If any employer fails to provide and secure compensation under this chapter, any employee contracting an occupational disease as provided in this chapter, or, in case of death, the dependents of the employee, may bring an action at law against the employer for damages as if this chapter did not apply.
NRS 617.215
Actions at law
Known as the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act
The act spans §§ 617–617 (80 sections).
[22:44:1947; A 1949, 365; 1953, 297]—(NRS A 1967, 637; 1977, 237; 1991, 2432)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 617.490)
Official source: Nevada Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nevada statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.