“Employee”: Subcontractors and employees
Known as the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act
The act spans §§ 617–617 (80 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 523 F. Supp. 918 - Prescott v. United States (1981)
Most recently applied in 523 F. Supp. 918 - Prescott v. United States (September 1981)
[16:44:1947:1943 NCL § 2800.16]—(NRS A 1981, 716; 1991, 2430)
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 617.175, subcontractors, independent contractors and the employees of either shall be deemed to be employees of the principal contractor for the purposes of this chapter.
2. This section does not affect the relationship between a principal contractor and a subcontractor or independent contractor for any purpose outside the scope of this chapter.
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.