of employee misclassification.  4. On or before July 1, 2020, and on or before July 1 of each subsequent year, submit a written report to the Director of the Legislative Counsel Bureau for submission to the Legislative Commission. The report must include, without limitation, a summary of the work of the Task Force and recommendations for legislation concerning employee misclassification.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3158)
NV Rev Stat § 607.2195 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.2195 - Task Force on Employee Misclassification: Authority to appoint subcommittee.

  1. The Task Force on Employee Misclassification created by NRS 607.218 may create a subcommittee to the Task Force for any purpose that is consistent with NRS 607.216 to 607.2195, inclusive.  2. The Task Force shall appoint the members of the subcommittee and designate one of the members of the subcommittee as chair of the subcommittee. The chair of the subcommittee must be a member of the Task Force.  3. The subcommittee shall meet at the times and places specified by a call of the chair of the subcommittee. A majority of the members of the subcommittee constitutes a quorum, and a quorum may exercise any power or authority conferred on the subcommittee.  (Added to NRS by 2019, 3158)
NV Rev Stat § 607.220 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner|NRS 607.220 - Complaint by Labor Commissioner; prosecution by Attorney General.

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.  [13:203:1915; 1919 RL p. 3086; NCL § 2761] — (NRS A 1997, 195; 2001, 564)
NV Rev Stat § 608.005 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.005 - Legislative declaration.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1582)
NV Rev Stat § 608.007 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.007 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 608.009 to 608.0126, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 577; A 2017, 4178)
NV Rev Stat § 608.009 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.009 - "Domestic service employee" defined.

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.  (Added to NRS by 2017, 4177)
NV Rev Stat § 608.010 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.010 - "Employee" defined.

Employee includes both male and female persons in the service of an employer under any appointment or contract of hire or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or written, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed.  [Part 1:71:1919; A 1937, 52; 1931 NCL § 2775] — (NRS A 1975, 1582; 1985, 578; 2003, 1518)
NV Rev Stat § 608.011 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.011 - "Employer" defined.

Employer includes every person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment or any employee.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)
NV Rev Stat § 608.0113 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.0113 - "Private employment" defined.

Private employment means all employment other than employment under the direction, management, supervision and control of this State or any county, city or town therein, or any office or department thereof.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)
NV Rev Stat § 608.0116 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.0116 - "Professional" defined.

Professional means pertaining to:  1. An employee who is licensed or certified by the State of Nevada for and engaged in the practice of law or any of the professions regulated by chapters 623 to 645, inclusive, 645G and 656A of NRS.  2. A creative professional as described in 29 C.F.R. § 541.302 who is not an employee of a contractor as that term is defined in NRS 624.020.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 578; A 1991, 994; 1999, 3074; 2001, 1778; 2003, 912; 2005, 1140; 2011, 878, 1099, 1521)
NV Rev Stat § 608.012 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.012 - "Wages" defined.

Wages means:  1. The amount which an employer agrees to pay an employee for the time the employee has worked, computed in proportion to time; and  2. Commissions owed the employee,  but excludes any bonus or arrangement to share profits.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)
NV Rev Stat § 608.0123 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.0123 - "Week of work" defined.

Week of work means 7 consecutive periods of 24 hours which may begin on any day and at any hour of the day.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)
NV Rev Stat § 608.0126 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.0126 - "Workday" defined.

Workday means a period of 24 consecutive hours which begins when the employee begins work.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)
NV Rev Stat § 608.013 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.013 - Employer to post abstract of chapter.

Every employer shall conspicuously post and keep so posted on the premises where any person is employed a printed abstract of this chapter to be furnished by the Labor Commissioner.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1584)
NV Rev Stat § 608.015 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.015 - Unlawful to induce employee to refrain from testifying.

It is unlawful for any person by force, intimidation, threat of procuring dismissal from employment or in any other manner to induce or attempt to induce an employee to refrain from testifying in any investigation or proceeding relating to or arising under this chapter, or to discharge or penalize any employee for so testifying.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1582)
NV Rev Stat § 608.016 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.016 - Payment for each hour of work; trial or break-in period not excepted.

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.  (Added to NRS by 1985, 578; A 2015, 2718; 2017, 4178)
NV Rev Stat § 608.0165 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.0165 - Basis for payment of employee who manufactures or uses explosives; penalty.

  1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, wages or compensation paid to an employee whose duties include the manufacture of an explosive, or the use, processing, handling, on-site movement or storage of an explosive that is related to its manufacture, must be based solely on the number of hours the employee works. The provisions of this subsection do not apply to persons employed in the mining industry.  2. Any person who violates the provisions of subsection 1:  (a) For the first violation, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10,000 nor more than $20,000.  (b) For the second or any subsequent violation, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $20,000 nor more than $50,000.  3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, as used in this section, "explosive" means gunpowders, powders used for blasting, all forms of high explosives, blasting materials, fuses other than electric circuit breakers, detonators and other detonating agents, smokeless powders, other explosive or incendiary devices and any chemical compound, mechanical mixture or device that contains any oxidizing and combustible units, or other ingredients, in such proportions, quantities or packing that ignition by fire, friction, concussion, percussion or detonation of the compound, mixture or device or any part thereof may cause an explosion.  4. For the purposes of this section, an explosive does not include:  (a) Ammunition for small arms, or any component thereof;  (b) Black powder commercially manufactured in quantities that do not exceed 50 pounds, percussion caps, safety and pyrotechnic fuses, quills, quick and slow matches, and friction primers that are intended to be used solely for sporting, recreation or cultural purposes:  (1) In an antique firearm, as that term is defined in 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(16), as that section existed on January 1, 1999; or  (2) In an antique device which is exempted from the definition of "destructive device" pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 921(a)(4), as that section existed on January 1, 1999; or  (c) Any explosive that is manufactured under the regulation of a military department of the United States, or that is distributed to, or possessed or stored by, the military or naval service or any other agency of the United States, or an arsenal, a navy yard, a depot or any other establishment owned by or operated on behalf of the United States.  (Added to NRS by 1999, 1114)
NV Rev Stat § 608.017 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.017 - Discrimination on basis of sex prohibited; exceptions.

  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.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1584)
NV Rev Stat § 608.018 (2021)
2021 Nevada Revised Statutes|Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours|NRS 608.018 - Compensation for overtime: Requirement; exceptions.

  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. As used in this section, "domestic worker" has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 613.620.  (Added to NRS by 1975, 1583; A 1977, 1373; 1985, 578; 2003, 1742; 2005, 2520; 2009, 2493; 2017, 3886, 4178; 2019, 3746)