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2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.410 - "Contract" defined.

1. "Contract" means a proposed contract pursuant to which:
(a) A minor agrees to render artistic or creative services, directly or through a third party.
(b) A minor agrees to render services as a participant, competitor or player in a sport.
(c) A person agrees with a minor to purchase, sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange or otherwise dispose of:
(1) Literary, musical, artistic or dramatic properties, either tangible or intangible;
(2) The use of the name, voice, signature, photograph or likeness of the minor; or
(3) Radio broadcasting, television or motion picture rights for the performance of the minor, or for the story of or incidents in the life of the minor, either tangible or intangible.
2. As used in this section:
(a) "Artistic or creative services" includes, without limitation, services as an actor, actress, extra, background performer, dancer, musician, comedian, singer, stunt person, voiceover artist, songwriter, musical producer, musical arranger, writer, director, producer, production executive, choreographer, composer, conductor, designer, or other performer or entertainer.
(b) "Third party" includes, without limitation, a personal services corporation or loan-out company.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1588)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.430 - "Interested party" defined.

"Interested party" includes:
1. A person who is a party to a contract; and
2. The parent, custodian or guardian of a minor who is a party to a contract, if the parent, custodian or guardian is authorized to act on behalf of the minor.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1588)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.440 - "Minor" defined.

"Minor" means a person who:
1. Is less than 18 years of age;
2. Has not been declared emancipated pursuant to NRS 129.080 to 129.140, inclusive; and
3. Resides in this state, or will be rendering services in this state pursuant to a contract.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1588)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.450 - "Net earnings" defined.

"Net earnings" means the gross earnings received for services rendered by a minor during the term of a contract, less:
1. All sums required by law to be paid as taxes to any federal, state or local government with respect to or by reason of such earnings;
2. Reasonable sums to be expended for the support, care, education, training and professional management of the minor; and
3. Reasonable fees and expenses to be paid in connection with the contract and its performance.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1588)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.510 - Petition for approval of contract: Hearing; scope of evidence.

1. Upon receipt of a petition, the court may schedule a hearing to determine whether the petition should be granted.
2. At any hearing concerning the petition:
(a) The minor who is the subject of the petition shall personally attend.
(b) The court may hear and consider all competent, material and relevant evidence helpful in determining whether the petition should be granted, including, without limitation, oral and written testimony and reports, and such evidence may be received by the court and relied upon to the extent of its probative value.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1590)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.520 - Petition for approval of contract: Grounds for granting or denying petition; issuance of order granting or denying petition; effect of order.

1. In determining whether to grant a petition, the court shall consider whether the terms, conditions and covenants of the contract are:
(a) Objectively fair and reasonable;
(b) Consistent with the standards of the industry to which the object of the contract pertains;
(c) Consistent and in compliance with the laws of this state, including, without limitation, the laws governing the conduct and employment of minors; and
(d) In the best interests of the minor.
2. After considering the petition, the court shall issue an order:
(a) Granting the petition.
(b) Granting the petition upon the condition that the parties modify the terms of the contract in the manner set forth in the order. If the parties modify the terms of the contract in the manner set forth in the order, the petition shall be deemed granted on the date that the contract, as modified, is executed by the parties.
(c) Denying the petition. If the court issues an order denying the petition, an interested party may file a new petition for approval of the contract if the parties modify the terms of the contract.
3. The granting of a petition pursuant to this section:
(a) Extends to the entire contract and all of its terms and provisions, including, without limitation, any optional or conditional provisions contained in the contract for extension, prolongation or termination of the term of the contract.
(b) Must not be construed to constitute an emancipation of the minor.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1590)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.530 - Appointment of special guardian if court grants petition; special guardian to hold certain net earnings of minor; expiration of special guardian’s role.

