Title 53

NRS 612.030 “Benefit year” defined. 1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 612.344, with respect to any person, “benefit year” means the 52 consecutive weeks beginning with the first day of the week with respect to which a valid claim is filed, and thereafter the 52 consecutive w…

NRS 612.035 “Benefits” defined. “Benefits” means the money payments payable to an individual, as provided in this chapter, with respect to his or her unemployment. [2:129:1937; renumbered 2.2:129:1937, 1945, 299; 1943 NCL § 2825.02]

NRS 612.040 “Calendar quarter” defined. “Calendar quarter” means the period of 3 consecutive calendar months ending on March 31, June 30, September 30 or December 31, or the equivalent thereof as the Administrator may prescribe by regulation, excluding, however, any calendar quar…

NRS 612.045 “Contributions” defined. “Contributions” means the money payments to the Unemployment Compensation Fund required by this chapter, but does not include reimbursement payments in lieu of contributions as provided in NRS 612.553. [2:129:1937; renumbered 2.4:129:1937, 194…

NRS 612.049 “Division” defined. “Division” means the Employment Security Division of the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation. (Added to NRS by 1993, 1804)

NRS 612.055 “Employer” defined. “Employer” means: 1. Any employing unit which for any calendar quarter has paid or is liable to pay wages of $225 or more, and which employs during that period one or more persons in an employment subject to this chapter. 2. Any person or employing…

NRS 612.057 “Employer”: Crew leaders who furnish persons to perform agricultural labor. 1. As used in this section, “crew leader” means any person who: (a) Furnishes persons to perform agricultural labor for any other person; (b) Pays the persons furnished by him or her, either o…

NRS 612.060 “Employing unit” defined. 1. “Employing unit” means any individual or type of organization, including any partnership, association, trust, estate, joint-stock company, insurance company, or corporation, whether domestic or foreign, or the receiver, trustee in bankrupt…

NRS 612.065 “Employment” defined. Subject to the provisions of NRS 612.070 to 612.145, inclusive, “employment” means service, including service in interstate commerce, performed for wages or under any contract of hire, written or oral, express or implied. [Part 2:129:1937; renumb…

NRS 612.070 “Employment”: Services included. “Employment” includes: 1. A person’s entire service, performed within or both within and without this State if: (a) The service is localized in this State; (b) The service is not localized in any state but some of the service is perfor…

NRS 612.075 “Employment”: Services performed entirely outside State by resident; election; approval by Administrator. Services not covered under NRS 612.070 and performed entirely without this State, with respect to no part of which contributions are required and paid under an un…

NRS 612.080 “Employment”: Services deemed localized within State. Service shall be deemed to be localized within a state if: 1. The service is performed entirely within such state; or 2. The service is performed both within and without such state, but the service performed withou…

NRS 612.085 “Employment”: Services deemed employment unless specific facts shown. Services performed by a person for wages shall be deemed to be employment subject to this chapter unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Administrator that: 1. The person has been and will co…

NRS 612.090 “Employment”: Certain agricultural labor included. 1. “Employment” includes agricultural labor if: (a) The services are performed in the employ of a person who: (1) Paid cash wages of $20,000 or more during any calendar quarter of the current calendar year or precedin…

NRS 612.095 “Employment”: Domestic service in private home excluded; exception. “Employment” does not include domestic service in a private home unless the amount paid in cash wages by an employer or employing unit is $1,000 or more for service performed in any calendar quarter o…

NRS 612.100 “Employment”: Service on foreign vessel or aircraft outside United States excluded. “Employment” shall not include service performed on or in connection with a foreign vessel or aircraft, if the employee is employed on and in connection with such vessel or aircraft wh…

NRS 612.105 “Employment”: Service performed in employ of relative excluded. “Employment” does not include service performed by an individual in the employ of the individual’s son, daughter or spouse, and service performed by a child under the age of 18 years in the employ of the …

NRS 612.110 “Employment”: Service for United States, another state or political subdivision excluded; exception. 1. “Employment” does not include service performed in the employ of any other state or its political subdivisions, or of the United States Government, or of an instrum…

NRS 612.115 “Employment”: Service performed in employ of State or agency included; exceptions. 1. “Employment” includes service performed in the employ of this State, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any instrumentality of this State or its political subdivisions wh…

NRS 612.117 “Employment”: Service performed by patient in employ of hospital excluded. “Employment” shall not include service performed in the employ of a hospital if such service is performed by a patient of the hospital. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1350)

NRS 612.118 “Employment”: Service performed by student in program for work experience excluded. “Employment” does not include service performed by a person who is enrolled at a nonprofit or public educational institution, which normally maintains a regular faculty and curriculum …

NRS 612.119 “Employment”: Service performed by student or spouse under school program for financial assistance to student excluded. “Employment” does not include service performed in the employ of a school, college or university if the service is performed by: 1. A student who is…

NRS 612.120 “Employment”: Service performed in employ of corporation or foundation organized and operated for religious, charitable, educational or scientific purposes or for prevention of cruelty to children or animals excluded. “Employment” shall not include service performed i…

