Title 53

NRS 608.011 “Employer” defined. “Employer” includes every person having control or custody of any employment, place of employment or any employee. (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)

NRS 608.0113 “Private employment” defined. “Private employment” means all employment other than employment under the direction, management, supervision and control of this State or any county, city or town therein, or any office or department thereof. (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)

NRS 608.0116 “Professional” defined. “Professional” means pertaining to: 1. An employee who is licensed or certified by the State of Nevada for and engaged in the practice of law or any of the professions regulated by chapters 623 to 645, inclusive, 645G and 656A of NRS. 2. A cre…

NRS 608.012 “Wages” defined. “Wages” means: 1. The amount which an employer agrees to pay an employee for the time the employee has worked, computed in proportion to time; 2. Commissions owed the employee; and 3. Amounts due to a discharged employee, an employee placed on nonwork…

NRS 608.0123 “Week of work” defined. “Week of work” means 7 consecutive periods of 24 hours which may begin on any day and at any hour of the day. (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)

NRS 608.0126 “Workday” defined. “Workday” means a period of 24 consecutive hours which begins when the employee begins work. (Added to NRS by 1985, 578)

NRS 608.013 Employer to post abstract of chapter. Every employer shall conspicuously post and keep so posted on the premises where any person is employed a printed abstract of this chapter to be furnished by the Labor Commissioner. (Added to NRS by 1975, 1584)

NRS 608.015 Unlawful to induce employee to refrain from testifying. It is unlawful for any person by force, intimidation, threat of procuring dismissal from employment or in any other manner to induce or attempt to induce an employee to refrain from testifying in any investigatio…

NRS 608.0155 Persons presumed to be independent contractor. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, for the purposes of this chapter, a person is conclusively presumed to be an independent contractor if: (a) Unless the person is a foreign national who is legally present …

NRS 608.016 Payment for each hour of work; exceptions; trial or break-in period not excepted; period when donning or doffing uniform or personal protective equipment not excepted under certain circumstances. [Effective through October 31, 2029.] Except as otherwise provided in NR…

NRS 608.0165 Basis for payment of employee who manufactures or uses explosives; penalty. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, wages or compensation paid to an employee whose duties include the manufacture of an explosive, or the use, processing, handling, on-site move…

NRS 608.017 Discrimination on basis of sex prohibited; exceptions. 1. It is unlawful for any employer to discriminate between employees, employed within the same establishment, on the basis of sex by paying lower wages to one employee than the wages paid to an employee of the opp…

NRS 608.018 Compensation for overtime: Requirement; exceptions. 1. An employer shall pay 1 1/2 times an employee’s regular wage rate whenever an employee who receives compensation for employment at a rate less than 1 1/2 times the minimum rate set forth in NRS 608.250 works: (a) …

NRS 608.019 Periods for meals and rest. 1. An employer shall not employ an employee for a continuous period of 8 hours without permitting the employee to have a meal period of at least one-half hour. No period of less than 30 minutes interrupts a continuous period of work for the…

NRS 608.0193 Employer required to provide break time to express breast milk; compensation pursuant to collective bargaining agreement; reasonable alternative to alleviate undue hardship; retaliation prohibited; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 3, 5 and 6…

NRS 608.0195 Periods for sleep. 1. If an employee specified in paragraph (a) of subsection 3 is required to be on duty for 24 hours or more, the employer and employee may agree in writing to exclude from the employee’s wages a regularly scheduled sleeping period not to exceed 8 h…

NRS 608.0197 Employer required to provide paid leave; use of paid leave; Labor Commissioner to prepare and post bulletin; maintenance and inspection of records; other rights, remedies, procedures and benefits; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, every emp…

NRS 608.01975 Employer required to allow employee use of sick leave to assist member of immediate family with medical need; Labor Commissioner to prepare bulletin to be posted in workplaces; construction of section; prohibitions; applicability. 1. Except as otherwise provided in …

NRS 608.0198 Employee entitled to leave related to domestic violence or sexual assault; uses of leave; prohibited acts; required documentation; Labor Commissioner to prepare bulletin; posting; maintenance of records; other rights, remedies and agreements unimpaired. 1. An employe…

NRS 608.020 Immediate payment of employee discharged or placed on nonworking status. 1. Whenever an employer discharges an employee, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of such discharge shall become due and payable immediately. 2. Whenever an employer places…

NRS 608.030 Payment of employee who resigns or quits employment. Whenever an employee resigns or quits his or her employment, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of the employee’s resignation or quitting must be paid no later than: 1. The day on which the emp…

NRS 608.040 Penalty for failure to pay employee who is discharged, resigns, quits or is placed on nonworking status. 1. If an employer fails to pay: (a) Within 3 days after the wages or compensation of a discharged employee becomes due; (b) Within 3 days after the wages of an emp…

NRS 608.050 Wages to be paid at termination of service: Penalty; employee’s lien. 1. Whenever an employer of labor shall discharge or lay off employees without first paying them the amount of any wages or salary then due them, in cash and lawful money of the United States, or its…

