NRS Chapter 608 — COMPENSATION, WAGES AND HOURS
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- NRS 608.005 — Legislative declaration.
- NRS 608.007 — Definitions.
- NRS 608.009 — “Domestic service employee” defined.
- NRS 608.010 — “Employee” defined.
- NRS 608.011 — “Employer” defined.
- NRS 608.0113 — “Private employment” defined.
- NRS 608.0116 — “Professional” defined.
- NRS 608.012 — “Wages” defined.
- NRS 608.0123 — “Week of work” defined.
- NRS 608.0126 — “Workday” defined.
- NRS 608.013 — Employer to post abstract of chapter.
- NRS 608.015 — Unlawful to induce employee to refrain from testifying.
- NRS 608.0155 — Persons presumed to be independent contractor.
- NRS 608.016 — Payment for each hour of work; exceptions; trial or break-in period not excepted; period when donning or doffing uniform or personal protective equipment not excepted under certain circumstances. [Effective through October 31, 2029.]
- NRS 608.0165 — Basis for payment of employee who manufactures or uses explosives; penalty.
- NRS 608.017 — Discrimination on basis of sex prohibited; exceptions.
- NRS 608.018 — Compensation for overtime: Requirement; exceptions.
- NRS 608.019 — Periods for meals and rest.
- NRS 608.0193 — Employer required to provide break time to express breast milk; compensation pursuant to collective bargaining agreement; reasonable alternative to alleviate undue hardship; retaliation prohibited; exceptions.
- NRS 608.0195 — Periods for sleep.
- NRS 608.0197 — Employer required to provide paid leave; use of paid leave; Labor Commissioner to prepare and post bulletin; maintenance and inspection of records; other rights, remedies, procedures and benefits; exceptions.
- NRS 608.01975 — Employer required to allow employee use of sick leave to assist member of immediate family with medical need; Labor Commissioner to prepare bulletin to be posted in workplaces; construction of section; prohibitions; applicability.
- NRS 608.0198 — Employee entitled to leave related to domestic violence or sexual assault; uses of leave; prohibited acts; required documentation; Labor Commissioner to prepare bulletin; posting; maintenance of records; other rights, remedies and agreements unimpaired.
- NRS 608.020 — Immediate payment of employee discharged or placed on nonworking status.
- NRS 608.030 — Payment of employee who resigns or quits employment.
- NRS 608.040 — Penalty for failure to pay employee who is discharged, resigns, quits or is placed on nonworking status.
- NRS 608.050 — Wages to be paid at termination of service: Penalty; employee’s lien.
- NRS 608.060 — Semimonthly payments; exceptions.
- NRS 608.070 — Agreements between employers and employees for other than semimonthly payments.
- NRS 608.080 — Paydays and time and place of payment: Posting notice of regular day, time and place; notice of change required; payment on irregular day.
- NRS 608.090 — Adjustment of wages for additional payments; notice by employer; payment.
- NRS 608.100 — Unlawful decrease in compensation by employer; unlawful requirement to rebate compensation; prerequisites to lawfully decreasing compensation.
- NRS 608.110 — Withholding of portion of wages.
- NRS 608.115 — Records of wages.
- NRS 608.120 — Manner of payment of wages.
- NRS 608.130 — Payment of wages by negotiable instrument; rights of holder in due course in event of nonpayment; penalty.
- NRS 608.135 — Civil action against employer for failure to pay wages; Labor Commissioner prohibited from taking jurisdiction of claim for wages during pendency of civil action.
- NRS 608.140 — Assessment of attorney’s fees in action for recovery of wages.
- NRS 608.150 — Original contractor liable for indebtedness for labor incurred by subcontractor or contractor acting under, by or for original contractor; exceptions; civil action to recover.
- NRS 608.152 — Claim to indebtedness for labor incurred by subcontractor or contractor: Written notice of claim; written request for notice of claim; substantially similar claims prohibited.
- NRS 608.154 — Lodging as part of wages or compensation; exception.
- NRS 608.155 — Meals as part of wages or compensation; exception.
- NRS 608.1555 — Benefits for health care: Provision in same manner as policy of insurance.
- NRS 608.156 — Benefits for health care: Expenses for treatment of alcohol and substance use disorders.