1. If the court issues an order granting a petition, the court shall immediately issue an order appointing a special guardian to receive and hold the specified amount or percentage of the net earnings of the minor to be set aside for the benefit of the minor pursuant to NRS 609.540.
2. The petitioner or a parent, custodian or guardian of the minor is not ineligible to be appointed as a special guardian pursuant to this section solely because of the interest of the petitioner, parent, custodian or guardian, as applicable, so long as that interest is fully disclosed to the court. A disclosure pursuant to this subsection must include, without limitation, whether the person has an interest:
(a) In any part of the earnings of the minor pursuant to the contract;
(b) As a party to the contract; or
(c) As an interested party to the contract or to the performance of the minor pursuant to the contract.
3. The appointment of a special guardian pursuant to this section expires on the earliest of the following dates:
(a) The date on which the contract is terminated.
(b) The date on which the minor is emancipated.
(c) The date on which the minor reaches the age of majority.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1590)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.540 - Certain amount of net earnings to be set aside for minor; modification of amount to be set aside; disposition, upon termination of contract, of amount set aside.

1. At the time of issuing an order appointing a special guardian pursuant to NRS 609.530, the court shall fix and include in the order the amount or percentage of the net earnings of the minor to be set aside for the benefit of the minor that the court determines is in the best interests of the minor. The amount or percentage of the net earnings to be set aside must not be less than 15 percent or more than 50 percent of the net earnings.
2. Any time following the issuance of an order fixing or modifying the amount or percentage of the net earnings to be set aside pursuant to this section:
(a) Upon the request of the minor, the special guardian shall move the court for an order modifying the amount or percentage of the net earnings to be set aside.
(b) Upon his or her own initiative, the special guardian may move the court for an order modifying the amount or percentage of the net earnings to be set aside.
3. The court may grant a motion and modify the amount or percentage of the net earnings to be set aside if the court finds that, because of changed circumstances, modification of the amount or percentage of the net earnings to be set aside is in the best interests of the minor.
4. Upon termination of a contract approved by the court pursuant to NRS 609.400 to 609.570, inclusive, the special guardian shall immediately transfer all remaining money that has been received and held for the benefit of the minor, together with an accounting of all money that has been collected, disbursed and expended, to:
(a) The guardian of the property of the minor, if the minor has not reached the age of majority and has not been emancipated.
(b) The minor, if the minor has reached the age of majority or has been emancipated.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1591)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.550 - Limitation on minor’s ability to dispute validity of contract approved by court.

If a contract that is otherwise valid is approved by the court by the granting of a petition, a minor may not, during his or her minority, upon reaching the age of majority or upon his or her emancipation:
1. Disaffirm the contract on the ground that the contract was entered into during his or her minority;
2. Rescind, avoid or repudiate the contract because of his or her minority;
3. Rescind, avoid or repudiate any exercise of a right or privilege pursuant to the contract because of his or her minority; or
4. Assert that a parent, custodian or guardian lacked authority to make the contract on behalf of the minor.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1591)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.560 - Finality of courts’ rulings concerning contract.

The determination of whether to grant or deny a petition or to grant or deny a motion to modify the amount or percentage of the net earnings of a minor to be set aside is a matter solely within the discretion of the court and is not subject to appeal.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1592)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.570 - Limitation on effect of NRS 609.400 to 609.570, inclusive.

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.
(Added to NRS by 2003, 1592)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.650 - Criminal penalty.

Except as otherwise provided in NRS 609.190 to 609.260, inclusive, any person who employs any child in violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, or any person who has the care, custody or control of any child and who permits or requires the child to be employed or to work in violation of any provision of this chapter or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[9:232:1913; 1919 RL p. 2649; NCL § 1055]—(NRS A 1967, 627; 2001, 965; 2003, 797)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 609.270)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 609 - Employment of Minors › NRS 609.652 - Administrative penalty.

