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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.050 - Powers of arbitrators: Oaths; subpoenas.

For the purposes of NRS 614.010 to 614.080, inclusive, the arbitrators therein provided for, or either of them:
1. Shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, sign subpoenas, require the attendance and testimony of witnesses, and require the production of such books, papers, contracts, agreements and documents material to a just determination of the matters under investigation as may be ordered by the courts; and
2. May invoke the aid of the courts to compel witnesses to attend and testify, and to produce such books, papers, contracts, agreements and documents as the courts shall determine to be material and competent evidence.
[4:181:1907; RL § 1932; NCL § 2766]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.060 - Agreement of arbitration to be acknowledged; copies filed with county recorder and Governor; duties of Secretary of State and Governor.

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.
[5:181:1907; RL § 1933; NCL § 2767]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.080 - Unlawful acts during pendency of arbitration and within 3 months after award; liability for damages.

1. During the pendency of arbitration under NRS 614.010 to 614.080, inclusive, it shall not be lawful:
(a) For the employer, a party to such arbitration, to discharge the employees, parties thereto, except for inefficiency, violation of law or neglect of duty.
(b) For the organization representing such employees to order, or for the employees to unite in, aid or abet strikes against the employer.
2. During a period of 3 months after an award under such an arbitration, it shall not be lawful:
(a) For such employer to discharge any such employees, except for the causes stated in paragraph (a) of subsection 1, without giving 30 days’ written notice of an intent so to discharge.
(b) For any of such employees, during a like period, to quit the service of the employer without just cause, without giving to the employer 30 days’ written notice of an intent so to do, or for the organization representing such employees to order, counsel or advise otherwise.
3. Any violation of this section shall subject the offending party to liability for damages.
4. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent any employer, a party to such arbitration, from reducing the number of his, her or its employees whenever in the employer’s judgment business necessities require such a reduction.
[6:181:1907; RL § 1934; NCL § 2768]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.090 - Declaration of public policy.

In the interpretation and application of this section and NRS 614.100 and 614.110, the public policy of this state is declared as follows:
1. Negotiations of terms and conditions of labor should result from voluntary agreement between employer and employees. Governmental authority has permitted and encouraged employers to organize in the corporate and other forms of capital control. In dealing with such employers, the individual organized worker is helpless to exercise actual liberty of contract and to protect his or her freedom of labor, and thereby to obtain acceptable terms and conditions of employment. Therefore, it is necessary that the individual worker have full freedom of association, self-organization, and designation of representatives of the worker’s own choosing to negotiate the terms and conditions of his or her employment, and that the worker shall be free from the interference, restraint or coercion of employers of labor, or their agents, in the designation of such representatives or in self-organization or in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection.
2. The employers have enjoyed these rights for ages and now enjoy the right to negotiate with their employees and prospective employees through agencies and representatives of their own choosing. The workers should enjoy the same right and should be accorded the same privilege in protecting and providing for their most valuable asset, the labor of their brain and brawn, as is accorded the employers in the protection and enhancement of their property rights in their industries and affairs. Mutuality of conduct in the negotiations between the employers and workers concerning wage agreements, working conditions and all other matters connected with the employment of human beings in industry of any kind is essential to the welfare of both and to the industrial peace of the community, State and Nation.
[1:206:1937; 1931 NCL § 2825.31]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.100 - Denial of right of representation unlawful.

It shall be unlawful for any employer, or any association or combination of employers of labor, in this State, or any worker, laborer, association, organization or combination of workers or laborers in this State, or any officer or officers, agent or agents, attorney or attorneys, or any other person or persons whatsoever representing any such employer or association or combination of employers or representing any such worker or laborer or association, organization or combination of workers or laborers, to deny or cause to be denied, or to prevent or cause to be prevented, in any hearing, meeting or conference between any such employer or employers and any such workers or laborers, or any combination thereof, wherein wage negotiations, wage disputes, working conditions, matters of discipline, or any other matter or matters may be the subject of any such hearing, meeting or conference, the right of representation thereat by a person or persons chosen by the adversary party or parties then and there engaged in such hearing, meeting or conference to act as its or their representative or representatives, and any such person or persons so chosen shall be recognized and accorded the right to represent at such hearing, meeting or conference the party or parties so choosing such representative person or persons and present and submit the views, contentions and demands thereof.
[2:206:1937; 1931 NCL § 2825.32]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.110 - Penalty.

