“Compensation” means the money which is payable to an employee or to the dependents of the employee as provided for in chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS, and includes benefits for funerals, accident benefits and money for rehabilitative services.
NRS 616A.090
“Compensation” defined
Known as the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act
The act spans §§ 616–616 (110 sections).
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Valdez v. Employers Ins. Co. of Nev. (2007)
Most recently applied in 140 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 61 - AMTRUST N. AM., INC. v. VASQUEZ, JR. (September 2024)
[7:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.7]—(NRS A 1983, 1291)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.045)
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Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.