Workers deemed to be employed on public works; regulations
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case City Plan Development, Inc. v. Office of the Labor Commissioner (2005)
Most recently applied in 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17 - STUCKEY v. APEX MATERIALS, LLC (February 2026)
[3:139:1937; A 1941, 389; 1931 NCL § 6179.53]—(NRS A 2001, 1147)
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
1. Except as otherwise provided by specific statute, workers who are:
(a) Employed at the site of a public work; and
(b) Necessary in the execution of the contract for the public work,
Ê are deemed to be employed on public works.
2. The Labor Commissioner shall adopt regulations to define the circumstances under which a worker is:
(a) Employed at the site of a public work; and
(b) Necessary in the execution of the contract for the public work.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.