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Chapter 612 - Unemployment Compensation
Chapter 612 - Unemployment Compensation
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 612.245 - 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 612.260 - 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; privileged 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; 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.
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.
NRS 612.425 - Paid vacation.
NRS 612.430 - Receipt of pay for vacation on termination of employment.
NRS 612.432 - Vacation or recess for holiday.
NRS 612.434 - Period between academic years or terms; paid sabbatical leave.
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. [Effective through June 30, 2020.]
NRS 612.445 - Repayment of benefits received as result of false statement or failure to disclose material fact; penalty for unemployment insurance fraud; disqualification. [Effective July 1, 2020.]
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; 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.