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 the court or verdict of the jury that the amount for which he or she has brought suit is justly due, and that a demand has been made, in writing, at least 5 days before suit was brought, for a sum not to exceed the amount so found due, the court before which the case shall be tried shall allow to the plaintiff a reasonable attorney fee, in addition to the amount found due for wages and penalties, to be taxed as costs of suit.
NRS 608.140
Assessment of attorney’s fees in action for recovery of wages
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case Baldonado v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC (2008)
Most recently applied in 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17 - STUCKEY v. APEX MATERIALS, LLC (February 2026)
[1:140:1925; NCL § 2787]
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