In addition to any other remedy or penalty, if any person commits a violation described in NRS 609.650, the Labor Commissioner may impose against the person an administrative penalty of not more than $2,500 for each such violation.
(Added to NRS by 2001, 965; A 2003, 797)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 609.281)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.010 - Definitions.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Agreement" means a written and signed agreement of indenture as an apprentice.
2. "Apprentice" means a person who is covered by a written agreement, issued pursuant to a program with an employer, or with an association of employers or an organization of employees acting as agent for an employer.
3. "Council" means the State Apprenticeship Council created by NRS 610.030.
4. "Disability" means, with respect to a person:
(a) A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of the person;
(b) A record of such an impairment; or
(c) Being regarded as having such an impairment.
5. "Gender identity or expression" means a gender-related identity, appearance, expression or behavior of a person, regardless of the person’s assigned sex at birth.
6. "Program" means a program of training and instruction as an apprentice in an apprenticeable occupation, as defined in 29 C.F.R. § 29.4.
7. "Protective hairstyle" includes, without limitation, hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists.
8. "Race" includes traits associated with race, including, without limitation, hair texture and protective hairstyles.
9. "Sexual orientation" means having or being perceived as having an orientation for heterosexuality, homosexuality or bisexuality.
10. "State Apprenticeship Director" means the person appointed pursuant to NRS 610.110.
[7:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.06]—(NRS A 1977, 281; 1979, 766; 1987, 442; 1991, 1021; 1999, 1935; 2011, 493; 2017, 4319; 2021, 812, 1702, 2789)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.020 - Purposes.

The purposes of this chapter are:
1. To open to people, without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, genetic information, national origin or age of 40 years or older, the opportunity to obtain training that will equip them for profitable employment and citizenship.
2. To establish, as a means to this end, an organized program for the voluntary training of persons under approved standards for apprenticeship, providing facilities for their training and guidance in the arts and crafts of industry and trade, with instruction in related and supplementary education.
3. To promote opportunities for employment for all persons, without regard to race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, genetic information, national origin or age of 40 years or older, under conditions providing adequate training and reasonable earnings.
4. To regulate the supply of skilled workers in relation to the demand for skilled workers.
5. To establish standards for the training of apprentices in approved programs.
6. To establish a State Apprenticeship Council.
7. To provide for a State Apprenticeship Director with the authority to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
8. To provide for reports to the Legislature and to the public regarding the status of the training of apprentices in the State.
9. To accomplish related ends.
[1:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506]—(NRS A 1960, 79; 1975, 1454; 1977, 282; 1987, 442; 1991, 1022; 1999, 1936; 2011, 494; 2017, 4319; 2019, 2396)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.030 - Creation; members.

There is hereby created the State Apprenticeship Council composed of:
1. The following voting members, appointed by the Governor upon recommendation of the Labor Commissioner:
(a) Two members who represent management and have, or have had, a defined role in a jointly administered apprenticeship program, one of whom must be from northern Nevada and one of whom must be from southern Nevada.
(b) Two members who represent labor and have, or have had, a defined role in a jointly administered apprenticeship program, one of whom must be from northern Nevada and one of whom must be from southern Nevada.
(c) Two members, one who represents management and one who represents labor, who have, or have had, a defined role or job in a statewide, jointly administered apprenticeship program.
(d) One member who is a representative of the general public.
2. The following nonvoting members:
(a) The Executive Director of the Office of Economic Development or his or her designee.
(b) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his or her designee.
(c) One representative of a community college located in a county whose population is 700,000 or more, appointed by the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
(d) One representative of a community college located in a county whose population is less than 700,000, appointed by the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
[Part 2:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.01]—(NRS A 1985, 818; 1987, 443; 2005, 1053; 2017, 508, 4320; 2019, 2396; 2021, 2790)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.040 - Terms of office of members.

1. Each voting member of the Council shall serve for a term of 3 years, so long as the member has the qualifications required by NRS 610.030. A member of the Council who no longer has the qualifications specified in NRS 610.030 under which the member was appointed shall continue to serve on the Council until the member’s successor is appointed. A voting member may not serve more than four terms.
2. The voting members of the Council serve at the pleasure of the Governor.
3. The nonvoting members of the Council appointed pursuant to paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection 2 of NRS 610.030 serve at the pleasure of the Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education.
[Part 2:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.01]—(NRS A 1977, 1245; 2017, 4320)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.070 - Officers; bylaws; meetings; quorum.

