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NRS 288.040 “Employee organization” defined. “Employee organization” means an organization of any kind having as one of its purposes improvement of the terms and conditions of employment of local government employees. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1376; A 1975, 918)

NRS 288.042 “Executive Department” defined. “Executive Department” means an agency, board, bureau, commission, department, division, elected officer or any other unit of the Executive Department of State Government. The term includes the Nevada System of Higher Education. (Added …

NRS 288.044 “Fact-finding” defined. “Fact-finding” means the formal procedure by which an investigation of a labor dispute is conducted by a fact finder at which: 1. Evidence is presented; and 2. A written report is issued by the fact finder describing the issues involved, making…

NRS 288.048 “Labor organization” defined. “Labor organization” means an organization of any kind having as one of its purposes improvement of the terms and conditions of employment of state employees. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3729)

NRS 288.050 “Local government employee” defined. “Local government employee” means any person employed by a local government employer. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1376)

NRS 288.060 “Local government employer” defined. “Local government employer” means any political subdivision of this State or any public or quasi-public corporation organized under the laws of this State and includes, without limitation, counties, cities, unincorporated towns, sc…

NRS 288.065 “Mediation” defined. “Mediation” means assistance by an impartial third party to reconcile differences between the Executive Department or a local government employer and an exclusive representative through interpretation, suggestion and advice. (Added to NRS by 2019,…

NRS 288.074 “Strike” defined. 1. “Strike” means any concerted: (a) Stoppage of work, slowdown or interruption of operations by employees of the State of Nevada or local government employees; (b) Absence from work by employees of the State of Nevada or local government employees u…

NRS 288.076 “Teacher” defined. “Teacher” means an employee of a school district who is licensed to teach in this State and who is represented by an employee organization. (Added to NRS by 2025, 505)

NRS 288.077 Employer authorized to enforce health and safety requirements notwithstanding protections for hair texture and protective hairstyles. Notwithstanding the protections in this chapter for hair texture and protective hairstyles, an employer may enforce health and safety …

NRS 288.080 Creation; number, qualifications, terms of office and appointment of members. 1. The Government Employee-Management Relations Board is hereby created, consisting of five members, broadly representative of the public and not closely allied with any employee organizatio…

NRS 288.090 Officers and employees; quorum; voting; limitations on certain meetings. 1. The members of the Board shall annually elect one of their number as Chair and one as Vice Chair. Except as otherwise provided in this section, any three members of the Board constitute a quor…

NRS 288.100 Salary and expenses of members. 1. Each member of the Board is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $80, as fixed by the Board, for each day in which the member is engaged in the business of the Board. 2. While engaged in the business of the Board, each membe…

NRS 288.110 Rules governing various proceedings and procedures; hearing and order; injunction; time for filing complaint or appeal; costs. 1. The Board may make rules governing: (a) Proceedings before it; (b) Procedures for fact-finding; (c) The recognition, as defined in NRS 288…

NRS 288.115 Expedited review of complaints concerning rights of employees to express breast milk under certain circumstances. The Board shall provide for an expedited review of a complaint filed by an employee pursuant to subsection 4 of NRS 281.755. To facilitate such a review, …

NRS 288.120 Subpoenas; powers of district court. 1. For the purpose of hearing and deciding appeals or complaints, the Board may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before it, together with all books, memoranda, papers and other documents relative to the matters…

NRS 288.130 Hearings and determinations are contested cases; judicial review. Every hearing and determination of an appeal or complaint by the Board is a contested case subject to the provisions of law which govern the administrative decision and judicial review of such cases. (A…

NRS 288.131 Definitions. As used in NRS 288.131 to 288.280, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 288.132 to 288.138, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 1969, 1376; A 1971, 1503; 1975, 9…

NRS 288.132 “Administrative employee” defined. “Administrative employee” means any employee whose primary duties consist of work directly related to management policies, who customarily exercises discretion and independent judgment and regularly assists an executive. In addition,…

NRS 288.133 “Bargaining agent” defined. “Bargaining agent” means an employee organization recognized by the local government employer as the exclusive representative of all local government employees in the bargaining unit for purposes of collective bargaining. (Added to NRS by 1…

NRS 288.134 “Bargaining unit” defined. “Bargaining unit” means a group of local government employees recognized by the local government employer as having sufficient community of interest appropriate for representation by an employee organization for the purpose of collective bar…

NRS 288.136 “Recognition” defined. “Recognition” means the formal acknowledgment by the local government employer that a particular employee organization has the right to represent the local government employees within a particular bargaining unit. (Added to NRS by 1975, 917)

NRS 288.138 “Supervisory employee” defined. 1. “Supervisory employee” includes: (a) Any individual having authority in the interest of the employer to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward or discipline other employees or responsibility to d…