Any person, firm, association, combination of persons, organization or corporation, or any officer, agent, servant, employee or attorney thereof, violating the provisions of NRS 614.090 and 614.100 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
[3:206:1937; 1931 NCL § 2825.33]—(NRS A 1967, 636)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.120 - Circulation of notice of strike: Conditions and signatures; copy to be furnished Labor Commissioner.

1. It is unlawful for any person, firm or association to issue, cause to be issued, circulate or cause to be circulated any printed or written matter notifying or advising the public or any organization by mail, or hand to hand, that a strike exists or is called in any place within the State of Nevada, unless the circular, letter or notice so issued shall contain the signatures of at least three persons who at the time of signing the circular were residents and citizens of the State for a period of 6 months.
2. A copy of the same shall be furnished the Labor Commissioner.
[1:151:1923; NCL § 2788]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.140 - Bribery of labor representative unlawful.

Every person who shall give, offer or promise, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward to any duly constituted representative of a labor organization, with intent to influence the representative in respect to any of his or her acts, decisions or other duties as such representative, or to induce the representative to prevent or cause a strike by the employees of any person or corporation, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P 529; RL § 6794; NCL § 10475]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.150 - Penalty for labor representative asking for or receiving bribe.

Every person who, being the duly constituted representative of a labor organization, shall ask for or receive, directly or indirectly, any compensation, gratuity or reward, or any promise thereof, upon any agreement or understanding that any of his or her acts, decisions or other duties as such representative, or that any act to prevent or cause a strike of the employees of any person or corporation, shall be influenced thereby, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
[1911 C&P § 530; RL § 6795; NCL § 10476]
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.160 - Picketing: Unlawful acts; acceptable acts; local variance; penalty.

1. During the pendency of a strike, work stoppage or other dispute, it is unlawful for any person:
(a) To picket on private property without the written permission of the owner or pursuant to an order from a federal court or agency of competent jurisdiction, even if the private property is open to the public as invitees for business, except that an employee may enter or leave his or her employer’s property in the course of his or her employment or for the purpose of receiving payment for services performed;
(b) To maintain any picket or picket line, individually or as part of a group, in front of or across entrances to or exits from any property, except that the following numbers of pickets may be maintained across entrances or exits if the pickets do not narrow or block the entrances or exits or delay, impede or interfere with the ability of persons or vehicles to enter or leave the property:
(1) Two pickets at pedestrian entrances and exits;
(2) Two pickets at driveway entrances and exits 20 feet or less in width; and
(3) Six pickets at driveway entrances and exits more than 20 feet in width;
(c) Knowingly to threaten, molest, assault, or in any manner physically touch the person, clothing or vehicle of any person attempting to enter or leave any property, including employees, agents, contractors, representatives, guests, customers or others doing or attempting to do business with the owner or occupant;
(d) Intentionally to operate a motor vehicle so as to delay, impede or interfere with the ability of persons or vehicles to enter or leave any property;
(e) To use language or words threatening to do harm to a person or the property of the person or designed to incite fear in any person attempting to enter or leave any property; or
(f) Knowingly to spread, drop, throw or otherwise knowingly to disperse nails, tacks, staples, glass or other objects in the entrances to or exits from any property.
2. Any persons participating in a strike, work stoppage or other dispute may picket on the public sidewalks or other public areas between entrances and exits to any property if the pickets maintain a distance of 30 feet from each person or group of two persons to the next person or group and no more than two persons walk abreast.
3. Persons who picket any property may congregate in groups of 10 or fewer to confer with their captain at reasonable times or to obtain food and drink at reasonable times, but shall not so congregate within 30 feet of any entrance or exit.
4. Each county shall adopt by ordinance a procedure by which it may grant a variance from the provisions of paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
5. Any person who violates the prohibitions of this section or of a variance granted pursuant to subsection 4 is guilty of a misdemeanor. This section does not preclude civil action or additional criminal prosecution based upon acts which are prohibited by this section.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 2183)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.170 - Draft of proposed changes to contract must be submitted in writing before members vote on contract.

The draft of the proposed changes to a contract reached through collective bargaining between a labor organization and an employer must be submitted in writing by the labor organization to the organization’s membership who attend the meeting for ratification before the members vote to accept or reject the contract.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 1921)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 614 - Organized Labor and Labor Disputes › NRS 614.180 - Election to require local administration of plan providing health, welfare, pension or other similar benefits to members of labor organizations.

