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Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours
Chapter 608 - Compensation, Wages and Hours
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; trial or break-in period not excepted.
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. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
NRS 608.0198 - Employee entitled to leave related to domestic violence; 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 - Discharge of employee: Immediate payment.
NRS 608.030 - Payment of employee who resigns or quits employment.
NRS 608.040 - Penalty for failure to pay discharged or quitting employee.
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 608.140 - 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 to 608.195, inclusive, and 608.215; prosecution.
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.
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. [Effective January 1, 2020.]
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.