NRS 288.139 Fees assessed against local government employers. 1. On or before July 1 of each year, the Board shall charge and collect a fee from each local government employer in an amount that is equal to not more than $10 for each local government employee of the local governme…

NRS 288.140 Right of employee to join or refrain from joining employee organization; exceptions; discrimination by employer prohibited; limitations on nonmember acting on own behalf; membership of law enforcement officer and civilian employee of metropolitan police department. 1.…

NRS 288.150 Negotiations by employer with recognized employee organization: Subjects of mandatory bargaining; matters reserved to employer without negotiation; reopening of collective bargaining agreement during period of fiscal emergency; termination or reassignment of employees…

NRS 288.151 Reduction in workforce of school district. Notwithstanding the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement or contract of employment to the contrary: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 to 6, inclusive, if the board of trustees of a school district …

NRS 288.153 Agreement must be approved at public hearing; publication of documents and materials by governing body; report of fiscal impact of agreement. 1. Any new, extended or modified collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement between a local government employer and …

NRS 288.155 Agreements may extend beyond term of member or officer of local government employer. Agreements entered into between local government employers and employee organizations pursuant to this chapter may extend beyond the term of office of any member or officer of the loc…

NRS 288.160 Recognition of employee organization: Application for and withdrawal of recognition; exclusive bargaining agent; election. 1. An employee organization may apply to a local government employer for recognition by presenting: (a) A copy of its constitution and bylaws, if…

NRS 288.161 Local government employer to file list of recognized employee organizations with Board. Each local government employer shall, on or before November 30 of each year, file with the Board a list of all employee organizations recognized by the employer and a description o…

NRS 288.165 Recognized employee organization to file annual report with Board. 1. Each employee organization recognized by a local government employer in this State shall file a report with the Board during November of each year. 2. The report required by this section shall inclu…

NRS 288.170 Determination of bargaining unit; appeal to Board. 1. Each local government employer which has recognized one or more employee organizations shall determine, after consultation with the recognized organization or organizations, which group or groups of its employees c…

NRS 288.180 Notice by employee organization of desire to negotiate; request for information; commencement of negotiations; exemption. 1. Whenever an employee organization desires to negotiate concerning any matter which is subject to negotiation pursuant to this chapter, it shall…

NRS 288.190 Mediation: Selection and duties of mediator; cost. Except in cases to which NRS 288.205 and 288.215 apply: 1. Anytime before March 1, the dispute may be submitted to a mediator, if both parties agree. Anytime after March 1, either party involved in negotiations may re…

NRS 288.195 Right of employee organization to be represented by attorney. Whenever an employee organization enters into negotiations with a local government employer, pursuant to NRS 288.140 to 288.220, inclusive, such employee organization may be represented by an attorney licen…

NRS 288.200 Submission of dispute to fact finder: Selection, compensation and duties of fact finder; submission to second fact finder in certain circumstances; effect of findings and recommendations; criteria for recommendations and awards. Except in cases to which NRS 288.205 an…

NRS 288.205 Submission of dispute between certain employees and local government employer to fact finder: Time limited for certain matters. In the case of an employee organization and a local government employer to which NRS 288.215 applies, the following departures from the prov…

NRS 288.210 Subpoenas of fact finder; powers of district court. 1. For the purpose of investigating disputes, the fact finder may issue subpoenas requiring the attendance of witnesses before the fact finder, together with all books, memoranda, papers and other documents relative …

NRS 288.215 Submission of dispute between firefighters or police officers and local government employer to arbitrator: Hearing; determination of financial ability of local government employer; negotiations and final offer; effect of decision of arbitrator; content of decision. 1.…

NRS 288.217 Submission of dispute between school district and employee organization to arbitrator: Selection of arbitrator; hearing; determination of financial ability of school district; negotiations and final offer; effect of decision of arbitrator; content of decision. 1. Exce…

NRS 288.218 Submission of dispute between school district and employee organization to arbitrator when agreement is expired or soon to expire; selection of arbitrator; hearing; determination of financial ability of school district; negotiations and final offer; effect of decision…

NRS 288.220 Certain proceedings not required to be open or public. The following proceedings, required by or pursuant to this chapter, are not subject to any provision of NRS which requires a meeting to be open or public: 1. Any negotiation or informal discussion between a local …

NRS 288.270 Employer or representative; employee or employee organization. 1. It is a prohibited practice for a local government employer or its designated representative willfully to: (a) Interfere, restrain or coerce any employee in the exercise of any right guaranteed under th…

NRS 288.275 School district prohibited from requesting, requiring or urging teacher to perform certain work during period in which terms of expired agreement remain effective; limitation on liability of teacher; failure or refusal to perform does not constitute strike. 1. If a co…