NRS 608.060 Semimonthly payments; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, all wages or compensation of employees in private employment is due semimonthly. All such wages or compensation earned and unpaid before the first day of any month is due not later than…

NRS 608.070 Agreements between employers and employees for other than semimonthly payments. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to mean that, on any special occasion where it appears to be satisfactory and beneficial to both employer and employee, they shall not have the r…

NRS 608.080 Paydays and time and place of payment: Posting notice of regular day, time and place; notice of change required; payment on irregular day. 1. Every employer shall establish and maintain regular paydays as provided in this chapter and shall post and maintain posted not…

NRS 608.090 Adjustment of wages for additional payments; notice by employer; payment. 1. Every employer, having granted or agreed to an adjustment of wages of an employee or employees wherein payments additional to the regular wage payments pursuant to this chapter are made, shal…

NRS 608.100 Unlawful decrease in compensation by employer; unlawful requirement to rebate compensation; prerequisites to lawfully decreasing compensation. 1. It is unlawful for any employer to: (a) Pay a lower wage, salary or compensation to an employee than the amount agreed upo…

NRS 608.110 Withholding of portion of wages. 1. This chapter does not preclude the withholding from the wages or compensation of any employee of any dues, rates or assessments becoming due to any hospital association or to any relief, savings or other department or association ma…

NRS 608.115 Records of wages. 1. Every employer shall establish and maintain records of wages for the benefit of his or her employees, showing for each pay period the following information for each employee: (a) Gross wage or salary other than compensation in the form of: (1) Ser…

NRS 608.120 Manner of payment of wages. The payment of wages or compensation must be made in lawful money of the United States or by a good and valuable negotiable check or draft drawn only to the order of the employee unless: 1. The employee has agreed in writing to some other d…

NRS 608.130 Payment of wages by negotiable instrument; rights of holder in due course in event of nonpayment; penalty. 1. A person engaged in any business or enterprise of any kind in this State shall not issue, in payment of, or as evidence of, any indebtedness for wages due an …

NRS 608.135 Civil action against employer for failure to pay wages; Labor Commissioner prohibited from taking jurisdiction of claim for wages during pendency of civil action. 1. If an employer fails to pay wages, compensation or salary to an employee in accordance with the requir…

NRS 608.140 Assessment of attorney’s fees in action for recovery of wages. Whenever a mechanic, artisan, miner, laborer, servant or employee shall have cause to bring suit for wages earned and due according to the terms of his or her employment, and shall establish by decision of…

NRS 608.150 Original contractor liable for indebtedness for labor incurred by subcontractor or contractor acting under, by or for original contractor; exceptions; civil action to recover. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, every original contractor entering i…

NRS 608.152 Claim to indebtedness for labor incurred by subcontractor or contractor: Written notice of claim; written request for notice of claim; substantially similar claims prohibited. 1. Any potential claimant to indebtedness for labor under NRS 608.150 shall, within 90 days …

NRS 608.154 Lodging as part of wages or compensation; exception. 1. A part of wages or compensation may, if mutually agreed upon by an employee and employer in the contract of employment, consist of lodging. In no case may the value of the lodging be computed at more than five ti…

NRS 608.155 Meals as part of wages or compensation; exception. 1. A part of wages or compensation may, if mutually agreed upon by an employee and employer in the contract of employment, consist of meals. In no case shall the value of the meals be computed at more than 100 percent…

NRS 608.1555 Benefits for health care: Provision in same manner as policy of insurance. Any employer who provides benefits for health care to his or her employees shall provide the same benefits and pay providers of health care in the same manner as a policy of insurance pursuant…

NRS 608.156 Benefits for health care: Expenses for treatment of alcohol and substance use disorders. 1. In addition to any benefits required by NRS 608.1555, if an employer provides health benefits for his or her employees, the employer shall provide benefits for the expenses for…

NRS 608.157 Benefits for health care: Coverage for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. 1. If an employer provides health benefits for his or her employees which include coverage for the surgical procedure known as a mastectomy, the employer must also provide commensurate cover…

NRS 608.1575 Benefits for health care: Services provided by certain nurses. 1. If an employer provides health benefits for his or her employees which include coverage for services which are within the authorized scope of practice of a registered nurse who is authorized pursuant t…

NRS 608.1576 Benefits for health care: Prompt enrollment and restrictions on termination of enrollment of child; withholding of employee’s wages; remedies are cumulative. If an employer provides benefits for health care to his or her employees and the benefits include coverage of…

NRS 608.1577 Notices to employees: Acceptance of, change in or termination of benefits; change of insurer; nonpayment of premium. 1. An employer shall notify his or her employees of the employer’s intent to accept a policy of group life, dental or health insurance which covers th…

NRS 608.158 Notice of failure to pay premiums for employee’s insurance; employer’s liability for deductions for premiums and failure to pay premiums without giving required notice; distribution of money recovered by Labor Commissioner for claims brought against employer. 1. If an…

NRS 608.1585 Notice to employee upon termination of employment of right to be issued insurance to replace group policy. If an employer is the policyholder of a policy of group life or health insurance which covers his or her employees, the employer shall give each employee upon t…