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Nevada Chapter 608 — Compensation, Wages and Hours

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  • NRS 608.005— Legislative declaration
  • NRS 608.007— Definitions
  • NRS 608.009— “Domestic service employee” defined
  • NRS 608.010— “Employee” defined
  • NRS 608.011— “Employer” defined
  • NRS 608.012— “Wages” defined
  • NRS 608.013— Employer to post abstract of chapter
  • NRS 608.015— Unlawful to induce employee to refrain from testifying
  • 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.]
  • NRS 608.017— Discrimination on basis of sex prohibited; exceptions
  • NRS 608.018— Compensation for overtime: Requirement; exceptions
  • NRS 608.019— Periods for meals and rest
  • NRS 608.020— Immediate payment of employee discharged or placed on nonworking status
  • NRS 608.030— Payment of employee who resigns or quits employment
  • NRS 608.040— Penalty for failure to pay employee who is discharged, resigns, quits or is placed on nonworking status
  • NRS 608.050— Wages to be paid at termination of service: Penalty; employee’s lien
  • NRS 608.060— Semimonthly payments; exceptions
  • NRS 608.070— Agreements between employers and employees for other than semimonthly payments
  • 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
  • NRS 608.090— Adjustment of wages for additional payments; notice by employer; payment
  • NRS 608.100— Unlawful decrease in compensation by employer; unlawful requirement to rebate compensation; prerequisites to lawfully decreasing compensation
  • NRS 608.110— Withholding of portion of wages
  • NRS 608.0113— “Private employment” defined
  • NRS 608.115— Records of wages
  • NRS 608.0116— “Professional” defined
  • NRS 608.120— Manner of payment of wages
  • NRS 608.0123— “Week of work” defined
  • NRS 608.0126— “Workday” defined
  • NRS 608.130— Payment of wages by negotiable instrument; rights of holder in due course in event of nonpayment; penalty
  • 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
  • NRS 608.140— Assessment of attorney’s fees in action for recovery of wages
  • 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
  • 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
  • NRS 608.154— Lodging as part of wages or compensation; exception
  • NRS 608.0155— Persons presumed to be independent contractor
  • NRS 608.155— Meals as part of wages or compensation; exception
  • NRS 608.156— Benefits for health care: Expenses for treatment of alcohol and substance use disorders
  • NRS 608.157— Benefits for health care: Coverage for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery
  • 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
  • NRS 608.160— Taking or making deduction on account of tips or gratuities unlawful; employees may divide tips or gratuities among themselves
  • NRS 608.0165— Basis for payment of employee who manufactures or uses explosives; penalty
  • NRS 608.165— Special uniforms, accessories and cleaning to be furnished without cost to employee
  • NRS 608.170— Assignment of wages void against judgment creditors; prima facie evidence of fraud
  • NRS 608.180— Enforcement of NRS 608.005
  • NRS 608.190— Willful failure or refusal to pay wages due prohibited
  • 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
  • NRS 608.0195— Periods for sleep
  • NRS 608.195— Criminal and administrative penalties
  • 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
  • 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
  • NRS 608.200— Underground mines and workings; criminal and administrative penalties
  • NRS 608.215— Domestic service employees; agreements to exclude certain periods from wages; calls to duty; maintenance of records
  • NRS 608.250— Requirement of employer to pay; incremental annual increase; penalty. [Effective through December 31, 2027.]
  • NRS 608.255— Relationships which do not constitute employment relationships for purposes of minimum wage
  • NRS 608.258— Provision of health benefits by employer for purposes of determining amount of minimum wage
  • NRS 608.260— Action by employee against employer; limitation of action; remedies and award to prevailing employee
  • NRS 608.270— Duties of Labor Commissioner and district attorneys; regulations
  • NRS 608.280— Proceedings against district attorney to be instituted by Attorney General
  • NRS 608.290— Criminal and administrative penalties
  • NRS 608.300— Definitions
  • NRS 608.310— Producer-promoter-employer required to obtain permit; application; fee; exceptions
  • NRS 608.320— Producer-promoter-employer required to post bond to secure payment of wages in certain circumstances; amount of bond; conditions of bond
  • NRS 608.330— Criminal and administrative penalties
  • NRS 608.400— Misclassification prohibited; administrative penalties; notice and opportunity for hearing
  • NRS 608.410— Liability of employer for misclassification; complaint; conduct of hearing; judicial review
  • NRS 608.500— Definitions
  • NRS 608.510— “Agency to provide personal care services in the home” defined
  • NRS 608.520— “Director” defined
  • NRS 608.530— “Home care employee” defined
  • NRS 608.540— “Home care employer” defined
  • NRS 608.550— “Home care employment standards board” defined
  • NRS 608.560— “Home care program” defined
  • NRS 608.570— “Intermediary service organization” defined
  • NRS 608.580— “Personal assistance” defined
  • NRS 608.590— “Personal care services” defined
  • NRS 608.600— “Temporary respite services” defined
  • NRS 608.610— Home care employment standards board: Establishment; appointment; service without compensation; quorum; meetings
  • NRS 608.620— Duty of Director to meet with representatives of petitioners to discuss matters relating to wages, working conditions and compliance with laws
  • NRS 608.630— Home care employment standards board: Director to fix date for first meeting; Director and Labor Commissioner to conduct preliminary investigation and present results
  • NRS 608.640— Home care employment standards board: Duties relating to investigations; power to administer oaths, take testimony and issue subpoenas; power to request information and testimony from state agencies; duty to submit report of findings and recommendations
  • NRS 608.650— Director to make report of findings and recommendations by home care employment standards board available on Internet website
  • NRS 608.660— Director to review findings and recommendations of home care employment standards board
  • NRS 608.670— Regulations
  • NRS 608.680— Unlawful to pay wage less than minimum established by regulation of the Director
  • NRS 608.690— Unlawful acts; penalty
  • NRS 608.1555— Benefits for health care: Provision in same manner as policy of insurance
  • NRS 608.1575— Benefits for health care: Services provided by certain nurses
  • 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
  • NRS 608.1577— Notices to employees: Acceptance of, change in or termination of benefits; change of insurer; nonpayment of premium
  • NRS 608.1585— Notice to employee upon termination of employment of right to be issued insurance to replace group policy
  • 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