NRS 617.362 – Payment of compensation by insurer prohibited before required; recovery of overpayment by insurer.
1. An insurer shall not provide compensation to or for an employee or the dependents of the employee before the compensation is required to be paid pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. 2. If, within 30 days after a payment is made to an injured employee pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the […]
NRS 617.210 – Contractor with State or political subdivision: Submission of certificate of compliance; coverage pursuant to contract; sole proprietor who does not use employees.
1. Except as otherwise provided in this section, before any person, firm or corporation commences work under any contract with the State or any political subdivision thereof, or a metropolitan police department, the contractor shall furnish to the state agency, political subdivision or metropolitan police department having charge of the letting of the contract a […]
NRS 617.215 – Actions at law.
If any employer fails to provide and secure compensation under this chapter, any employee contracting an occupational disease as provided in this chapter, or, in case of death, the dependents of the employee, may bring an action at law against the employer for damages as if this chapter did not apply. [22:44:1947; A 1949, 365; […]
NRS 617.220 – Applicability to employers of excluded persons.
Employers whose employees are excluded by NRS 617.080 may elect to cover such employees under the provisions of this chapter by notifying the insurer and the Administrator in writing. The notification subjects an employer to the provisions of this chapter until the employer submits to the insurer and the Administrator a notice in writing that […]
NRS 617.225 – Election by sole proprietor; physical examination; payment of premiums; effect of failure to pay premiums; withdrawal of election.
1. A sole proprietor may elect to be included within the terms, conditions and provisions of this chapter to secure for himself or herself compensation equivalent to that to which an employee is entitled for any occupational disease contracted by the sole proprietor which arises out of and in the course of his or her […]
NRS 617.250 – Reporting of lessees engaged in mining or operating reduction plant.
1. A lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant, whose employer is within the provisions of this chapter, must be reported by the employer separately from persons employed at a daily wage, and the report must describe briefly: (a) The agreement under which the work is to be performed; (b) The aggregate […]
NRS 617.342 – Notice of occupational disease: Requirements; availability of form; retention.
1. An employee or, in the event of the employee’s death, one of the dependents of the employee, shall provide written notice of an occupational disease for which compensation is payable under this chapter to the employer of the employee as soon as practicable, but within 7 days after the employee or dependent has knowledge […]
NRS 617.203 – Limitation of liability of principal contractor for occupational disease contracted by independent contractor or employee of independent contractor.
A principal contractor is not liable for the payment of compensation for any occupational disease contracted by any independent contractor or any employee of an independent contractor if: 1. The contract between the principal contractor and the independent contractor is in writing and the contract provides that the independent contractor agrees to maintain coverage for […]
NRS 617.205 – Self-insured employers to provide compensation; contributions not required; administration of claims; compliance with NRS 616B.300.
1. An employer who is certified as a self-insured employer directly assumes the responsibility for providing compensation due his or her employees and their beneficiaries under this chapter. 2. A self-insured employer is not required to pay the contributions required of other employers by NRS 617.1665. 3. The claims of employees and their beneficiaries resulting […]
NRS 617.206 – Effect of certification as association of self-insured public or private employers; responsibilities of association.
1. An association that is certified as an association of self-insured public or private employers directly assumes the responsibility for providing compensation due the employees of the members of the association and their beneficiaries under this chapter. 2. An association is not required to pay the contributions required of employers by NRS 617.1665. 3. The […]