NRS Chapter 612 — UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

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NRS 612.010 — Short title.
NRS 612.015 — Definitions.
NRS 612.016 — “Administrator” defined.
NRS 612.017 — “American employing unit” defined.
NRS 612.025 — “Base period” defined.
NRS 612.030 — “Benefit year” defined.
NRS 612.035 — “Benefits” defined.
NRS 612.040 — “Calendar quarter” defined.
NRS 612.045 — “Contributions” defined.
NRS 612.049 — “Division” defined.
NRS 612.055 — “Employer” defined.
NRS 612.057 — “Employer”: Crew leaders who furnish persons to perform agricultural labor.
NRS 612.060 — “Employing unit” defined.
NRS 612.065 — “Employment” defined.
NRS 612.070 — “Employment”: Services included.
NRS 612.075 — “Employment”: Services performed entirely outside State by resident; election; approval by Administrator.
NRS 612.080 — “Employment”: Services deemed localized within State.
NRS 612.085 — “Employment”: Services deemed employment unless specific facts shown.
NRS 612.090 — “Employment”: Certain agricultural labor included.
NRS 612.095 — “Employment”: Domestic service in private home excluded; exception.
NRS 612.100 — “Employment”: Service on foreign vessel or aircraft outside United States excluded.
NRS 612.105 — “Employment”: Service performed in employ of relative excluded.
NRS 612.110 — “Employment”: Service for United States, another state or political subdivision excluded; exception.
NRS 612.115 — “Employment”: Service performed in employ of State or agency included; exceptions.
NRS 612.117 — “Employment”: Service performed by patient in employ of hospital excluded.
NRS 612.118 — “Employment”: Service performed by student in program for work experience excluded.
NRS 612.119 — “Employment”: Service performed by student or spouse under school program for financial assistance to student excluded.
NRS 612.120 — “Employment”: Service performed in employ of corporation or foundation organized and operated for religious, charitable, educational or scientific purposes or for prevention of cruelty to children or animals excluded.
NRS 612.121 — “Employment”: Service performed in employ of charitable, religious or other nonprofit organization.
NRS 612.123 — “Employment”: Service performed in employ of Indian tribe included; exceptions.
NRS 612.125 — “Employment”: Service performed in employment covered by federal system for compensation of unemployed persons excluded; reciprocal agreements by Administrator.
NRS 612.130 — “Employment”: Service by minor in delivery of newspapers excluded.
NRS 612.133 — “Employment”: Service by licensed real estate salesperson or broker excluded.
NRS 612.135 — “Employment”: Service by lessees engaged in mining excluded.
NRS 612.140 — “Employment”: Domestic service in employ of college fraternity or sorority excluded; exception.
NRS 612.142 — “Employment”: Services as agent-driver, commission-driver or solicitor of orders included; exceptions.
NRS 612.144 — “Employment”: Services performed by person selling or soliciting the sale of products in certain circumstances excluded.
NRS 612.145 — “Employment”: Service performed during half or more of pay period determined by nature of entire service.
NRS 612.155 — “Employment office” defined.
NRS 612.165 — “Fund” defined.
NRS 612.167 — “Hospital” defined.
NRS 612.168 — “Indian tribe” defined.
NRS 612.169 — “Institution of higher education” defined.
NRS 612.170 — “Insured worker” defined.
NRS 612.175 — “Signature” defined.
NRS 612.180 — “State” defined.
NRS 612.185 — “Unemployed” defined; regulations by Administrator; exceptions.
NRS 612.190 — “Wages” defined.
NRS 612.195 — “Week” defined.
NRS 612.200 — “Weekly benefit amount” defined.
NRS 612.215 — Administrator: Appointment; classification; administrative authority; other employment prohibited; exception.
NRS 612.220 — General powers and duties of Administrator.
NRS 612.225 — Official seal of Administrator; judicial notice.
NRS 612.227 — Lease-purchase agreements for purchase of office buildings and land; assurances by State of Nevada.
NRS 612.230 — Personnel of Division: Selection; classification; compensation; duties; stipends for educational leave.
NRS 612.237 — Quarterly report of Administrator.
NRS 612.240 — Regulations for internal management.
NRS 612.242 — Emergency regulations.
NRS 612.245 — Administrative determinations: Whether employing unit constitutes employer; whether service constitutes employment; whether substantially common ownership, management or control exists; appeal.
