NRS 616A.425 – Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety.
1. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety as an enterprise fund. All money received from assessments levied on insurers and employers by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 232.680 must be deposited in this Fund. 2. All assessments, penalties, bonds, securities and all other properties received, collected […]
NRS 616A.430 – Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account.
1. There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Uninsured Employers’ Claim Account in the Fund for Workers’ Compensation and Safety, which may be used only for the purpose of making payments in accordance with the provisions of NRS 616C.220 and 617.401 and subsection 2 of NRS 616C.473. The Administrator shall administer the Account […]
NRS 616A.435 – Office created; appointment; term; qualifications; duties limited.
1. The Office of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers is hereby created within the Department of Business and Industry. The Governor shall appoint the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers for a term of 4 years. 2. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers: (a) Must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State. […]
NRS 616A.440 – Employment of Deputy and staff; qualifications of Deputy.
1. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers may employ: (a) A Deputy Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers who is in the unclassified service of the State. (b) Clerical and other necessary staff who are in the classified service of the State. 2. The Deputy must be an attorney licensed to practice law in this State […]
NRS 616A.445 – Offices; budget.
1. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers shall establish an office in Carson City or Reno, Nevada, and an office in Las Vegas, Nevada. 2. The Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers shall prepare and submit a budget for the maintenance and operation of his or her office in the same manner as other state agencies. […]
NRS 616A.450 – Request for appointment; consideration of and action upon request; representation upon appointment.
1. Any claimant may request the appointment of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers to represent him or her. The request must be made in writing. 2. The appeals officer or Administrator, as the case may be, shall consider each request within a reasonable time and shall make any inquiry as he or she deems […]
NRS 616A.455 – Powers and duties.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers shall, when appointed by an appeals officer or the Administrator, represent without charge a claimant before the appeals officer, Administrator, district court, Court of Appeals or Supreme Court. In addition, the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers may give advice regarding a […]
NRS 616A.460 – Employment of private counsel by claimant; reimbursement of Division; report to Governor.
1. The provisions of NRS 616A.435 to 616A.460, inclusive, do not prevent any claimant from engaging private counsel at any time, but the employment of private counsel relieves the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers from further presentation of the claimant’s case. Any claimant who uses the services of the Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers and […]
NRS 616A.465 – Responsibilities of Division, Commissioner of Insurance, Department of Administration and Nevada Attorney for Injured Workers.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Division shall: (a) Regulate insurers pursuant to chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS; (b) Investigate insurers regarding compliance with statutes and the Division’s regulations; and (c) Regulate professional employer organizations pursuant to the provisions of NRS 616B.692. 2. The Commissioner is responsible for reviewing rates, […]
NRS 616A.410 – Administrator to prosecute and defend actions; extraordinary writs; verifications; undertakings.
1. The Administrator may prosecute, defend and maintain actions in the name of the Administrator for the enforcement of the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS and is entitled to all extraordinary writs provided by the Constitution of the State of Nevada, the statutes of this State and the Nevada […]