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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.01155 (2026)

Legislative findings and declarations: Payment of prevailing wages

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NRS 338.01155  Legislative findings and declarations: Payment of prevailing wages.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares that:

      1.  The payment of prevailing wages to workers on public works projects that are funded in whole or in part by public money is essential to:

      (a) The economic well-being of this State;

      (b) Increasing the number of skilled construction workers in this State;

      (c) Enhancing the workforce in this State; and

      (d) Increasing redevelopment opportunities in this State.

      2.  To ensure the intentions set forth in subsection 1 are upheld, careful scrutiny of novel leasing and financing arrangements entered into or incentives offered by public bodies for the construction of public works is necessary to ensure that workers on public works projects are paid prevailing wages.

      (Added to NRS by 2023, 3377)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Stuckey v. Apex Materials, LLC, 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17 (Nev. 2026).
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Stuckey v. Apex Materials, LLC, 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17 (Nev. 2026). “NRS 338.01155(1). By its terms, the Act requires a contractor to whom a public works contract is awarded by a government body, and any subcontractor, to pay all workers Supreme Court OF NEVADA (OG) 197A cee employed in the execution of the contract not less than the prevailing…”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.01155(1): 1 case
Stuckey v. Apex Materials, LLC, 142 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 17 (Nev. 2026). “NRS 338.01155(1). By its terms, the Act requires a contractor to whom a public works contract is awarded by a government body, and any subcontractor, to pay all workers Supreme Court OF NEVADA (OG) 197A cee employed in the execution of the contract not less than the prevailing…”
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