Nevada Chapter 612 — Unemployment Compensation
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- NRS 612.010— Short title
- NRS 612.015— Definitions
- NRS 612.016— “Administrator” defined
- NRS 612.017— “American employing unit” defined
- NRS 612.025— “Base period” defined
- NRS 612.030— “Benefit year” defined
- NRS 612.035— “Benefits” defined
- NRS 612.040— “Calendar quarter” defined
- NRS 612.045— “Contributions” defined
- NRS 612.049— “Division” defined
- NRS 612.055— “Employer” defined
- NRS 612.057— “Employer”: Crew leaders who furnish persons to perform agricultural labor
- NRS 612.060— “Employing unit” defined
- NRS 612.065— “Employment” defined
- NRS 612.070— “Employment”: Services included
- NRS 612.075— “Employment”: Services performed entirely outside State by resident; election; approval by Administrator
- NRS 612.080— “Employment”: Services deemed localized within State
- NRS 612.085— “Employment”: Services deemed employment unless specific facts shown
- NRS 612.090— “Employment”: Certain agricultural labor included
- NRS 612.095— “Employment”: Domestic service in private home excluded; exception
- NRS 612.100— “Employment”: Service on foreign vessel or aircraft outside United States excluded
- NRS 612.105— “Employment”: Service performed in employ of relative excluded
- NRS 612.110— “Employment”: Service for United States, another state or political subdivision excluded; exception
- NRS 612.115— “Employment”: Service performed in employ of State or agency included; exceptions
- NRS 612.117— “Employment”: Service performed by patient in employ of hospital excluded
- NRS 612.118— “Employment”: Service performed by student in program for work experience excluded
- NRS 612.119— “Employment”: Service performed by student or spouse under school program for financial assistance to student excluded
- 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
- NRS 612.121— “Employment”: Service performed in employ of charitable, religious or other nonprofit organization
- NRS 612.123— “Employment”: Service performed in employ of Indian tribe included; exceptions
- NRS 612.125— “Employment”: Service performed in employment covered by federal system for compensation of unemployed persons excluded; reciprocal agreements by Administrator
- NRS 612.130— “Employment”: Service by minor in delivery of newspapers excluded
- NRS 612.133— “Employment”: Service by licensed real estate salesperson or broker excluded
- NRS 612.135— “Employment”: Service by lessees engaged in mining excluded
- NRS 612.140— “Employment”: Domestic service in employ of college fraternity or sorority excluded; exception
- NRS 612.142— “Employment”: Services as agent-driver, commission-driver or solicitor of orders included; exceptions
- NRS 612.144— “Employment”: Services performed by person selling or soliciting the sale of products in certain circumstances excluded
- NRS 612.145— “Employment”: Service performed during half or more of pay period determined by nature of entire service
- NRS 612.155— “Employment office” defined
- NRS 612.165— “Fund” defined
- NRS 612.167— “Hospital” defined
- NRS 612.168— “Indian tribe” defined
- NRS 612.169— “Institution of higher education” defined
- NRS 612.170— “Insured worker” defined
- NRS 612.175— “Signature” defined
- NRS 612.180— “State” defined
- NRS 612.185— “Unemployed” defined; regulations by Administrator; exceptions
- NRS 612.190— “Wages” defined
- NRS 612.195— “Week” defined
- NRS 612.200— “Weekly benefit amount” defined
- NRS 612.215— Administrator: Appointment; classification; administrative authority; other employment prohibited; exception
- NRS 612.220— General powers and duties of Administrator
- NRS 612.225— Official seal of Administrator; judicial notice
- NRS 612.227— Lease-purchase agreements for purchase of office buildings and land; assurances by State of Nevada
- NRS 612.230— Personnel of Division: Selection; classification; compensation; duties; stipends for educational leave
- NRS 612.237— Quarterly report of Administrator
- NRS 612.240— Regulations for internal management
- NRS 612.242— Emergency regulations
- NRS 612.245— Administrative determinations: Whether employing unit constitutes employer; whether service constitutes employment; whether substantially common ownership, management or control exists; appeal
- NRS 612.250— Administrative determinations: Establishment of rates of contribution based upon experience; appeal