1. The Legislature hereby declares that:
(a) Employees who are members of labor organizations are entitled to reasonable assurances that money they contribute for plans which provide health, welfare, pension or other similar benefits is being used for the intended purpose.
(b) Local labor organizations cannot control the use of money contributed for such plans if the plans are managed and operated in another state for labor organizations of which the local organization is an affiliate.
(c) A local labor organization should be entitled to require local administration of such plans if the organization so elects.
2. Nothing in this section:
(a) Relates to any plan for providing the benefits described in paragraph (a) of subsection 1. This section relates only to the determination by a local labor organization to establish a locally administered plan for its members.
(b) Purports to impair any obligation under an existing contract.
3. A labor organization whose members are employed in this state may elect to require administration in this state of any plan for providing health, welfare, pension or other similar benefits for its members. If such a plan is being administered on behalf of an organization of which the local labor organization is an affiliate, the local organization may elect to discontinue its members’ contributions to the plan and establish a separate plan for its members which is administered by a trustee in this state.
(Added to NRS by 1985, 657)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.010 - Statement of purposes; construction.

1. The purposes of this chapter are to:
(a) Provide vocational rehabilitation services to individuals with disabilities so that they may prepare for and engage in competitive integrated employment;
(b) Promote vocational rehabilitation services and related activities which will assist individuals with disabilities to reach their fullest potential; and
(c) Encourage and develop facilities and other resources needed by individuals with disabilities to engage in competitive integrated employment.
2. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its stated purposes.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 827; A 2017, 266)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.020 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter the words and terms defined in NRS 615.023 to 615.140, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 827; A 1973, 1401; 1991, 170; 1993, 1853; 1999, 872; 2017, 266)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.110 - "Individual with a disability" defined.

"Individual with a disability" means:
1. Any individual who has a physical or mental disability which constitutes a substantial impediment to employment for which vocational rehabilitation services may reasonably be expected to prepare the individual to engage in competitive integrated employment which is consistent with the capacities and abilities of the individual.
2. Any individual who has a physical or mental disability which constitutes a substantial impediment to employment for which vocational rehabilitation services are necessary to determine the rehabilitation potential of the individual.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 828; A 2017, 266)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.120 - "Physical or mental disability" defined.

"Physical or mental disability" means an ongoing physical or mental condition which materially limits, contributes to limiting or, if not corrected, will probably result in limiting an individual’s physical or mental functioning.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 828; A 2017, 267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.130 - "Substantial impediment to employment" defined.

"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.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 828; A 2017, 267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.170 - Provision of vocational rehabilitation services.

1. Vocational rehabilitation services shall be provided directly or through public or private resources to any individual with a disability, including any individual with a disability who is eligible under the terms of an agreement or an arrangement with another state, the Federal Government or an Indian tribe.
2. As used in this section, "state" includes, without limitation, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 829; A 2017, 267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.178 - Adoption, amendment and repeal of policies concerning vocational rehabilitation services.

1. To the extent required by 34 C.F.R. § 361.50, the Division may adopt, amend and repeal policies concerning the nature and scope of vocational rehabilitation services provided to individuals with disabilities.
2. Any adoption, amendment or repeal of a policy pursuant to subsection 1 must occur at a public meeting held in compliance with the provisions set forth in chapter 241 of NRS concerning open meetings.
(Added to NRS by 2017, 266)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.180 - Powers and duties of Administrator; delegation of powers and duties.

1. The Administrator shall:
(a) Subject to the approval of the Director, adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(b) Establish appropriate administrative units within the Bureau;
(c) Appoint such personnel as is necessary for the proper and efficient performance of the functions of the Bureau;
(d) Prescribe the duties of the personnel of the Bureau;
(e) Prepare and submit to the Governor, through the Director, before September 1 of each even-numbered year for the biennium ending June 30 of such year, reports of activities and expenditures and estimates of sums required to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
(f) Make certification for the disbursement of money available for carrying out the purposes of this chapter; and
(g) Take such other action as may be necessary or appropriate to cooperate with public and private agencies and otherwise to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
2. The Administrator may delegate to any officer or employee of the Bureau such of his or her powers and duties as the Administrator finds necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 829; A 1969, 1458; 1973, 1402; 1975, 60; 1991, 170; 1993, 1853; 1999, 872; 2005, 115)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.190 - Duties of Bureau.