NRS 612.121 “Employment”: Service performed in employ of charitable, religious or other nonprofit organization. 1. “Employment” includes service by a person in the employ of: (a) Corporations; or (b) Any community chest, fund or foundation organized and operated exclusively for r…

NRS 612.123 “Employment”: Service performed in employ of Indian tribe included; exceptions. 1. “Employment” includes service performed in the employ of an Indian tribe, or of any political subdivision thereof, or of any subsidiary or business enterprise wholly owned by an Indian …

NRS 612.125 “Employment”: Service performed in employment covered by federal system for compensation of unemployed persons excluded; reciprocal agreements by Administrator. 1. “Employment” does not include service performed after June 30, 1939, in the employ of an employer as def…

NRS 612.130 “Employment”: Service by minor in delivery of newspapers excluded. “Employment” shall not include service by an individual under the age of 18 years in the delivery or distribution of newspapers or shopping news, not including delivery or distribution to any point for…

NRS 612.133 “Employment”: Service by licensed real estate salesperson or broker excluded. “Employment” shall not include services performed by a licensed real estate salesperson or licensed real estate broker who is employed as a salesperson or associate broker by another license…

NRS 612.135 “Employment”: Service by lessees engaged in mining excluded. “Employment” shall not include service performed by lessees engaged in mining under lease agreements unless the individual lease agreement or the practice in actual operations under such agreement is such as…

NRS 612.140 “Employment”: Domestic service in employ of college fraternity or sorority excluded; exception. “Employment” does not include domestic service performed in the employ of a local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority unless the amount paid in cash wages by an emp…

NRS 612.142 “Employment”: Services as agent-driver, commission-driver or solicitor of orders included; exceptions. 1. “Employment” means any service performed: (a) As an agent-driver or commission-driver engaged in distributing meat products, vegetable products, fruit products, b…

NRS 612.144 “Employment”: Services performed by person selling or soliciting the sale of products in certain circumstances excluded. 1. “Employment” does not include services performed by a person who: (a) Directly sells or solicits the sale of products, in person or by telephone…

NRS 612.145 “Employment”: Service performed during half or more of pay period determined by nature of entire service. If the services performed during one-half or more of any pay period by an individual for the employing unit constitute employment, all the services of such indivi…

NRS 612.155 “Employment office” defined. “Employment office” means a free public employment office or branch thereof, operated by this State or maintained as a part of a state-controlled system of public employment offices. [2:129:1937; renumbered 2.10:129:1937, 1945, 299; 1943 N…

NRS 612.165 “Fund” defined. “Fund” means the Unemployment Compensation Fund established by this chapter, to which all contributions, other than special bond contributions, as defined in NRS 612.6116, or payments in lieu of contributions, are required to be deposited and from whic…

NRS 612.167 “Hospital” defined. “Hospital” means an institution which has been licensed, certified or approved by the Health Care Purchasing and Compliance Division of the Nevada Health Authority. (Added to NRS by 1971, 1353; A 1973, 1406; 2025, 3732)

NRS 612.168 “Indian tribe” defined. “Indian tribe” has the meaning ascribed to it in 26 U.S.C. § 3306(u), as amended. (Added to NRS by 2001, 1458)

NRS 612.169 “Institution of higher education” defined. “Institution of higher education” means an educational institution which: 1. Admits as regular students only persons having a certificate of graduation from a high school or the recognized equivalent of such a certificate; 2.…

NRS 612.170 “Insured worker” defined. An “insured worker” is one who has been paid wages within his or her base period, from employers, in an amount sufficient to qualify for benefits. [2.19:129:1937; added 1951, 339]—(NRS A 1971, 749)

NRS 612.175 “Signature” defined. 1. “Signature” means the signature of the State Treasurer and the countersignature of the Administrator or his or her duly authorized agent for that purpose. 2. Particularly, but without limitation, “signature,” in NRS 612.583 to 612.600, inclusiv…

NRS 612.180 “State” defined. “State” includes, in addition to the states of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. [2:129:1937; renumbered 2.12:129:1937, 1945, 299; 1943 NCL § 2825.02]—(NRS A 1960, 121; 1971…

NRS 612.185 “Unemployed” defined; regulations by Administrator; exceptions. 1. A person shall be deemed “unemployed” in any week during which the person performs no services and with respect to which no remuneration is payable to the person or in any week of less than full-time w…

NRS 612.190 “Wages” defined. 1. “Wages” means: (a) All remuneration paid for personal services, including commissions and bonuses and the cash value of all remuneration payable in any medium other than cash; and (b) Income from tips reported by an employee to his or her employer …

NRS 612.195 “Week” defined. “Week” means such period of 7 consecutive calendar days as the Administrator may by regulations prescribe. [2:129:1937; renumbered 2.15:129:1937, 1945, 299; 1943 NCL § 2825.02]—(NRS A 1993, 1807)

NRS 612.200 “Weekly benefit amount” defined. An individual’s “weekly benefit amount” means the amount of benefit the individual would be entitled to receive for 1 week of total unemployment. [2:129:1937; renumbered 2.16:129:1937, 1945, 299; 1943 NCL § 2825.02] ADMINISTRATION