- NRS 612.253— Provision of certain documents or communications by electronic mail or other electronic communication
- NRS 612.260— Records and reports of employing units: Inspection; destruction
- NRS 612.265— Disclosure of information by Employment Security Division and Administrator; duty of Division of Industrial Relations of Department of Business and Industry to provide certain information to Administrator; penalty for improper use or dissemination of certain information; confidential communications
- NRS 612.270— Depositions; subpoenas; payment of witnesses
- NRS 612.275— Order to appear and testify; penalty for failure to obey court order or subpoena of Administrator or Board of Review
- NRS 612.280— Protection against self-incrimination
- NRS 612.285— Cooperation with Department of Labor
- NRS 612.290— Advance to Unemployment Compensation Fund; application
- NRS 612.295— Reciprocal arrangements with state and federal agencies
- NRS 612.300— Reimbursements in accordance with reciprocal arrangements
- NRS 612.305— Employment Security Council: Creation; membership; compensation of members; meetings; Secretary; Board of Review
- NRS 612.310— Employment Security Council: Duties
- NRS 612.330— Acceptance of Wagner-Peyser Act; establishment and maintenance of free public employment offices
- NRS 612.335— Payment
- NRS 612.340— Amount of weekly benefit
- NRS 612.344— Election of base period following period of temporary disability or rehabilitation; establishment of new benefit year
- NRS 612.350— Weekly benefit for unemployment
- NRS 612.355— Duration of benefits
- NRS 612.357— Deduction and withholding of federal individual income tax
- NRS 612.360— Benefits due deceased or incapacitated person
- NRS 612.365— Overpayments and recovery
- NRS 612.371— Reimbursement of benefits paid if back pay awarded for same period
- NRS 612.375— General conditions; reductions in benefits
- NRS 612.376— Person employed by private employer while incarcerated not eligible for certain benefits
- NRS 612.377— Definitions
- NRS 612.378— Maximum amount of extended benefit payable during year
- NRS 612.380— Leaving last or next to last employment without good cause or to seek other employment
- NRS 612.383— Discharge for crimes in connection with employment
- NRS 612.385— Discharge for misconduct
- NRS 612.390— Failure to apply for available or suitable work or to accept suitable work when offered
- NRS 612.392— Failure to accept suitable work or engage in effort to obtain work: Effect on extended benefits. [Each provision of this section expires by limitation on date it is no longer required by federal law to be in effect.]
- NRS 612.395— Unemployment as result of labor dispute
- NRS 612.400— Receipt of benefits under another unemployment compensation law
- NRS 612.405— Extended benefits payable under Interstate Benefit Payment Plan
- NRS 612.420— Receipt of wages in lieu of notice; severance pay; waiver or modification of period of disqualification under certain circumstances
- NRS 612.425— Paid vacation; waiver or modification of period of disqualification under certain circumstances
- NRS 612.430— Receipt of pay for vacation on termination of employment; waiver or modification of period of disqualification under certain circumstances
- NRS 612.432— Vacation or recess for holiday; services performed in more than one capacity for educational institution
- NRS 612.434— Period between academic years or terms; paid sabbatical leave; services performed in more than one capacity for educational institution
- NRS 612.436— Sports or athletic events
- NRS 612.445— Repayment of benefits received as result of false statement or failure to disclose material fact; penalty for unemployment insurance fraud; disqualification
- NRS 612.448— Alien status
- NRS 612.450— Procedure
- NRS 612.455— Regulations of Administrator; employer to provide unemployed person with statements and materials
- NRS 612.457— Withholding of benefits for obligation for support of child
- NRS 612.460— Unemployed person may request determination of status; written determination by Administrator; notice to employers during base period
- NRS 612.465— Effective period of initial determination; payment of benefits
- NRS 612.470— Notice to insured worker
- NRS 612.475— Notice to employers of new or additional claim; employer’s duties and rights upon receipt of notice
- NRS 612.480— Redeterminations
- NRS 612.485— Finality of determination or redetermination
- NRS 612.490— Appeal Tribunals: Appointment; alternate