The Bureau shall:
1. Take action necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this chapter;
2. Cooperate with other departments, agencies and institutions, both public and private, in providing for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities, in studying the problems involved therein, and in planning, establishing, developing and providing such programs, facilities and services as may be necessary or desirable; and
3. Provide intensive programs of education, training, job development, physical restoration and such other services and equipment as may prepare individuals with disabilities to engage in competitive integrated employment.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 829; A 1973, 1402; 2017, 267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.200 - Powers of Bureau.

The Bureau may:
1. Enter into reciprocal agreements with other states, which, for this purpose, may include the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and Guam, or Indian tribes to provide for the vocational rehabilitation of individuals within the states or who are members of the Indian tribes concerned;
2. Operate facilities for carrying out the purposes of this chapter; and
3. In matters relating to vocational rehabilitation:
(a) Conduct research, studies, investigations and demonstrations and make reports;
(b) Provide training and instruction, including, without limitation, the establishment and maintenance of such research fellowships and traineeships with such stipends and allowances as may be deemed necessary;
(c) Disseminate information; and
(d) Render technical assistance.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 829; A 1973, 1402; 1979, 659; 2001, 1778; 2007, 157, 180; 2017, 267)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.205 - Division to report information relating to persons with autism spectrum disorders who receive vocational rehabilitation services.

1. The Division shall report annually to the Aging and Disability Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services information relating to persons with autism spectrum disorders who receive vocational rehabilitation services. The information must:
(a) Be submitted in the form required by the Aging and Disability Services Division;
(b) Include the information required by the Aging and Disability Services Division pursuant to NRS 427A.872;
(c) Include the total number of persons with autism spectrum disorders who are receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Division;
(d) Include information concerning the types of vocational rehabilitation services provided to persons with autism spectrum disorders, the effectiveness of those services and the reasons for the ineffectiveness of those services, if applicable; and
(e) Include information concerning the technical assistance and training provided to personnel of the Division who work with persons with autism spectrum disorders to improve the effectiveness of vocational rehabilitation services.
2. A person with autism spectrum disorder who is designated as a person with more than one physical or mental impairment or disability must be included as a person with autism spectrum disorder for the purposes of reporting information pursuant to this section.
(Added to NRS by 2011, 2711, 2721; A 2017, 268)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.210 - Acceptance of congressional act and federal grants.

1. The State of Nevada accepts the provisions and benefits of the Act of Congress entitled "An act to provide for the promotion of vocational rehabilitation of persons disabled in industry or otherwise and their return to civil employment," approved June 2, 1920, and as the same has been or may be amended.
2. In addition to the provisions of subsection 1, the Bureau is authorized to accept and direct the disbursement of funds appropriated by any Act of Congress and apportioned to the State of Nevada for use in connection with the vocational rehabilitation program.
3. In accepting the provisions and benefits of the Acts of Congress referred to in subsections 1 and 2, the State of Nevada agrees to observe and comply with all of their requirements.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 830; A 1973, 1403)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.220 - Determination of disability.

1. To facilitate the making of disability determinations in this state, the Department through the Division, on behalf of the State of Nevada, may enter into an agreement or agreements with the United States Government, by and through the Secretary of Education, or any other federal agency, for the making of disability determinations, receiving and expending federal money for the making of such determinations, and performing other acts and functions necessary to effectuate the provisions of any Act of Congress, and all applicable federal regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
2. The Department, by and through the Division, shall make the disability determinations required by the provisions of any Act of Congress, and the State Treasurer shall disburse the money required for the making of such determinations upon claims by the Director in the same manner as other claims against the State are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 830; A 1973, 1403; 1983, 150; 1991, 170; 1993, 1854; 2017, 268)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.230 - Cooperation with Federal Government.

1. The Department through the Division may make agreements, arrangements or plans to:
(a) Cooperate with the Federal Government in carrying out the purposes of this chapter or of any federal statutes pertaining to vocational rehabilitation and to this end may adopt such methods of administration as are found by the Federal Government to be necessary for the proper and efficient operation of such agreements, arrangements or plans for vocational rehabilitation; and
(b) Comply with such conditions as may be necessary to secure benefits under those federal statutes.
2. Upon designation by the Governor, in addition to those provided in subsection 1, the Department through the Division may perform functions and services for the Federal Government relating to persons under a physical or mental disability.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 830; A 1973, 1403; 1981, 1906; 2017, 269)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.240 - Compliance with requirements to receive federal money; state appropriations.

