NRS 617.010 – Short title.
This chapter shall be known as the Nevada Occupational Diseases Act. [1:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.01]
NRS 617.015 – Rights and liabilities of employers and employees.
Every employee and the dependent or dependents of such employee and the employer or employers of such employee shall be entitled to all the applicable rights, benefits and immunities and shall be subject to all the applicable liabilities and regulations provided for injured employees and their employers by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS […]
NRS 617.017 – Rights and remedies exclusive; provisions of chapter conclusive and obligatory; exclusive remedy extends to architects and engineers working for contractor; compensation bars recovery in other states.
1. The rights and remedies provided in this chapter on account of an occupational disease sustained by an employee, arising out of and in the course of the employment, are exclusive, except as otherwise provided in this chapter, of all other rights and remedies of the employee, the employee’s personal or legal representative, dependents or […]
NRS 617.020 – Definitions.
Unless a different meaning is clearly indicated by the context, the definitions set forth in NRS 617.030 to 617.150, inclusive, and the definitions set forth in chapter 616A of NRS for additional terms and phrases govern the construction and meaning of the terms and phrases used in this chapter. [3:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.03] + […]
NRS 617.030 – “Casual” defined.
“Casual” refers only to employments where the work contemplated is to be completed in 20 working days or parts thereof in a calendar quarter, without regard to the number of persons employed, and where the total labor cost of the work is less than $500. [Part 11:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.11]—(NRS A 1981, 716; 1987, […]
NRS 617.050 – “Compensation” defined.
“Compensation” means the money which is payable to an employee or to the dependents of the employee as provided for in this chapter, and includes benefits for funerals, medical benefits and money for rehabilitative services. [7:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.07]—(NRS A 1987, 923)
NRS 617.060 – “Disablement” and “total disablement” defined.
“Disablement” and “total disablement” are used interchangeably in this chapter and mean the event of becoming physically incapacitated by reason of an occupational disease arising out of and in the course of employment as defined in this chapter from engaging, for remuneration or profit, in any occupation for which he or she is or becomes […]
NRS 617.065 – “Disease related to asbestos” defined.
“Disease related to asbestos” means any disease caused by the inhalation of the fibers of asbestos, including but not limited to: 1. Interstitial pulmonary fibrosis; 2. Mesothelioma; and 3. Bronchogenic, laryngeal, lymphatic or gastrointestinal carcinoma. (Added to NRS by 1987, 589)
NRS 617.070 – “Employee” and “worker” defined.
“Employee” and “worker” are used interchangeably in this chapter and mean every person in the service of an employer under any appointment or contract of hire or apprenticeship, express or implied, oral or written, whether lawfully or unlawfully employed, and include, but not exclusively: 1. Aliens and minors. 2. All elected and appointed paid public […]
NRS 617.080 – “Employee”: Persons excluded.
“Employee” excludes: 1. Any person whose employment is both casual and not in the course of the trade, business, profession or occupation of his or her employer. 2. Any person engaged in household domestic service, farm, dairy, agricultural or horticultural labor, or in stock or poultry raising, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. 3. […]
NRS 617.091 – “Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant.
Except as provided in subsection 2 of NRS 617.250, a lessee engaged in either mining or operating a reduction plant shall be deemed to be: 1. An employee of the lessor; and 2. For the purposes of this chapter, employed at the average wage paid to a miner employed regularly in the same locality. (Added […]
NRS 617.100 – “Employee”: Subcontractors and employees.
1. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 617.175, subcontractors, independent contractors and the employees of either shall be deemed to be employees of the principal contractor for the purposes of this chapter. 2. This section does not affect the relationship between a principal contractor and a subcontractor or independent contractor for any purpose outside the […]
NRS 617.105 – “Employee”: Real estate licensees.
Any real estate licensee doing business in this State and receiving wages, commissions or other compensation based upon sales shall be deemed for the purpose of this chapter to earn wages of $1,500 per month. (Added to NRS by 1977, 928; A 1999, 1731)
NRS 617.110 – “Employer” defined.
“Employer” means: 1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4 of NRS 617.210, the State and each county, city, school district, and all public and quasi-public corporations therein, without regard to the number of persons employed. 2. Every person, firm, voluntary association and private corporation, including any public service corporation, which has in service any […]
NRS 617.120 – “Independent contractor” defined.
“Independent contractor” means any person who renders service for a specified recompense for a specified result, under the control of the person’s principal as to the result of the person’s work only and not as to the means by which such result is accomplished. [12:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.12]
NRS 617.130 – “Medical benefits” defined.
1. “Medical benefits” means medical, surgical, hospital or other treatments, nursing, medicine, medical and surgical supplies, crutches and apparatus, including prosthetic devices. 2. The term does not include: (a) Exercise equipment, a hot tub or a spa for an employee’s home; (b) Membership in an athletic or health club; (c) Except as otherwise provided in […]
NRS 617.135 – “Police officer” defined.
“Police officer” includes: 1. A sheriff, deputy sheriff, officer of a metropolitan police department or city police officer; 2. A chief, inspector, supervisor, commercial officer or trooper of the Nevada Highway Patrol Division of the Department of Public Safety; 3. A chief, investigator or agent of the Investigation Division of the Department of Public Safety; […]
NRS 617.140 – “Silicosis” defined.
“Silicosis” shall mean a disease of the lungs caused by breathing silica dust (silicon dioxide) producing fibrous nodules, distributed through the lungs and demonstrated by X-ray examination or by autopsy. [Part 26:44:1947; A 1949, 365; 1953, 297]
NRS 617.145 – “Sole proprietor” defined.
“Sole proprietor” means a self-employed owner of an unincorporated business who has been domiciled in the State of Nevada for at least 6 months immediately prior to filing for coverage and includes working partners and members of working associations. Coverage remains in effect only if the sole proprietor remains a domiciliary of Nevada. (Added to […]
NRS 617.150 – “Subcontractors” defined.
“Subcontractors” shall include independent contractors. [15:44:1947; 1943 NCL § 2800.15]