1. The Labor Commissioner shall select from the membership of the Council a Chair and Vice Chair, who shall hold office for 2 years. Notwithstanding the provisions of NRS 610.030, the Chair, or the Vice Chair in the absence of the Chair, is not entitled to a vote except to break a tie.
2. The State Apprenticeship Director shall serve as the nonvoting Secretary of the Council.
3. The Council may prescribe such bylaws as it deems necessary for its operation.
4. The Council shall meet at least once in each calendar quarter at a time and place specified by the call of the Chair, the State Apprenticeship Director, the Labor Commissioner or a majority of the members of the Council. Special meetings of the Council may be held at the call of the Chair, the State Apprenticeship Director, the Labor Commissioner or a majority of the members of the Council at such additional times as they deem necessary.
5. The Chair, or the Vice Chair in the absence of the Chair, and four voting members of the Council constitutes a quorum, and a quorum may exercise any power or authority conferred on the Council.
[Part 2:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.01]—(NRS A 1977, 282; 1983, 1448; 1987, 444; 2017, 4321; 2019, 2397; 2021, 2790)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.080 - Compensation of members and employees.

1. Each member of the Council is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80 per day, as fixed by the Council, while attending meetings of the Council.
2. While engaged in the business of the Council, each member and employee of the Council is entitled to receive the per diem allowance and travel expenses provided for state officers and employees generally.
[Part 12 1/2:192:1939; added 1947, 766; 1943 NCL § 506.11a]—(NRS A 1969, 772; 1975, 300; 1981, 1989; 1987, 1312; 1989, 1721; 2017, 4321)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.090 - Duties.

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.
[Part 2:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.01]—(NRS A 1987, 444; 2017, 4321)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.095 - Additional duties.

The State Apprenticeship Council shall:
1. Register and approve or reject proposed programs and standards for apprenticeship.
2. After providing notice and a hearing and for good cause shown, deny an application for approval of a program, suspend, terminate, cancel or place conditions upon any approved program, or place an approved program on probation for any violation of the provisions of this title as specified in regulations adopted by the State Apprenticeship Council.
(Added to NRS by 1987, 442; A 2001, 481)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.100 - Report to Legislature and public.

The State Apprenticeship Director shall make a report of the activities and findings of the Council to the Legislature and to the public.
[Part 2:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.01]—(NRS A 1965, 68; 2017, 4322)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.110 - State Apprenticeship Director: Appointment; qualifications.

1. The Labor Commissioner shall appoint a State Apprenticeship Director.
2. The State Apprenticeship Director:
(a) Shall report to the Labor Commissioner.
(b) Is in the unclassified service of the State and serves at the pleasure of the Labor Commissioner.
(c) Must have responsible administrative experience in public or business administration or must possess broad management skills in areas related to the functions of this chapter.
(d) Must have the demonstrated ability to administer a major public agency in the field of workforce development, and must possess the following skills and attributes:
(1) A comprehensive knowledge of administrative principles and a working knowledge of broad principles relating to subject matters under his or her administrative direction.
(2) The administrative ability to assess the adequacy of agency operations and the protection of the public interest as related to the subject fields.
(3) An ability to organize and present oral and written communication to the Governor, the Legislature and other pertinent officials or persons.
(4) A background which demonstrates that he or she can impartially serve the interests of both employees and employers.
(e) Must not, at the time of appointment or at any time during his or her term of office, receive payment or compensation as the officer of any labor organization or have a pecuniary interest in any labor organization.
[Part 3:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.02]—(NRS A 2017, 4322; 2021, 2791)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.120 - Duties of State Apprenticeship Director.

