“Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant
Known as the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act
The act spans §§ 617–617 (80 sections).
(Added to NRS by 1987, 600)
Except as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 617.250, a lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant shall be deemed to be:
1. An employee of the lessor; and
2. For the purposes of this chapter, employed at the average wage paid to a miner employed regularly in the same locality.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.