1. The Bureau is authorized to comply with such requirements as may be necessary to obtain federal funds in the maximum amount and most advantageous proportion possible.
2. If federal funds are not available to the State for vocational rehabilitation purposes, the Department shall include as a part of its budget a request for adequate state funds for vocational rehabilitation purposes.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 831; A 1973, 1404)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.250 - Receipt and disbursement of money.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 831; A 1973, 1404; 1985, 42; 2017, 269)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.255 - Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account: Creation; administration; deposits; claims; purchases.

1. There is hereby created the Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account in an amount not to exceed $90,000. The money in the Revolving Account may be used for the payment of claims of:
(a) Applicants for or recipients of services from:
(1) The Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation; and
(2) The Bureau of Services to Persons Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, including, without limitation, the Vending Facility Program established by NRS 426.630 to 426.715, inclusive.
(b) Vendors providing services to those applicants or recipients under procedures established by the Division.
2. The money in the Revolving Account must be deposited in a bank or credit union qualified to receive deposits of public money. The bank or credit union shall secure the deposit with a depository bond satisfactory to the State Board of Examiners, unless it is otherwise secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund or a private insurer approved pursuant to NRS 672.755.
3. After expenditure of money from the Revolving Account, the Administrator shall present a claim to the State Board of Examiners. When approved by the State Board of Examiners, the State Controller shall draw his or her warrant in the amount of the claim in favor of the Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account, to be paid to the order of the Administrator, and the State Treasurer shall pay it.
4. Money in the Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account does not revert to the State General Fund at the end of the fiscal year, but remains in the Revolving Account.
5. Purchases paid for from the Rehabilitation Division Revolving Account for the purposes authorized by subsection 1 may be exempt from the provisions of the State Purchasing Act at the discretion of the Administrator of the Purchasing Division of the Department of Administration or the designated representative of the Administrator.
(Added to NRS by 1971, 1325; A 1973, 709, 1405, 1478; 1975, 257; 1979, 210; 1983, 404, 527; 1993, 1854; 1999, 1185, 1523; 2001, 91; 2017, 269; 2021, 849)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.260 - Rehabilitation Gift Account: Investment; use of money.

1. All gifts of money which the Bureau is authorized to accept must be deposited in the State Treasury for credit to the Rehabilitation Gift Account in the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation’s Gift Fund. The money may be invested and reinvested and must be used in accordance with the conditions of the gift or to carry out the provisions of this chapter and other programs or laws administered by the Bureau.
2. All claims must be approved by the Administrator before they are paid.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 831; A 1973, 709, 1405; 1975, 203; 1977, 47; 1979, 625; 1981, 80; 1993, 1854; 2005, 116; 2017, 270)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.270 - Maintenance not assignable or subject to attachment, execution or other legal process.

The right of an individual with a disability to maintenance under this chapter shall not be transferable or assignable at law or in equity, and none of the moneys paid or payable or rights existing under this chapter shall be subject to execution, levy, attachment, garnishment or other legal process, or to the operation of any bankruptcy or insolvency law.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 831)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.280 - Hearings; judicial review.

1. An individual with a disability applying for or receiving vocational rehabilitation services from the Bureau who is aggrieved by any act, determination or omission of the Bureau is entitled, in accordance with regulations, to a fair hearing before a hearing officer.
2. An individual with a disability who is aggrieved by the decision of a hearing officer is entitled to judicial review of the decision in the manner provided by chapter 233B of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 831; A 1973, 1406; 1981, 97; 1989, 1657; 1991, 171; 1993, 1855; 1999, 872; 2017, 270)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.290 - Misuse of lists or records; exceptions; penalty.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a person shall not solicit, disclose, receive or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or any information concerning, persons applying for or receiving any services under this chapter, directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files or communications of the Bureau, or acquired in the course of the performance of its official duties.
2. Information with respect to any individual applying for or receiving services under this chapter may be received, used or disclosed by the Bureau or any of its employees to any person, association or body:
(a) If such receipt, use or disclosure is related directly to carrying out the provisions of this chapter;
(b) As required by statute, regulation or court order;
(c) To protect an applicant, recipient or other person if the applicant or recipient poses a threat to his or her own safety or the safety of others; or
(d) Upon written permission of the applicant or recipient.
3. A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 832; A 1973, 1406; 2017, 270)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 615 - Vocational Rehabilitation › NRS 615.300 - Limitation on political activity.