NRS 612.250 — Administrative determinations: Establishment of rates of contribution based upon experience; appeal.
NRS 612.253 — Provision of certain documents or communications by electronic mail or other electronic communication.
NRS 612.260 — Records and reports of employing units: Inspection; destruction.
NRS 612.265 — Disclosure of information by Employment Security Division and Administrator; duty of Division of Industrial Relations of Department of Business and Industry to provide certain information to Administrator; penalty for improper use or dissemination of certain information; confidential communications.
NRS 612.270 — Depositions; subpoenas; payment of witnesses.
NRS 612.275 — Order to appear and testify; penalty for failure to obey court order or subpoena of Administrator or Board of Review.
NRS 612.280 — Protection against self-incrimination.
NRS 612.285 — Cooperation with Department of Labor.
NRS 612.290 — Advance to Unemployment Compensation Fund; application.
NRS 612.295 — Reciprocal arrangements with state and federal agencies.
NRS 612.300 — Reimbursements in accordance with reciprocal arrangements.
NRS 612.305 — Employment Security Council: Creation; membership; compensation of members; meetings; Secretary; Board of Review.
NRS 612.310 — Employment Security Council: Duties.
NRS 612.330 — Acceptance of Wagner-Peyser Act; establishment and maintenance of free public employment offices.
NRS 612.335 — Payment.
NRS 612.340 — Amount of weekly benefit.
NRS 612.344 — Election of base period following period of temporary disability or rehabilitation; establishment of new benefit year.
NRS 612.350 — Weekly benefit for unemployment.
NRS 612.355 — Duration of benefits.
NRS 612.357 — Deduction and withholding of federal individual income tax.
NRS 612.360 — Benefits due deceased or incapacitated person.
NRS 612.365 — Overpayments and recovery.
NRS 612.371 — Reimbursement of benefits paid if back pay awarded for same period.
NRS 612.375 — General conditions; reductions in benefits.
NRS 612.3755 — Prohibition on denial of benefits for unemployment related to domestic violence or sexual assault; request for evidence to support claim.
NRS 612.376 — Person employed by private employer while incarcerated not eligible for certain benefits.
NRS 612.377 — Definitions.
NRS 612.3772 — Other provisions of chapter applicable to extended benefits.
NRS 612.3774 — Conditions of eligibility: Findings by Administrator.
NRS 612.3776 — Amount of weekly extended benefit; reduction; appeal of reduction.
NRS 612.3778 — Benefit amount for partial period.
NRS 612.378 — Maximum amount of extended benefit payable during year.
NRS 612.3782 — Amended determination of entitlement based on increase of regular compensation.
NRS 612.3784 — Notice of commencement or termination of extended benefit period.
NRS 612.3786 — Extended benefit payments not chargeable against experience rating of base-period employer.
NRS 612.380 — Leaving last or next to last employment without good cause or to seek other employment.
NRS 612.383 — Discharge for crimes in connection with employment.
NRS 612.385 — Discharge for misconduct.
NRS 612.390 — Failure to apply for available or suitable work or to accept suitable work when offered.
NRS 612.392 — Failure to accept suitable work or engage in effort to obtain work: Effect on extended benefits. [Each provision of this section expires by limitation on date it is no longer required by federal law to be in effect.]
NRS 612.395 — Unemployment as result of labor dispute.
NRS 612.400 — Receipt of benefits under another unemployment compensation law.
NRS 612.405 — Extended benefits payable under Interstate Benefit Payment Plan.
NRS 612.420 — Receipt of wages in lieu of notice; severance pay; waiver or modification of period of disqualification under certain circumstances.
NRS 612.425 — Paid vacation; waiver or modification of period of disqualification under certain circumstances.
NRS 612.430 — Receipt of pay for vacation on termination of employment; waiver or modification of period of disqualification under certain circumstances.
NRS 612.432 — Vacation or recess for holiday; services performed in more than one capacity for educational institution.
NRS 612.434 — Period between academic years or terms; paid sabbatical leave; services performed in more than one capacity for educational institution.
NRS 612.436 — Sports or athletic events.
NRS 612.445 — Repayment of benefits received as result of false statement or failure to disclose material fact; penalty for unemployment insurance fraud; disqualification.
NRS 612.448 — Alien status.