- NRS 612.495— Appeal to Appeal Tribunal: Initiation of appeal from determination or redetermination; intervention of employing unit; withdrawal of appeal
- NRS 612.500— Hearing on appeal: Procedure; evidence; record; witnesses; trial de novo in certain circumstances
- NRS 612.505— Consolidated appeals
- NRS 612.510— Notice of decision of Appeal Tribunal; time for further appeal
- NRS 612.515— Appeal to Board of Review
- NRS 612.520— Removal or transfer of appeals from one Appeal Tribunal to another Appeal Tribunal
- NRS 612.525— Appeal to courts: Time for appeal; exhaustion of administrative remedies; appeal by Administrator
- NRS 612.530— Judicial review of decision of Board of Review: Commencement of action in district court; parties; service of petition; effect of improper service; answer; summary hearings; appeals to appellate court
- NRS 612.533— Introduction of certain evidence concerning claims for benefits prohibited in separate or subsequent proceeding
- NRS 612.535— Payment; registration of employer with Division
- NRS 612.540— Rate
- NRS 612.545— Base
- NRS 612.550— Rates for employers
- NRS 612.551— Charging of benefits to account of employer; grounds for removal of charges on account of employer; appeal of certain determinations of Administrator; effect of certain determinations on claimant
- NRS 612.553— Nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions and Indian tribes: Payment of contributions or reimbursement in lieu of contributions
- NRS 612.555— Employing unit becoming employer within calendar quarter subject to chapter from beginning of quarter; exception
- NRS 612.560— When employing unit ceases to be employer
- NRS 612.565— Employing unit not subject to chapter may elect to become employer subject to chapter; conditions
- NRS 612.570— Employing unit may elect that services not covered by chapter shall be deemed to constitute employment; conditions
- NRS 612.580— Termination of employer’s election by Administrator
- NRS 612.583— “Benefits” defined
- NRS 612.585— Establishment and control
- NRS 612.590— Accounts; deposits; refunds
- NRS 612.595— Withdrawals
- NRS 612.600— Management of money upon discontinuance of Unemployment Trust Fund
- NRS 612.605— Creation; receipt and use of money
- NRS 612.606— Additional contributions by employer required for support of program for employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State; exceptions
- NRS 612.607— Deposit, transfer and expenditure of payments for program for employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State
- NRS 612.608— Accrual and submission of payments for program for employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State; disregard of fractions
- NRS 612.609— Disbursement of delinquent payments by employers
- NRS 612.610— Reimbursement
- NRS 612.611— “Bond obligation” defined
- NRS 612.612— Legislative findings and declarations
- NRS 612.613— Creation; sources; uses
- NRS 612.615— Creation; source and use of money
- NRS 612.617— Requisition and use of money credited to Nevada account
- NRS 612.618— Payment that is returned or dishonored does not constitute timely payment; additional fee
- NRS 612.620— Interest on unpaid contributions
- NRS 612.625— Civil action: Notice; attachment
- NRS 612.630— Summary judgment: Filing certificate; where to be filed; contents; entry of judgment
- NRS 612.635— Judgments: Recording of abstract or copy; liens; priorities; execution
- NRS 612.640— Appeals to appellate court
- NRS 612.642— Required notice to State Contractors’ Board
- NRS 612.645— Division authorized to act on behalf of State; filing fees, costs or bonds not required of State; additional fee for recording, copying or certifying documents
- NRS 612.650— Priorities under legal dissolutions or distributions
- NRS 612.655— Refunds and adjustments
- NRS 612.660— Arbitrary assessments upon failure of employer to file report or upon filing of incorrect or insufficient report
- NRS 612.665— Notice of arbitrary assessment: Contents; finality of assessment
- NRS 612.670— Readjustment or modification of assessment
- NRS 612.675— Jeopardized collections: Assessment; stay of collection of assessment
- NRS 612.680— Liens: Creation; notice; foreclosure; release; compromise and satisfaction
- NRS 612.685— Creditors and debtors of employer: Notice of delinquency of payment owed by employer; power of State to satisfy debt owed to it
