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NRS 608.012 — “Wages” defined.
Nevada Revised Statutes, Chapter 608 — COMPENSATION, WAGES AND HOURS
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1. The amount which an employer agrees to pay an employee for the time the employee has worked, computed in proportion to time;
2. Commissions owed the employee; and
3. Amounts due to a discharged employee, an employee placed on nonworking status pursuant to NRS 608.020 or an employee who resigns or quits pursuant to NRS 608.040,
but excludes any bonus or arrangement to share profits.