NRS 612.450 — Procedure.
NRS 612.455 — Regulations of Administrator; employer to provide unemployed person with statements and materials.
NRS 612.457 — Withholding of benefits for obligation for support of child.
NRS 612.460 — Unemployed person may request determination of status; written determination by Administrator; notice to employers during base period.
NRS 612.465 — Effective period of initial determination; payment of benefits.
NRS 612.470 — Notice to insured worker.
NRS 612.475 — Notice to employers of new or additional claim; employer’s duties and rights upon receipt of notice.
NRS 612.480 — Redeterminations.
NRS 612.485 — Finality of determination or redetermination.
NRS 612.490 — Appeal Tribunals: Appointment; alternate.
NRS 612.495 — Appeal to Appeal Tribunal: Initiation of appeal from determination or redetermination; intervention of employing unit; withdrawal of appeal.
NRS 612.500 — Hearing on appeal: Procedure; evidence; record; witnesses; trial de novo in certain circumstances.
NRS 612.505 — Consolidated appeals.
NRS 612.510 — Notice of decision of Appeal Tribunal; time for further appeal.
NRS 612.515 — Appeal to Board of Review.
NRS 612.520 — Removal or transfer of appeals from one Appeal Tribunal to another Appeal Tribunal.
NRS 612.525 — Appeal to courts: Time for appeal; exhaustion of administrative remedies; appeal by Administrator.
NRS 612.530 — Judicial review of decision of Board of Review: Commencement of action in district court; parties; service of petition; effect of improper service; answer; summary hearings; appeals to appellate court.
NRS 612.533 — Introduction of certain evidence concerning claims for benefits prohibited in separate or subsequent proceeding.
NRS 612.535 — Payment; registration of employer with Division.
NRS 612.540 — Rate.
NRS 612.545 — Base.
NRS 612.550 — Rates for employers.
NRS 612.551 — Charging of benefits to account of employer; grounds for removal of charges on account of employer; appeal of certain determinations of Administrator; effect of certain determinations on claimant.
NRS 612.553 — Nonprofit organizations, political subdivisions and Indian tribes: Payment of contributions or reimbursement in lieu of contributions.
NRS 612.555 — Employing unit becoming employer within calendar quarter subject to chapter from beginning of quarter; exception.
NRS 612.560 — When employing unit ceases to be employer.
NRS 612.565 — Employing unit not subject to chapter may elect to become employer subject to chapter; conditions.
NRS 612.570 — Employing unit may elect that services not covered by chapter shall be deemed to constitute employment; conditions.
NRS 612.580 — Termination of employer’s election by Administrator.
NRS 612.583 — “Benefits” defined.
NRS 612.585 — Establishment and control.
NRS 612.590 — Accounts; deposits; refunds.
NRS 612.595 — Withdrawals.
NRS 612.600 — Management of money upon discontinuance of Unemployment Trust Fund.
NRS 612.605 — Creation; receipt and use of money.
NRS 612.606 — Additional contributions by employer required for support of program for employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State; exceptions.
NRS 612.607 — Deposit, transfer and expenditure of payments for program for employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State.
NRS 612.608 — Accrual and submission of payments for program for employment and training of unemployed persons and persons employed in this State; disregard of fractions.
NRS 612.609 — Disbursement of delinquent payments by employers.
NRS 612.610 — Reimbursement.
NRS 612.6102 — Definitions.
NRS 612.6104 — “Benefits” defined.
NRS 612.6106 — “Bond” defined.
NRS 612.6108 — “Bond administrative expense” defined.
NRS 612.611 — “Bond obligation” defined.
NRS 612.6112 — “Credit agreement” defined.
NRS 612.6114 — “Federal advance” defined.
NRS 612.6116 — “Special bond contributions” defined.
NRS 612.6118 — “Unemployment Compensation Bond Fund” defined.
NRS 612.612 — Legislative findings and declarations.
NRS 612.6122 — State Board of Finance authorized to issue bonds to repay loans from Federal Government for payment of unemployment compensation and to establish adequate balances in Unemployment Trust Fund; contents of bond.
NRS 612.6124 — Security for bonds.
NRS 612.6128 — Procedure for payment of bond-related obligations.
NRS 612.613 — Creation; sources; uses.
NRS 612.6132 — Payment of special bond contributions; exceptions.
