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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.015

Enforcement by Labor Commissioner and Attorney General

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NRS 338.015  Enforcement by Labor Commissioner and Attorney General.

      1.  The Labor Commissioner shall enforce the provisions of NRS 338.010 to 338.130, inclusive.

      2.  Except as otherwise provided in NRS 338.035 and in addition to any other remedy or penalty provided in this chapter, if any person, including, without limitation, a public body, violates any provision of NRS 338.010 to 338.130, inclusive, or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, the Labor Commissioner may, after providing the person with notice and an opportunity for a hearing, impose against the person an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000 for each such violation.

      3.  The Labor Commissioner may, by regulation, establish a sliding scale based on the severity of the violation to determine the amount of the administrative penalty to be imposed against the person pursuant to this section.

      4.  The Labor Commissioner shall report the violation to the Attorney General, and the Attorney General may prosecute the person in accordance with law.

      (Added to NRS by 1973, 874; A 1993, 2248; 2001, 1146; 2003, 798; 2005, 202; 2019, 699, 3155)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1984–2026 · leading case: City Plan Development, Inc. v. Office of the Labor Commissioner
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City Plan Development, Inc. v. Office of the Labor Commissioner (2005) nev · cites it 4× “10 Before an amendment in 2003, NRS 338.015 specifically permitted the Labor Commissioner to “hold hearings on and assess” penalties for violations of NRS 338.”
Meadow Valley Contractors, Inc. v. Johnson (2000) nvd · cites it 2× “) 1 Pursuant to Nev.Rev.Stat. § 338.015, hearings before the Labor Commission to discuss the allegations therein were scheduled to be held between March 20 and March 23, 2000.”
State v. City of Fallon (1984) nev · cites it 2× “NRS 338.015(1). 4 The gist of respondents’ complaint against the Commissioner is that in establishing the “prevailing wage rate,” the Commissioner has made no effort to determine the actual wage rates in their separate localities, but rather has merged all counties and cities in…”
Associated Builders & Contractors, Inc. Sierra Nevada Chapter v. MacDonald (1989) nvd · cites it 2× “, relating to the payment of wages on public works projects pursuant to NRS § 338.015. The Labor Commissioner is also ex officio the secretary of the Nevada State Apprenticeship Council (SAC), pursuant to NRS § 610.”
Southern Nv. Labor Mgmt. Cooperation Comm. v. City of Boulder City (2016) nev “To that end, a number of statutes and regulations allow parties to bring matters before the labor commissioner. For instance, NRS 607.”
Cmm-Cm, Llc Vs. Nev. State Labor Comm'R (2021) nev “035 prohibited OLC from imposing more than a $50-dollar-per-day penalty.”
STUCKEY v. APEX MATERIALS, LLC (2026) nev “NRS 338.015(1) (The Labor Commissioner shall enforce the provisions of NRS 338.”
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SPARKS v. NEV. LABOR COMM'R (2024) nev “090 apply "to the same extent as if the agency had awarded the contract for the project" if a redevelopment agency transfers property to a developer for less than its fair market value or provides financial incentives to a developer worth more than $100,000.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 338.015(1) — 5 cases
City Plan Development, Inc. v. Office of the Labor Commissioner (2005) nev “10 Before an amendment in 2003, NRS 338.015 specifically permitted the Labor Commissioner to “hold hearings on and assess” penalties for violations of NRS 338.”
State v. City of Fallon (1984) nev “NRS 338.015(1). 4 The gist of respondents’ complaint against the Commissioner is that in establishing the “prevailing wage rate,” the Commissioner has made no effort to determine the actual wage rates in their separate localities, but rather has merged all counties and cities in…”
Southern Nv. Labor Mgmt. Cooperation Comm. v. City of Boulder City (2016) nev “To that end, a number of statutes and regulations allow parties to bring matters before the labor commissioner. For instance, NRS 607.”
STUCKEY v. APEX MATERIALS, LLC (2026) nev “NRS 338.015(1) (The Labor Commissioner shall enforce the provisions of NRS 338.”
THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CITY OF SPARKS v. NEV. LABOR COMM'R (2024) nev “090 apply "to the same extent as if the agency had awarded the contract for the project" if a redevelopment agency transfers property to a developer for less than its fair market value or provides financial incentives to a developer worth more than $100,000.”
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