Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.005
“Commission” defined
As used in this chapter, “commission” means a fee paid for transacting a piece of business or performing a service, but excluding bonuses and profit-sharing arrangements.
Nevada Revised Statutes Chapter 607 — Labor Commissioner
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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.010
Creation and composition of office
The Office of Labor Commissioner is hereby created. The Office consists of the Labor Commissioner and the Public Works Compliance Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.020
Appointment of Labor Commissioner
The Labor Commissioner must be appointed by the Director of the Department of Business and Industry.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.030
Classification; other employment prohibited; exception
1. The Labor Commissioner is in the unclassified service of the State. 2. Except as otherwise provided in NRS 284.143, the Labor Commissioner shall devote his or her entire time and attention to the business of his or her office and shall not pursue any other business or occupation or hold any other office of profit.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.035
Office of the Labor Commissioner designated as state agency with responsibility for apprenticeship; duties of Labor Commissioner
1. The Office of the Labor Commissioner shall act as the State Apprenticeship Agency as defined in 29 C.F.R. § 29.2 and has responsibility and accountability for apprenticeship in this State. 2. The Labor Commissioner shall oversee the State Apprenticeship Council and the State Apprenticeship Director pursuant to NRS 6…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.040
Location of office
The Labor Commissioner must be provided with properly furnished offices at the capital in Carson City, Nevada.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.050
Deputy Labor Commissioner: Employment; powers of attorney; other employment prohibited; exception
1. The Labor Commissioner shall employ a Deputy, who is in the unclassified service of the State. 2. If admitted to the practice of law in the State of Nevada, the Deputy has all the powers of: (a) The district attorneys of the several counties in this state; and (b) The Attorney General pursuant to NRS 607.160, Ê in t…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.060
Employees
The Labor Commissioner may employ: 1. One Chief Assistant, who is in the unclassified service of the State. 2. Stenographic, clerical and statistical assistance. 3. Any personnel necessary to carry out the duties of the Public Works Compliance Division.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.065
Retention of legal counsel; authority of counsel
1. The Labor Commissioner may provide for contract services by legal counsel for assistance in administering the labor and industrial relations laws of this state. Any such counsel must be an attorney admitted to practice law in the State of Nevada. 2. In the prosecution of all claims and actions referred to legal coun…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.080
Biennial reports
The Labor Commissioner shall collect and systematize and present in biennial reports to the Governor and the Legislature such statistical details relating to labor in the State as the Labor Commissioner may deem essential to further the objects of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.100
Compilation and issuance of bulletins
With the approval of the State Board of Examiners, the Labor Commissioner may compile and issue such bulletins pertaining to labor and industries of the State as the Labor Commissioner may deem necessary.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.110
Knowledge of labor laws
The Labor Commissioner shall inform himself or herself of all laws of the State for the protection of life and limb in any of the industries of the State, all laws regulating the hours of labor, the employment of minors, the payment of wages and all other laws enacted for the protection and benefit of employees.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.120
Cooperation with other departments of labor; memorandum of understanding with United States Department of Labor
The Labor Commissioner: 1. Shall cooperate with such bureaus or departments of labor of the Federal Government and other states as may be established; and 2. May enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Wage and Hour Division of the United States Department of Labor to establish a collaborative relationship am…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.125
Federal gifts and grants
1. The Labor Commissioner is authorized to accept, with the approval of the Governor, gifts and grants of money from the Federal Government which may become or are made available for programs and services administered by the Labor Commissioner. 2. All such money shall be deposited in the State Treasury for the use of t…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.130
Obtaining information from state and county officers
Upon the written request of the Office of Labor Commissioner, all state and county officers shall furnish all information in their power necessary to assist in carrying out the objects of this chapter.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.140
Preparation of forms and blanks for information and statistics; penalty and administrative fine for refusal to furnish information required on forms
1. The Labor Commissioner shall prepare forms and blanks for the purpose of gathering the information and statistics required by this chapter, and may require any person to give the information and statistical detail designated in those forms. 2. Any person who refuses to furnish such detail and statistics in the form…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.150
Inspection of places of employment; penalty and administrative fine for refusal to allow entry to Labor Commissioner
1. To carry out the provisions of NRS 607.160, the Labor Commissioner or a person designated by the Labor Commissioner may enter any store, foundry, mill, office, workshop, mine or other public or private works or place of employment at any reasonable time to gather facts and statistics and make a record thereof. 2. An…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.160
Enforcement of labor laws; imposition and collection of administrative penalties and investigative costs; cumulative nature of penalties and remedies; claims for wages or commissions; prosecution of claims by Attorney General
1. The Labor Commissioner: (a) Shall enforce all labor laws of the State of Nevada: (1) Without regard to whether an employee or worker is lawfully or unlawfully employed; and (2) The enforcement of which is not specifically and exclusively vested in any other officer, board or commission. (b) May adopt regulations to…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.161
Public Works Compliance Division
The Public Works Compliance Division shall: 1. At the direction of the Labor Commissioner or upon receipt of a referral made by a public body pursuant to NRS 338.070: (a) Investigate possible violations of the provisions of NRS 338.010 to 338.090, inclusive; and (b) Submit to the Labor Commissioner a written report con…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.162
Jurisdiction of claim or complaint of claimant covered by terms of collective bargaining agreement
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a claimant is covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that provides the claimant with an exclusive remedy or other relief for a violation of its terms, the Labor Commissioner shall decline to take jurisdiction of the claim or complaint until the reme…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.165
Notice to State Contractors’ Board of repeated claims for wages against contractor; recommendation by Labor Commissioner concerning contractor’s bond or cash deposit
1. The Labor Commissioner shall notify the State Contractors’ Board after three substantiated claims for wages have been filed against a contractor within a 2-year period. The notification must include a copy of the final written decision of the Labor Commissioner with regard to each such claim. 2. The Labor Commission…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.170
Actions for collection of wages or commissions; subpoena power; compromise and settlement of claims; disposition of money collected for claims
1. The Labor Commissioner may prosecute a claim for wages and commissions or commence any other action to collect wages, commissions and other demands of any person who is financially unable to employ counsel in a case in which, in the judgment of the Labor Commissioner, the claim for wages or commissions or other acti…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.175
Assignment and consolidation of claims for wages or commissions
The Labor Commissioner or other designated agent of employees may take assignments of wage or commission claims and bring a single action against any one employer on any number of such assigned claims.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.180
Reciprocal agreements for collection of claims for wages or commissions assigned to Labor Commissioner; maintenance of actions
1. The Labor Commissioner is authorized to enter into reciprocal agreements with the Labor Commissioner or corresponding agency of any other state, or with the person, board, officer or commission authorized to act for and on behalf of such Labor Commissioner or corresponding agency, for the collection in such other st…
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 607.185
Availability to public of terms and conditions of compromise or settlement of claim or dispute
If the Labor Commissioner enters into, effects or approves any compromise or settlement of a claim or dispute concerning or arising out of an alleged violation of the labor laws of this state, the terms and conditions of the compromise or settlement: 1. Must be made available to the public upon request; and 2. Must not…
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