NV Legislative Update – Other Laws

With less than 60 days left in the Nevada Legislative session, we are writing to provide you with information on a few bills to keep an eye on, as well as others of note that have failed to pass their first committee deadline and are now “dead.” As always, if you have questions about these or other bills, please contact a KZA attorney. 

A few bills that have passed their first deadline hurdles:

Senate Bill 198 seeks to change Nevada’s penalty for failure to timely pay wages due to an employee who resigns or is discharged. Currently the penalty for late or no payment of wages due upon resignation or termination is that the wages continue until paid or for 30 days, whichever is less, at the employee’s normal rate of pay. SB 198 changes the penalty to one and one-half times the employee’s hourly rate for 8 hours of work for each day or portion of a day the wages remain unpaid or for 30 days, whichever is less. Additionally, SB 198 provides that wages due upon discharge or resignation include “other compensation” which is bonuses, profit sharing, fringe benefits, 401k matching contributions or other similar contributions an employer has agreed to pay an employee. 

Assembly Bill 215 seeks to tighten up Nevada’s child labor laws. This bill reduces the maximum number of weekly hours a 14 or 15 year old can work from 48 hours to 40 hours. It also prohibits work between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on any night immediately preceding a school day for any unemancipated child who is enrolled in high school and is between the age of 16 and 19 years old, with an exception for lifeguards, employees of arcades, and stage/theatrical performers. 

Senate Bill 160 seeks to reorganize the Nevada Equal Rights Commission from the Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation to the Office of the Attorney General. It also requires NERC to consider an employer’s historical patterns and practices or historical data when deciding whether an investigation is warranted against a governmental agency or private employer. SB 160 was amended and passed by the Senate Government Affairs Committee on April 11, 2025. The amendment seeks to address the Trump Administration’s Executive Orders “rolling back” civil rights and environmental protections.   

A few bills that are “dead”: 

Assembly Bill 255: sought to prohibit pay or stay provisions in employment or independent contractor agreements. 

Assembly Bill 94: sought to require contractors and subcontractors to register for and participate in E-Verify. 

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