Update On NV Legislative Session – Leave Laws

In March, we wrote to provide information on three bills pending before the Nevada Legislature addressing paid time off, sick time, and leave. Today we write with good news and bad news on these three bills.   

First, as we previously discussed, Assembly Bill 112, which seeks to change Nevada’s caregiver sick leave law to remove the exemption for collective bargaining agreements, passed the Assembly and is pending in the Senate.

Second, Assembly Bill 179, which seeks to remove the exemption for contracts, policies or CBAs under Nevada’s paid leave law, failed to pass the Assembly Committee on Commerce and Labor by the April 11, 2025 deadline. No further action can be taken on this bill which is good news. However, because anything is possible at the Nevada Legislature, employers should wait until the session concludes on June 2, 2025 before considering this proposal officially “dead.” 

Now, for the bad news: the proposed Nevada FMLA from Assembly Bill 388 passed the Assembly Commerce and Labor Committee on April 11, 2025, without amendment. While this bill would apply to larger private and local government employers (with 50 or more employees), it requires 12 weeks of paid leave after 90 days of employment. Because there is no hours worked requirement for eligibility, an employee will be eligible for 12 weeks of paid leave every year without regard to his/her failure to work a minimum threshold of hours. 

We will continue to monitor the progress of these bills. If you have questions or would like to discuss a bill with us, please contact a KZA attorney. 

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