- NRS 612.686— Creditors and debtors of employer: Duties; certain transfers of property prohibited; demand to transmit certain property to Administrator
- NRS 612.687— Liability of contractor to assure payment of amounts due from subcontractors
- NRS 612.690— Liability of assignee, receiver, trustee and others selling property of employing unit: Notice to Division
- NRS 612.695— Liability of employer and purchaser or transferee upon sale or transfer of assets and quitting business
- NRS 612.700— Waiver of rights void
- NRS 612.705— Limitation of fees; unlawful solicitation; attorney’s fees
- NRS 612.710— Assignment of benefits void; exemption from execution and attachment
- NRS 612.711— Notice to withhold binding upon employer; employer may deduct amount for reimbursement of costs; electronic transfer of payments by employer
- NRS 612.715— False statement or failure to disclose material fact to obtain or increase benefit
- NRS 612.717— False statement or failure to disclose material fact concerning termination of employment
- NRS 612.720— Conspiracy to obtain or increase benefit; series of false statements to obtain or increase benefit
- NRS 612.725— False statement or failure to disclose material fact to obtain or increase benefit under federal law or law of another state
- NRS 612.730— False statement or failure to disclose material facts by employer to prevent or reduce payment of benefits; willful failure or refusal to pay contributions or make reports; plan or scheme to avoid application of or reduce payment required by chapter
- NRS 612.732— Transfer or acquisition of business to obtain lower contribution rate; activity of employer to obtain more favorable contribution rate; advising another person to violate provisions of chapter
- NRS 612.735— Violations of chapter, rules, regulations and orders
- NRS 612.740— Forfeits and interest
- NRS 612.745— Representation in court
- NRS 612.750— Reciprocal arrangements by Administrator
- NRS 612.755— Power of Legislature to amend or repeal chapter reserved
- NRS 612.760— Conditions under which chapter becomes inoperative; refund of unobligated money
- NRS 612.3755— Prohibition on denial of benefits for unemployment related to domestic violence or sexual assault; request for evidence to support claim
- NRS 612.3772— Other provisions of chapter applicable to extended benefits
- NRS 612.3774— Conditions of eligibility: Findings by Administrator
- NRS 612.3776— Amount of weekly extended benefit; reduction; appeal of reduction
- NRS 612.3778— Benefit amount for partial period
- NRS 612.3782— Amended determination of entitlement based on increase of regular compensation
- NRS 612.3784— Notice of commencement or termination of extended benefit period
- NRS 612.3786— Extended benefit payments not chargeable against experience rating of base-period employer
- NRS 612.6102— Definitions
- NRS 612.6104— “Benefits” defined
- NRS 612.6106— “Bond” defined
- NRS 612.6108— “Bond administrative expense” defined
- NRS 612.6112— “Credit agreement” defined
- NRS 612.6114— “Federal advance” defined
- NRS 612.6116— “Special bond contributions” defined
- NRS 612.6118— “Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund” defined
- NRS 612.6122— State Board of Finance authorized to issue bonds to repay loans from Federal Government for payment of unemployment compensation and to establish adequate balances in Unemployment Trust Fund; contents of bond
- NRS 612.6124— Security for bonds
- NRS 612.6128— Procedure for payment of bond-related obligations
- NRS 612.6132— Payment of special bond contributions; exceptions
- NRS 612.6134— Faith of State pledged not to impair bonds
- NRS 612.6175— Creation; sources; uses; duties of Administrator; assessment to be paid by employers; exceptions; management of money upon discontinuance of Fund
- NRS 612.7102— Administrator authorized to require employer to withhold income to satisfy judgment
- NRS 612.7104— Notice to person who is subject to withholding
- NRS 612.7106— Notice to employer to withhold income; contents; notice may be issued electronically
- NRS 612.7108— Duties of employer upon receipt of notice to withhold
- NRS 612.7112— Unlawful to use withholding as basis for refusing to hire, discharging or taking disciplinary action against employee; liability; penalty
- NRS 612.7114— Enforcement proceedings against employer for refusal to withhold or misrepresentation of employee income; remedies and penalties
- NRS 612.7116— Employer and Administrator immunity