1. Under the direction of the Labor Commissioner, the State Apprenticeship Director shall:
(a) Administer the provisions of this chapter with the advice and guidance of the State Apprenticeship Council.
(b) Keep a record of agreements and their dispositions.
(c) Issue certificates of completion of apprenticeship at the request of the local joint apprenticeship committee.
(d) Promote apprenticeship programs through public engagement activities and other initiatives.
(e) Ensure information and resources related to applications for new apprenticeship programs are made available to the public, including, without limitation, information related to technical assistance and requirements for applicants of new apprenticeship programs.
(f) Establish and maintain an Internet website that provides information regarding apprenticeship programs to the public.
(g) Assist the Council in identifying opportunities for linkages and coordination with the State’s economic development strategies and workforce investment system that is paid for wholly or in part with public money, in accordance with 29 C.F.R. § 29.13.
(h) Coordinate community-based outreach initiatives designed to promote apprenticeship opportunities among students, displaced workers and other persons who face barriers to entering the workforce.
(i) Prepare budgets and compile annual reports to the Legislature and the Governor.
(j) Perform other administrative duties on behalf of the Council.
(k) Perform such other duties as are necessary to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter.
2. The administration and supervision of related and supplemental instruction for apprentices, coordination of instruction with job experiences, and the selection and training of teachers and coordinators for that instruction are the responsibility of the local joint apprenticeship committees.
3. As used in this section, "technical assistance" means guidance provided by the State Apprenticeship Director to the sponsor of a proposed or existing apprenticeship program for the development, revision, amendment or processing of standards of apprenticeship or apprenticeship agreements and the provision of advice to or consultation with such a sponsor to further compliance with the provisions of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
[4:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.03]—(NRS A 1977, 282; 1987, 444; 2017, 4322; 2021, 2791)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.140 - Duties of local or state joint apprenticeship committees.

1. A local or state apprenticeship committee shall:
(a) In accordance with standards established by the Council, work in an advisory capacity with employers and employees in matters regarding schedules of operations, application of wage rates, and working conditions for apprentices, which conditions must specify the number of apprentices which may be employed locally in the trade under programs and agreements entered into under this chapter.
(b) Adjust disputes concerning apprenticeships not otherwise provided for in bona fide collective bargaining agreements.
(c) Within 10 days after the termination of any agreement, submit to the State Apprenticeship Director a written notice which includes the name of the apprentice and the reason for the termination.
(d) Keep the Council informed of all actions.
2. The decisions of local or state joint apprenticeship committees are, at all times, subject to appeal to the Council.
[6:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.05]—(NRS A 1977, 283; 1987, 444; 2017, 4323)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.150 - Required contents of agreement.

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.
[8:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.07]—(NRS A 1960, 80; 1975, 1455; 1977, 283; 1983, 974; 1987, 445; 1991, 1022; 1999, 1936; 2011, 494; 2017, 4325; 2019, 2397)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.160 - Approval of agreement; signatures; training extending into majority.

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.
[9:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.08]—(NRS A 1975, 1487; 1979, 766; 1987, 446; 2017, 4326)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.170 - Agreement signed by association of employers or organization of employees.

For the purpose of providing greater diversity of training or continuity of employment, any agreement made under this chapter may, at the discretion of the local joint apprenticeship committee, be signed by an association of employers or an organization of employees instead of by an individual employer. In that case the agreement must provide expressly that the association of employers or organization of employees does not assume the obligation of an employer, but agrees to use its best endeavors to procure employment and training for the apprentice with one or more employers who will accept full responsibility, as provided in this chapter, for all the terms and conditions of employment and training set forth in the agreement between the apprentice and the association of employers or organization of employees during the period of employment.
[10:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.09]—(NRS A 1987, 447)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.175 - Determination of hours completed under certain educational training programs which may be counted towards hours required under apprenticeship program.

