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NRS 612.144

“Employment”: Services performed by person selling or soliciting the sale of products in certain circumstances excluded

Known as the Unemployment Compensation Law

The act spans §§ 612–612 (213 sections).

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Advanced Sports Information, Inc. v. Novotnak (1998)

Most recently applied in Kirby of Norwich v. Adm'r, Unemployment Comp. Act (January 2018)

(Added to NRS by 1983, 600; A 1993, 1805; 1997, 161)

1. “Employment” does not include services performed by a person who:

(a) Directly sells or solicits the sale of products, in person or by telephone:

(1) On the basis of a deposit, commission, purchase for resale or similar arrangement specified by the Administrator by regulation, if the products are to be resold to another person in his or her home or place other than a retail store; or

(2) To another person from his or her home or place other than a retail store;

(b) Receives compensation or remuneration based on his or her sales or the services the person performs for customers rather than for the number of hours that the person works; and

(c) Performs pursuant to a written agreement with the person for whom the services are performed which provides that the person who performs the services is not an employee for the purposes of this chapter.

2. As used in this section, “product” means a tangible good or an intangible service, or both.

Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.