1. No officer or employee engaged in the administration of the vocational rehabilitation program shall use his or her official authority to influence or permit the use of the vocational rehabilitation program for the purpose of interfering with an election or affecting the results thereof or for any partisan political purpose. No such officer or employee shall solicit or receive, nor shall any officer or employee be obliged to contribute or render, any service, assistance, subscription, assessment or contribution for any political purpose.
2. Any officer or employee violating the provisions of this section shall be discharged.
(Added to NRS by 1967, 832)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.010 - Legislative declarations: Statutory construction; repudiation of common law; basis of provisions; balanced interpretation required.

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.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 660)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.012)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.015 - Prior acts of State Industrial Insurance System continued in effect; disposition of claims and causes of action existing on December 31, 1999.

1. All premiums, contributions, penalties, money, properties, securities, funds, deposits, contracts and awards received, collected, acquired, established or made by the State Industrial Insurance System under the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS before January 1, 2000, continue in full force and effect, and the rights, obligations and liabilities of the System thereunder must be assumed and performed by the successor organization of the System.
2. All proceedings must be had and rights determined under the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS on any claims or actions pending or causes of action existing on December 31, 1999.
[99:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.99] + [Part 100:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.100]—(NRS A 1981, 1463; 1999, 1758)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.020 - Rights and remedies exclusive; terms and conditions for payment of compensation conclusive, compulsory and obligatory; application of exclusive remedies to certain employers.

1. The rights and remedies provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for an employee on account of an injury by accident sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment shall be exclusive, except as otherwise provided in those chapters, of all other rights and remedies of the employee, his or her personal or legal representatives, dependents or next of kin, at common law or otherwise, on account of such injury.
2. The terms, conditions and provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS for the payment of compensation and the amount thereof for injuries sustained or death resulting from such injuries shall be conclusive, compulsory and obligatory upon both employers and employees coming within the provisions of those chapters.
3. The exclusive remedy provided by this section to a principal contractor extends, with respect to any injury by accident sustained by an employee of any contractor in the performance of the contract, to every architect, land surveyor or engineer who performs services for:
(a) The contractor;
(b) The owner of the property; or
(c) Any such beneficially interested persons.
4. The exclusive remedy provided by this section applies to the owner of a construction project who provides industrial insurance coverage for the project by establishing and administering a consolidated insurance program pursuant to NRS 616B.710 to the extent that the program covers the employees of the contractors and subcontractors who are engaged in the construction of the project.
5. When an employee of a state or local government employer is injured by accident sustained during the course of employment while participating in an activity which is carried out cooperatively by the state or local government employer with another state or local government employer, the exclusive remedy provided by this section extends to the state or local government employer of the injured employee and any act or failure to act which creates liability on the part of any of the government employers participating in the activity shall be deemed to be the act or failure to act of the government employer of the injured employee for the purposes of the rights and remedies provided in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.
6. If an employee receives any compensation or accident benefits under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, the acceptance of such compensation or benefits shall be in lieu of any other compensation, award or recovery against his or her employer under the laws of any other state or jurisdiction and such employee is barred from commencing any action or proceeding for the enforcement or collection of any benefits or award under the laws of any other state or jurisdiction.
[27:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.27]—(NRS A 1971, 885; 1973, 624; 1989, 230; 1999, 3139; 2011, 782)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.021 - Limitation of actions upon repeal or invalidity.

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.
[97:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.97]—(NRS A 1973, 604; 1979, 1051; 1993, 729; 1995, 2030)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616B.098)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.022 - Applicability of Nevada Insurance Code.

If there is a conflict between the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS and the provisions of title 57 of NRS, the provisions of chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS control.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 1758)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.025 - Definitions.

As used in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 616A.030 to 616A.360, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
[2:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.2] + [3:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.3]—(NRS A 1977, 188; 1981, 710, 1016; 1987, 2047, 2322; 1991, 2398; 1993, 692; 1995, 1638, 1977, 2008; 1997, 576, 578, 2766; 1999, 1759, 2445, 3140, 3376; 2001, 2256, 2447; 2003, 2303, 2331; 2009, 2779; 2011, 948)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.030 - "Accident" defined.