The Council may determine the number of hours, if any, completed by a person pursuant to a training program for occupational, vocational, career, trade or technical education pursuant to NRS 622.087 which may count towards the number of hours required for a program approved by the Council pursuant to this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 2158)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.180 - Violations of programs or agreements: Investigations; hearings; exhaustion of administrative remedies.

1. Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon its own initiative, the Council may investigate to determine if there has been a violation of the terms or conditions of an approved program or an agreement made under this chapter. The Council may hold necessary hearings, inquiries and other proceedings. The parties to each agreement and the sponsors and interested participants in the program shall be given a fair and impartial hearing, after reasonable notice. A copy of the determination or decision of each hearing must be filed with the State Apprenticeship Director.
2. A person shall not institute any action based upon:
(a) An agreement;
(b) Proposed or approved standards for apprenticeship; or
(c) A program governed by this chapter,
unless the person first exhausts all administrative remedies provided by this chapter.
[11:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.10]—(NRS A 1977, 284; 1987, 447; 2017, 4326)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.185 - Suspension of right to participate in program if discrimination practiced.

The State Apprenticeship Council shall suspend for 1 year the right of any employer, association of employers or organization of employees acting as agent for an employer to participate in a program under the provisions of this chapter if the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, after notice and hearing, finds that the employer, association or organization has discriminated against an apprentice 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, in violation of this chapter.
(Added to NRS by 1960, 81; A 1975, 1456; 1977, 83, 285; 1987, 447; 1991, 1023; 1999, 1937; 2011, 495; 2019, 2398)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.190 - Effect of chapter on collective bargaining agreement establishing higher standards.

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.
[12:192:1939; 1931 NCL § 506.11]—(NRS A 1987, 448)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 610 - Apprenticeships › NRS 610.195 - Employer’s authority to enforce statutory health and safety requirements notwithstanding antidiscrimination protections relating to hair texture and protective hairstyles.

Notwithstanding the protections in this chapter for hair texture and protective hairstyles, an employer may enforce health and safety requirements set forth in federal or state law.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1702)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.010 - Establishment and maintenance.

The Administrator of the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation shall establish and maintain free public employment offices as provided in chapter 612 of NRS.
[Part 8:59:1941; 1931 NCL § 2825.25g]—(NRS A 1993, 1804)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.020 - Definitions.

As used in NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive:
1. "Babysitting" means employment to care for children during a short absence of the parents or guardian.
2. "Employment agency" means any person who, for a fee, commission or charge:
(a) Furnishes information to a person seeking employment enabling or tending to enable the person seeking employment to secure employment;
(b) Furnishes information to a person seeking employees enabling or tending to enable the person seeking employees to obtain employees; or
(c) Maintains a record of persons seeking employment or employees.
"Employment agency" does not include a recognized labor union, an employer who procures his or her own employees or an employee who procures other employees for his or her employer only.
3. "Gross cash wage" means wages and salary, an allocation for lodging if lodging is furnished in the employment agreement, commissions paid and any other supplemental compensation, excluding tips and bonuses.
4. "Labor Commissioner" means the Labor Commissioner of the State of Nevada.
[1:167:1919; A 1923, 78; NCL § 2835]—(NRS A 1975, 1096; 1985, 533, 1780)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.025 - Hearings by Labor Commissioner; issuance and enforcement of subpoenas.

1. The Labor Commissioner or a designee of the Labor Commissioner may conduct hearings in the performance of his or her duties as set forth in NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive, and may:
(a) Issue subpoenas for the attendance of witnesses and for the production of papers; and
(b) Administer oaths, examine witnesses and take testimony.
2. If any person fails to comply with any subpoena or order lawfully issued by the Labor Commissioner or the designee or to testify to any matter regarding which the person may be lawfully interrogated, the district court, upon application of the Labor Commissioner or the designee, shall compel obedience to the subpoena or order or require the testimony by proceedings for contempt.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1096; A 1977, 83; 1981, 95; 1985, 1781)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.030 - License: Procurement from Labor Commissioner; penalty for doing business without license.

