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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.020

Immediate payment of employee discharged or placed on nonworking status

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NRS 608.020  Immediate payment of employee discharged or placed on nonworking status.

      1.  Whenever an employer discharges an employee, the wages and compensation earned and unpaid at the time of such discharge shall become due and payable immediately.

      2.  Whenever an employer places an employee on a nonworking status, the wages earned and unpaid at the time the employee is placed on nonworking status are due and payable immediately.

      3.  As used in this section, “nonworking status” means the temporary layoff of an employee by the employer whereby the employee remains employed and may be called back to work by the employer at a future date. The term does not include an employee who an employer:

      (a) Places on suspension pending an investigation relating to employment;

      (b) Places on suspension pursuant to a disciplinary action relating to employment;

      (c) Places on-call for available work; or

      (d) Approves to take a leave of absence.

      [Part 2:71:1919; 1919 RL p. 2776; NCL § 2776]—(NRS A 2023, 584)

     

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Cited in 22 cases (12 in the last 5 years), 2007–2026 · leading case: Busk v. Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. (In Re Amazon.com, Inc.)
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Busk v. Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. (In Re Amazon.com, Inc.) (2018) ca6 · cites it 2× “The Nevada plaintiffs seek continuation wages in the amount of 30-days of additional wages for failing to pay employees all their wages due and owing at the time of separation from employment ( NRS § 608.020 -.050). The Arizona plaintiffs allege claims on behalf of themselves…”
Martel v. HG Staffing, LLC (2022) nev · cites it 34× “018 (requiring an employer to pay overtime wages); and (4) NRS 608.020 through NRS 608.050 (requiring an employer to timely pay a former employee their earned wages).”
Martel v. HG Staffing, LLC (2022) nev · cites it 14× “018 (requiring an employer to pay overtime wages); and (4) NRS 608.020 through NRS 608.050 (requiring an employer to timely pay a former employee their earned wages).”
NEVILLE, JR. VS. DIST. CT. (TERRIBLE HERBST, INC.) (2017) nev · cites it 10× “018 (payment for overtime), and NRS 608.020 through NRS 608.050 (payment upon termination), we grant the petition for extraordinary relief.”
Martel v. HG Staffing, LLC (2022) nev · cites it 10× “018, and NRS 608.020 through NRS 608.050. HG Staffing moved to dismiss all claims that accrued before June 14, 2014, on the ground that they were subject to a two-year limitations period.”
Martel v. HG Staffing, LLC (2022) nev · cites it 10× “018, and NRS 608.020 through NRS 608.050. HG Staffing moved to dismiss all claims that accrued before June 14, 2014, on the ground that they were subject to a two-year limitations period.”
Buchanan v. Watkins & Letofsky, LLP (2019) nvd · cites it 8× “190; (4) wages due and owing under NRS 608.020– 20 NRS 608.050; (5) tortious discharge; (6) discrimination in violation of the ADA; and (7) 21 unlawful ADA retaliation.”
NEVILLE, JR. VS. DIST. CT. (TERRIBLE HERBST, INC.) (2017) nev · cites it 5× “018 (payment for overtime), and NRS 608.020 through NRS 608.050 (payment upon termination), we grant the petition for extraordinary relief.”
Allen v. Vocatus, LLC (2022) nvd · cites it 3× “Section 608.020 requires an employer to pay a discharged employee 10 any wages earned and unpaid at the time of discharge.”
Nevett v. Renown Health (2022) nvd · cites it 2× “016 and failed to pay them all wages due and owing when they 15 stopped working for Renown as required by Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.020 . Renown now moves to 16 dismiss Plaintiffs’ First, Second, and Third Causes of Action in their Second Amended Complaint 17 for failure to state a…”
STUCKEY v. APEX MATERIALS, LLC (2026) nev · cites it 2× “135 provides that an 11 Supreme Courr OF NeEvaDA (0) 1907 oben employee may bring a civil action against an employer who “fails to pay wages, compensation or salary to an employee in accordance with the requirements set forth in NRS 608.020 to 608.050, inclusive,” and directs…”
Boucher v. Shaw (2009) ca9 · cites it 2× “” Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.020 . “If an employer fails to pay: (a) Within 3 days after the wages or compensation of a discharged employee becomes due .”
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