- NRS 608.157 — Benefits for health care: Coverage for mastectomy and reconstructive surgery.
- NRS 608.1575 — Benefits for health care: Services provided by certain nurses.
- NRS 608.1576 — Benefits for health care: Prompt enrollment and restrictions on termination of enrollment of child; withholding of employee’s wages; remedies are cumulative.
- NRS 608.1577 — Notices to employees: Acceptance of, change in or termination of benefits; change of insurer; nonpayment of premium.
- NRS 608.158 — Notice of failure to pay premiums for employee’s insurance; employer’s liability for deductions for premiums and failure to pay premiums without giving required notice; distribution of money recovered by Labor Commissioner for claims brought against employer.
- NRS 608.1585 — Notice to employee upon termination of employment of right to be issued insurance to replace group policy.
- NRS 608.160 — Taking or making deduction on account of tips or gratuities unlawful; employees may divide tips or gratuities among themselves.
- NRS 608.165 — Special uniforms, accessories and cleaning to be furnished without cost to employee.
- NRS 608.170 — Assignment of wages void against judgment creditors; prima facie evidence of fraud.
- NRS 608.180 — Enforcement of NRS 608.005
- NRS 608.190 — Willful failure or refusal to pay wages due prohibited.
- NRS 608.195 — Criminal and administrative penalties.
- NRS 608.200 — Underground mines and workings; criminal and administrative penalties.
- NRS 608.215 — Domestic service employees; agreements to exclude certain periods from wages; calls to duty; maintenance of records.
- NRS 608.250 — Requirement of employer to pay; incremental annual increase; penalty. [Effective through December 31, 2027.]
- NRS 608.255 — Relationships which do not constitute employment relationships for purposes of minimum wage.
- NRS 608.258 — Provision of health benefits by employer for purposes of determining amount of minimum wage.
- NRS 608.260 — Action by employee against employer; limitation of action; remedies and award to prevailing employee.
- NRS 608.270 — Duties of Labor Commissioner and district attorneys; regulations.
- NRS 608.280 — Proceedings against district attorney to be instituted by Attorney General.
- NRS 608.290 — Criminal and administrative penalties.
- NRS 608.300 — Definitions.
- NRS 608.310 — Producer-promoter-employer required to obtain permit; application; fee; exceptions.
- NRS 608.320 — Producer-promoter-employer required to post bond to secure payment of wages in certain circumstances; amount of bond; conditions of bond.
- NRS 608.330 — Criminal and administrative penalties.
- NRS 608.400 — Misclassification prohibited; administrative penalties; notice and opportunity for hearing.
- NRS 608.410 — Liability of employer for misclassification; complaint; conduct of hearing; judicial review.
- NRS 608.500 — Definitions.
- NRS 608.510 — “Agency to provide personal care services in the home” defined.
- NRS 608.520 — “Director” defined.
- NRS 608.530 — “Home care employee” defined.
- NRS 608.540 — “Home care employer” defined.
- NRS 608.550 — “Home care employment standards board” defined.
- NRS 608.560 — “Home care program” defined.
- NRS 608.570 — “Intermediary service organization” defined.
- NRS 608.580 — “Personal assistance” defined.
- NRS 608.590 — “Personal care services” defined.
- NRS 608.600 — “Temporary respite services” defined.
- NRS 608.610 — Home care employment standards board: Establishment; appointment; service without compensation; quorum; meetings.
- NRS 608.620 — Duty of Director to meet with representatives of petitioners to discuss matters relating to wages, working conditions and compliance with laws.
- NRS 608.630 — Home care employment standards board: Director to fix date for first meeting; Director and Labor Commissioner to conduct preliminary investigation and present results.
- NRS 608.640 — Home care employment standards board: Duties relating to investigations; power to administer oaths, take testimony and issue subpoenas; power to request information and testimony from state agencies; duty to submit report of findings and recommendations.
- NRS 608.650 — Director to make report of findings and recommendations by home care employment standards board available on Internet website.
- NRS 608.660 — Director to review findings and recommendations of home care employment standards board.
- NRS 608.670 — Regulations.
- NRS 608.680 — Unlawful to pay wage less than minimum established by regulation of the Director.
- NRS 608.690 — Unlawful acts; penalty.