1. A person shall not open, keep, operate or maintain an employment agency in this State without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive, from the Labor Commissioner.
2. No employment agency may solicit any employer in this State and refer or place any person for employment with such employer or otherwise do business in this State unless such employment agency has obtained a license from the Labor Commissioner under the provisions of NRS 611.045.
3. Any person who opens, keeps, operates or maintains an employment agency without first procuring a license is guilty of a misdemeanor.
[Part 2:167:1919; 1919 RL p. 2781; NCL § 2836]—(NRS A 1967, 627; 1975, 1097)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.040 - Application for license.

1. A written application for a license to conduct a private employment agency in this State must be made to the Labor Commissioner and must contain:
(a) The name and address of the applicant;
(b) The street and number of the building or place where the business is to be conducted; and
(c) The business or occupation in which the applicant was engaged for at least 2 years immediately preceding the date of the application.
2. The application must be accompanied by:
(a) Affidavits of at least two reputable residents of this State stating that the applicant is a person of good moral character; and
(b) Proof that the applicant is a resident of this State.
[3:167:1919; 1919 RL p. 2781; NCL § 2837]—(NRS A 1975, 1097; 1985, 1781)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.045 - Investigation of applicant; issuance and renewal of license.

1. The Labor Commissioner may issue a license to an applicant for the conduct of an employment agency:
(a) After making an investigation of the applicant and finding that the applicant is of good moral character and has not been convicted of a felony relating to the conduct of an employment agency or any offense involving moral turpitude;
(b) After making an investigation of the premises where the proposed employment agency will be conducted and finding that the premises are suitable for the purpose;
(c) Upon determining that the applicant is a resident of this State; and
(d) Upon the applicant’s payment of the licensing fee prescribed in NRS 611.060.
2. The Labor Commissioner shall complete an investigation of the applicant within 60 days after such applicant has submitted an application.
3. A license to conduct an employment agency is valid only as to the person and place named in the license and is effective from the date specified therein to and including the next following December 31, unless sooner suspended or revoked.
4. Annually at least 15 days prior to the expiration date of the license, the licensee must apply for renewal in the manner prescribed by regulation of the Labor Commissioner. Pending administrative action on a renewal application, the license may be continued in effect for a period not to exceed 60 days beyond the expiration date of the license.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1095; A 2003, 2702)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.050 - Grounds for denial, suspension and revocation of license.

1. The Labor Commissioner, upon reasonable notice and opportunity for a licensed employment agency to be heard, may deny, suspend or revoke its license after finding that it has failed to comply with any provision of NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive.
2. When, in the opinion of the Labor Commissioner, a community is being adequately served by existing licensed employment agencies, the Labor Commissioner may deny the establishment therein of any other employment agency.
[Part 4:167:1919; A 1931, 54; 1931 NCL § 2838]—(NRS A 1975, 1097)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.055 - Employment agency to be permitted to continue business during pendency of review proceedings.

Any employment agency shall be permitted to continue doing business as a licensed agency during the pendency of the proceedings for review of any final order of the Labor Commissioner.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1096; A 1977, 83)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.060 - Fees for licenses and renewals.

Every person licensed under the provisions of NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive, to carry on the business of an employment agency must pay to the Labor Commissioner a fee of $100 before the license is issued, and thereafter such person must pay a fee of $100 on or before the last day of each year to carry on the business for the following year. No fee may be refunded.
[Part 5:167:1919; A 1923, 78; NCL § 2839]—(NRS A 1975, 1098; 1983, 294)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.070 - Bond: Amount; conditions; deposits in lieu of bond; increase of bond or deposit; Labor Commissioner’s Account for Bonds.