NRS 612.6134 — Faith of State pledged not to impair bonds.
NRS 612.615 — Creation; source and use of money.
NRS 612.617 — Requisition and use of money credited to Nevada account.
NRS 612.6175 — Creation; sources; uses; duties of Administrator; assessment to be paid by employers; exceptions; management of money upon discontinuance of Fund.
NRS 612.618 — Payment that is returned or dishonored does not constitute timely payment; additional fee.
NRS 612.620 — Interest on unpaid contributions.
NRS 612.625 — Civil action: Notice; attachment.
NRS 612.630 — Summary judgment: Filing certificate; where to be filed; contents; entry of judgment.
NRS 612.635 — Judgments: Recording of abstract or copy; liens; priorities; execution.
NRS 612.640 — Appeals to appellate court.
NRS 612.642 — Required notice to State Contractors’ Board.
NRS 612.645 — Division authorized to act on behalf of State; filing fees, costs or bonds not required of State; additional fee for recording, copying or certifying documents.
NRS 612.650 — Priorities under legal dissolutions or distributions.
NRS 612.655 — Refunds and adjustments.
NRS 612.660 — Arbitrary assessments upon failure of employer to file report or upon filing of incorrect or insufficient report.
NRS 612.665 — Notice of arbitrary assessment: Contents; finality of assessment.
NRS 612.670 — Readjustment or modification of assessment.
NRS 612.675 — Jeopardized collections: Assessment; stay of collection of assessment.
NRS 612.680 — Liens: Creation; notice; foreclosure; release; compromise and satisfaction.
NRS 612.685 — Creditors and debtors of employer: Notice of delinquency of payment owed by employer; power of State to satisfy debt owed to it.
NRS 612.686 — Creditors and debtors of employer: Duties; certain transfers of property prohibited; demand to transmit certain property to Administrator.
NRS 612.687 — Liability of contractor to assure payment of amounts due from subcontractors.
NRS 612.690 — Liability of assignee, receiver, trustee and others selling property of employing unit: Notice to Division.
NRS 612.695 — Liability of employer and purchaser or transferee upon sale or transfer of assets and quitting business.
NRS 612.700 — Waiver of rights void.
NRS 612.705 — Limitation of fees; unlawful solicitation; attorney’s fees.
NRS 612.710 — Assignment of benefits void; exemption from execution and attachment.
NRS 612.7102 — Administrator authorized to require employer to withhold income to satisfy judgment.
NRS 612.7104 — Notice to person who is subject to withholding.
NRS 612.7106 — Notice to employer to withhold income; contents; notice may be issued electronically.
NRS 612.7108 — Duties of employer upon receipt of notice to withhold.
NRS 612.711 — Notice to withhold binding upon employer; employer may deduct amount for reimbursement of costs; electronic transfer of payments by employer.
NRS 612.7112 — Unlawful to use withholding as basis for refusing to hire, discharging or taking disciplinary action against employee; liability; penalty.
NRS 612.7114 — Enforcement proceedings against employer for refusal to withhold or misrepresentation of employee income; remedies and penalties.
NRS 612.7116 — Employer and Administrator immunity.
NRS 612.715 — False statement or failure to disclose material fact to obtain or increase benefit.
NRS 612.717 — False statement or failure to disclose material fact concerning termination of employment.
NRS 612.720 — Conspiracy to obtain or increase benefit; series of false statements to obtain or increase benefit.
NRS 612.725 — False statement or failure to disclose material fact to obtain or increase benefit under federal law or law of another state.
NRS 612.730 — False statement or failure to disclose material facts by employer to prevent or reduce payment of benefits; willful failure or refusal to pay contributions or make reports; plan or scheme to avoid application of or reduce payment required by chapter.
NRS 612.732 — Transfer or acquisition of business to obtain lower contribution rate; activity of employer to obtain more favorable contribution rate; advising another person to violate provisions of chapter.
NRS 612.735 — Violations of chapter, rules, regulations and orders.
NRS 612.740 — Forfeits and interest.
NRS 612.745 — Representation in court.
NRS 612.750 — Reciprocal arrangements by Administrator.
NRS 612.755 — Power of Legislature to amend or repeal chapter reserved.
NRS 612.760 — Conditions under which chapter becomes inoperative; refund of unobligated money.