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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…

NRS 288.280 Controversies concerning prohibited practices to be submitted to Board. Any controversy concerning prohibited practices may be submitted to the Board in the same manner and with the same effect as provided in NRS 288.110, except that an alleged failure to provide info…

NRS 288.400 Legislative findings and declarations. 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that there is a great need to: (a) Promote orderly and constructive relations between the State and its employees; and (b) Increase the efficiency of the Executive Department of State …

NRS 288.405 Definitions. As used in NRS 288.400 to 288.630, inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 288.410 to 288.435, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3729; A 2021, 2802)

NRS 288.410 “Arbitration” defined. “Arbitration” means a process of dispute resolution where the parties involved in an impasse or grievance dispute submit their dispute to a third party for a final and binding decision. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3729)

NRS 288.415 “Bargaining unit” defined. “Bargaining unit” means a collection of employees that the Board has established as a bargaining unit pursuant to NRS 288.515. (Added to NRS by 2019, 3729)

NRS 288.420 “Confidential employee” defined. “Confidential employee” means an employee who provides administrative support to an employee who assists in the formulation, determination and effectuation of human resources policies or managerial policies concerning collective bargai…

NRS 288.425 “Employee” defined. 1. “Employee” means a person who: (a) Is employed in the classified service of the State pursuant to chapter 284 of NRS; or (b) Is employed by the Nevada System of Higher Education in the classified service of the State or is required to be paid in…

NRS 288.430 “Exclusive representative” defined. “Exclusive representative” means a labor organization that, as a result of its designation by the Board, has the exclusive right to represent all the employees within a bargaining unit and to engage in collective bargaining with the…

NRS 288.435 “Grievance” defined. “Grievance” means an act, omission or occurrence that an employee or an exclusive representative believes to be an injustice relating to any condition arising out of the relationship between an employer and an employee, including, without limitati…

NRS 288.475 Fees assessed by Board against Executive Department. 1. On or before July 1 of each year, the Board shall charge and collect a fee from the Executive Department in an amount not to exceed $10 for each employee of the Executive Department who was employed by the Execut…

NRS 288.480 Fees charged to Executive Department by Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration. 1. The Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration shall charge an annual fee to the Executive Department for each employee…

NRS 288.500 Rights of employees; mutual obligations to meet and bargain in good faith; subjects of mandatory bargaining; matters reserved to Executive Department without negotiation; other authorized actions; furnishing data; applicability of certain decisions of Board. 1. For th…

NRS 288.505 Requirements for collective bargaining agreements; procedures for grievances; rules governing conflicts between agreements and statutes and regulations. 1. Each collective bargaining agreement must be in writing and must include, without limitation: (a) A procedure to…

NRS 288.510 Duties and authority of Governor regarding salaries, wages and other employee compensation included in proposed executive budget; report to Legislature if impracticable to include certain money in executive budget. 1. Notwithstanding the provisions of any collective b…

NRS 288.515 Establishment of bargaining units; exception; classifications of employees within bargaining units. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the Board shall establish one bargaining unit for each of the following occupational groups of employees of the Executi…

NRS 288.520 Requirements for designating labor organization as exclusive representative for bargaining unit without holding election. If no labor organization is designated as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit and a labor organization files with the Board a list o…

NRS 288.525 Requirements for designating labor organization as exclusive representative for bargaining unit following election. 1. If no labor organization is designated as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit, the Board shall order an election to be conducted within…

NRS 288.530 Procedures for holding election to determine exclusive representative for bargaining unit. 1. If the Board orders an election within a bargaining unit pursuant to NRS 288.525, the Board shall order that each of the following be placed as a choice on the ballot for the…

NRS 288.535 Duties of Board in presiding over election to determine exclusive representative for bargaining unit; objections to results of election; grounds for invalidating election. 1. The Board shall preside over all elections that are conducted pursuant to NRS 288.525 and sha…

NRS 288.540 Duties of exclusive representative for bargaining unit; rights of employees and exclusive representative regarding grievances; labor organization may serve as exclusive representative for multiple bargaining units. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an e…

NRS 288.545 Withholding from salary or wages to pay dues or fees to labor organization designated as exclusive representative for bargaining unit. If the Board designates a labor organization as the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit pursuant to NRS 288.400 to 288.630,…

NRS 288.550 Term of collective bargaining agreements; continuation of agreements beyond term under certain circumstances. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the term of a collective bargaining agreement must begin on July 1 of an odd-numbered year and must end on June …

