NRS 616A.210

“Employee”: Subcontractors and employees

Known as the Nevada Industrial Insurance Act

The act spans §§ 616–616 (110 sections).

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Tucker v. Action Equipment & Scaffold Co. (1997)

Most recently applied in D & D TIRE VS. OUELLETTE (July 2015)

[22:168:1947; A 1951, 485]—(NRS A 1987, 2047; 1991, 2399)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.085)

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1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 616B.603, subcontractors, independent contractors and the employees of either shall be deemed to be employees of the principal contractor for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

2. If the subcontractor is a sole proprietor or partnership licensed pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS, the sole proprietor or partner shall be deemed to receive a wage of $500 per month for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

3. This section does not affect the relationship between a principal contractor and a subcontractor or independent contractor for any purpose outside the scope of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

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