1. Before a license is issued, the applicant shall deposit with the Labor Commissioner a bond, approved by the Labor Commissioner, in the sum of $1,000 with two or more sureties or an authorized surety company as surety. A notice of 30 days must be given to the Labor Commissioner before cancellation of the bond.
2. The bond must be conditioned so that the suspension, revocation, surrender or expiration of the license to operate the employment agency does not affect the coverage of the bond as to a claim arising out of acts that occurred before the date of the suspension, revocation, surrender or expiration of the license.
3. In lieu of a bond an applicant may deposit with the Labor Commissioner:
(a) An amount of money or bonds of the United States or of the State of Nevada of an actual market value not less than the amount fixed by the Labor Commissioner; or
(b) A savings certificate of a bank, credit union, savings and loan association or savings bank situated in Nevada, which indicates an account containing an amount equal to the amount of the bond which would otherwise be required by this section and that this amount is unavailable for withdrawal except upon order of the Labor Commissioner. Interest earned on this amount accrues to the account of the applicant.
4. The Labor Commissioner may at any time require the licensee to file a new or supplementary bond, or a deposit in lieu thereof, in a form and amount of not more than $5,000 to conform to the provisions of this section if the Labor Commissioner deems the initial deposit or surety of the initial bond to be unsatisfactory or the amount of the deposit or bond to have become insufficient to satisfy all claims, accrued or contingent, against the licensee.
5. Any money received in lieu of a bond must be deposited with the State Treasurer for credit to the Labor Commissioner’s Account for Bonds, which is hereby created in the State Agency Fund for Bonds. The deposit must not be released for a period of 90 days following the date of suspension, revocation, surrender or expiration of the license.
[Part 5:167:1919; A 1923, 78; NCL § 2839]—(NRS A 1965, 67; 1975, 1098; 1977, 571; 1985, 722; 1991, 1798; 1999, 1522)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.080 - Bond: Payable to people of State of Nevada; conditions.

The bond shall be payable to the people of the State of Nevada and shall be conditioned that the person applying for the license will comply with the provisions of NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive, and shall pay all damages occasioned to any person by reason of any misstatement, misrepresentation, fraud or deceit, or any unlawful act or omission of any licensee, made, committed or omitted in the business conducted under the license, or caused by any other violation of such provisions in carrying on the business for which the license is granted.
[Part 5:167:1919; A 1923, 78; NCL § 2839]—(NRS A 1975, 1098)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.090 - Bond: Failure to file new bond after demand; revocation of license.

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.
[Part 5:167:1919; A 1923, 78; NCL § 2839]—(NRS A 1975, 1098)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.100 - Deposit of fees for licenses.

The Labor Commissioner shall make an itemized account of all money received by him or her as fees for licenses under the provisions of NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive, and shall deposit the money with the State Treasurer in accordance with the provisions of NRS 353.250.
[14:167:1919; 1919 RL p. 2783; NCL § 2848]—(NRS A 1963, 774; 1965, 68; 1975, 1098; 1985, 722)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.110 - Contents of license.

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.
[Part 4:167:1919; A 1931, 54; 1931 NCL § 2838]—(NRS A 1975, 1099)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.130 - Posting of license in employment agency.

The license must be posted in a conspicuous place in the employment agency.
[Part 2:167:1919; 1919 RL p. 2781; NCL § 2836]—(NRS A 1975, 1099; 1985, 1781)
2023 Nevada Revised Statutes › Chapter 611 - Employment Agencies and Offices › NRS 611.135 - Claims against licensees: Assignment to Labor Commissioner; disposition of amounts recovered.

1. The Labor Commissioner may accept assignments of claims arising under NRS 611.020 to 611.320, inclusive, against employment agencies.
2. The Labor Commissioner may maintain a commercial account with any bank or credit union within this State for the deposit of any money recovered for the use of such assigning claimants. The money must be promptly paid to the claimants entitled thereto. At the end of each calendar year, any unclaimed money in the commercial account which has been a part of the account for 7 years or more must be paid into the State Treasury for credit to the State General Fund.
(Added to NRS by 1975, 1096; A 1999, 1522)