NRS 288.555 Collective bargaining agreements must be approved by State Board of Examiners at public hearing. 1. Any new, extended or modified collective bargaining agreement or similar agreement between the Executive Department and an exclusive representative must be approved by …

NRS 288.560 Effective date of provisions of collective bargaining agreements; exception for provisions that require legislative measure to be given effect; duty of Governor to request drafting of legislative measure. If a provision of a collective bargaining agreement: 1. Does no…

NRS 288.565 Duty of Governor to designate representative to negotiate collective bargaining agreements on behalf of Executive Department; selection and scheduling of mediator and arbitrator; time for conducting negotiations. 1. The Governor shall designate a representative to con…

NRS 288.570 Request for mediation if parties cannot reach collective bargaining agreements; time for conducting mediation. 1. Either party may request a mediator selected pursuant to NRS 288.565 if the parties do not reach a collective bargaining agreement: (a) After at least six…

NRS 288.575 Discontinuance of mediation; time for conducting arbitration; procedures; payment of costs. 1. If a mediator requested pursuant to NRS 288.570 determines that his or her services are no longer helpful or if the parties do not reach a collective bargaining agreement th…

NRS 288.580 Requirements and standards for decision of arbitrator; decision is final and binding. 1. For issues in dispute after arbitration proceedings are held pursuant to NRS 288.575, the arbitrator shall incorporate either the final offer of the Executive Department or the fi…

NRS 288.585 Supplemental bargaining. 1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Executive Department and the exclusive representative of a bargaining unit may engage in supplemental bargaining concerning any terms and conditions of employment which are peculiar to or wh…

NRS 288.590 Certain proceedings not required to be open or public. The following proceedings, required by or conducted 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 betwee…

NRS 288.595 Capacity to sue or be sued; court actions and proceedings; jurisdiction; limitations on liability. 1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, a labor organization and the Executive Department may sue or be sued as an entity pursuant to NRS 288.400 to 288.630…

NRS 288.620 Types of prohibited practices; certain conduct deemed not to be failure to negotiate in good faith; applicability of certain decisions of Board. 1. It is a prohibited practice for the Executive Department or its designated representative willfully to: (a) Engage in an…

NRS 288.625 Complaints, investigations and hearings regarding prohibited practices; authorized actions by Board; injunctive relief; judicial review. 1. To establish that a party committed a prohibited practice in violation of NRS 288.620, the party aggrieved by the practice must …

NRS 288.630 Appointment of hearing officers to conduct hearings regarding prohibited practices; appeal of decision to Board; authorized actions by Board; injunctive relief; judicial review. 1. The Board may appoint a hearing officer to conduct a hearing that the Board is otherwis…

NRS 288.700 Legislative findings and declaration; illegality of strikes. 1. The Legislature finds as facts: (a) That the services provided by the State and local government employers are of such nature that they are not and cannot be duplicated from other sources and are essentia…

NRS 288.705 Injunctive relief against strike or threatened strike. 1. If a strike occurs against the State or a local government employer, the State or local government employer shall, and if a strike is threatened against the State or a local government employer, the State or lo…

NRS 288.710 Punishment of employee organization, labor organization, officer or employee by court for commencement or continuation of certain strikes in violation of order. 1. If a strike is commenced or continued in violation of an order issued pursuant to NRS 288.705, other tha…

NRS 288.715 Punishment of employee by employer for commencement or continuation of certain strikes or violation in violation of court’s order. 1. If a strike or violation is commenced or continued in violation of an order issued pursuant to NRS 288.705, other than a strike involv…

NRS 288.720 Punishment of employee organization representing teachers or officer of such employee organization by court for commencement or continuation of strike in violation of order. 1. If a strike by teachers or an employee organization representing teachers is commenced or c…

NRS 289.010 Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. “Administrative file” means any file of a peace officer containing information, comments or documents about the peace officer. The term does not include any file relating to an investigati…

NRS 289.020 Punitive action prohibited for exercise of rights under internal procedure; opportunity for hearing; right to representation; refusal to cooperate in criminal investigation punishable as insubordination. 1. A law enforcement agency shall not use punitive action agains…

NRS 289.025 Confidentiality of home address and photograph of peace officer in possession of law enforcement agency; exceptions. 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3 and NRS 239.0115, the home address and any photograph of a peace officer in the possession of a …

NRS 289.027 Law enforcement agency required to adopt policies and procedures concerning service of certain subpoenas on peace officers. 1. Each law enforcement agency shall adopt policies and procedures that provide for the orderly and safe acceptance of service of certain subpoe…