"Accident" means an unexpected or unforeseen event happening suddenly and violently, with or without human fault, and producing at the time objective symptoms of an injury.
[18:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.18]—(NRS A 1975, 221)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.020)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.035 - "Accident benefits" defined.

1. "Accident benefits" means medical, surgical, hospital or other treatments, nursing, medicine, medical and surgical supplies, crutches and apparatuses, including prosthetic devices.
2. The term includes:
(a) Medical benefits as defined by NRS 617.130;
(b) Preventive treatment administered as a precaution to an employee who is exposed to a contagious disease while providing medical services, including emergency medical care, in the course and scope of his or her employment;
(c) Preventive treatment administered as a precaution to a police officer, a salaried or volunteer firefighter or an arson investigator who:
(1) Was exposed to a contagious disease:
(I) Upon battery by an offender; or
(II) While performing the duties of a police officer, firefighter or arson investigator,
if the exposure is documented by the creation and maintenance of a report concerning the exposure pursuant to subsection 1 of NRS 616C.052; or
(2) Tests positive for exposure to tuberculosis or another contagious disease under the circumstances described in subsection 2 or 3 of NRS 616C.052; and
(d) Preventive treatment for hepatitis administered as a precaution to a police officer, full-time salaried firefighter, arson investigator or emergency medical attendant employed in this State.
3. The term does not include:
(a) Exercise equipment, a hot tub or a spa for an employee’s home;
(b) Membership in an athletic or health club;
(c) Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616C.245, a motor vehicle; or
(d) The costs of operating a motor vehicle provided pursuant to NRS 616C.245, fees related to the operation or licensing of the motor vehicle or insurance for the motor vehicle.
4. As used in this section:
(a) "Battery" includes, without limitation, the intentional propelling or placing, or the causing to be propelled or placed, of any human excrement or bodily fluid upon the person of an employee.
(b) "Emergency medical attendant" means a person licensed as an attendant or certified as an emergency medical technician, advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic pursuant to chapter 450B of NRS, whose primary duties of employment are the provision of emergency medical services.
(c) "Hepatitis" includes hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and any additional diseases or conditions that are associated with or result from hepatitis A, hepatitis B or hepatitis C.
(d) "Preventive treatment" includes, without limitation:
(1) Tests to determine if an employee has contracted hepatitis or any other contagious disease to which the employee was exposed; and
(2) If an employee tests positive for exposure to tuberculosis under the circumstances described in NRS 616C.052, such medication and chest X-rays as are recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
[8:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.8]—(NRS A 1987, 921; 1991, 2398; 1993, 692; 1999, 2445; 2001, 1014, 1871; 2003, 104, 3412; 2005, 340, 2236; 2009, 542; 2013, 964)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.045 - "Advisory organization" defined.

"Advisory organization" means the organization designated and licensed by the Commissioner to file the classifications of risks for private carriers pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, and chapter 686B of NRS.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 2000; A 1999, 1759)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.047 - "Appeals Panel" defined.

"Appeals Panel" means the Appeals Panel for Industrial Insurance that hears grievances of employers, other than self-insured employers, pursuant to the provisions of NRS 616B.760 to 616B.790, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 3376; A 2001, 2256)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.050 - "Association of self-insured private employers" defined.

"Association of self-insured private employers" means a nonprofit, unincorporated association composed of five or more private employers that has been issued a certificate by the Commissioner and is subject to the provisions of NRS 616B.350 to 616B.446, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 659; A 1995, 1978; 2007, 3333)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.055 - "Association of self-insured public employers" defined.

"Association of self-insured public employers" means a nonprofit, unincorporated association composed of five or more public employers that has been issued a certificate by the Commissioner and is subject to the provisions of NRS 616B.350 to 616B.446, inclusive.
(Added to NRS by 1993, 659; A 1995, 1978; 2007, 3333)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 616A - Industrial Insurance: Administration › NRS 616A.060 - "Association’s administrator" defined.

"Association’s administrator" means a person who is employed by or has contracted with the board of trustees of an association of self-insured public or private employers to carry out the policies of the board of trustees and to be responsible for the daily operation of the association.
(Added to NRS by 1995, 1974)