Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.100 (2026)

Unlawful decrease in compensation by employer; unlawful requirement to rebate compensation; prerequisites to lawfully decreasing compensation

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NRS 608.100  Unlawful decrease in compensation by employer; unlawful requirement to rebate compensation; prerequisites to lawfully decreasing compensation.

      1.  It is unlawful for any employer to:

      (a) Pay a lower wage, salary or compensation to an employee than the amount agreed upon through a collective bargaining agreement, if any;

      (b) Pay a lower wage, salary or compensation to an employee than the amount that the employer is required to pay to the employee by virtue of any statute or regulation or by contract between the employer and the employee; or

      (c) Pay a lower wage, salary or compensation to an employee than the amount earned by the employee when the work was performed.

      2.  It is unlawful for any employer to require an employee to rebate, refund or return any part of the wage, salary or compensation earned by and paid to the employee.

      3.  It is unlawful for any employer who has the legal authority to decrease the wage, salary or compensation of an employee to implement such a decrease unless:

      (a) Not less than 7 days before the employee performs any work at the decreased wage, salary or compensation, the employer provides the employee with written notice of the decrease; or

      (b) The employer complies with the requirements relating to the decrease that are imposed on the employer pursuant to the provisions of any collective bargaining agreement or any contract between the employer and the employee.

      [1:89:1943] + [2:89:1943] + [3:89:1943]—(NRS A 1967, 622; 2003, 795)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2025 · leading case: Baldonado v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, 194 P.3d 96 (Nev. 2008).
Baldonado v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, 194 P.3d 96 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 6× “160 (unlawful for employers to take employee tips), NRS 608.100 (unlawful for employers to require employees to rebate compensation earned and paid), and NRS 613.”
Coast Hotels & Casinos, Inc. v. Nevada State Labor Comm'n, 34 P.3d 546 (Nev. 2001). · cites it 2× “016, which requires an employer to compensate an employee for each hour of work, and NRS 608.100(2), which makes it unlawful for employers to require employees to rebate or return any part of their wage, NRS 608.”
Wynn Las Vegas, LLC v. Baldonado, 311 P.3d 1179 (Nev. 2013). · cites it 6× “160, NRS 608.100, and NRS 613.120, which govern compensation and employment practices, because it required the dealers to share their tips with employees of different ranks.”
Teamsters Local 533 v. Schultz (In Re Schultz), 46 B.R. 880 (Bankr. D. Nev. 1985). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs point in particular to Nev.Rev.Stat. § 608.100 which declares it unlawful for an employer to pay lower wages or other compensation than that agreed upon; and Nev.”
Lucas v. Bell Trans, 773 F. Supp. 2d 930 (D. Nev. 2011). · cites it 7× “4) as to Plaintiffs’ state law claims for compensation under NRS § 608.100; for unpaid minimum wages under NRS § 608.”
Wong v. S. Nevada Reg'l Hous. Auth. (D. Nev. 2021). · cites it 19× “42 Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.100 (1) (2003). 22 43 Baldonado, 194 P.”
Rivera v. Peri & Sons Farms, Inc., 805 F. Supp. 2d 1042 (D. Nev. 2011). “at § 608.100(2). Section 16 provides for $6.”
Cross v. Anthony & Sylvan Pools, Corp. (D. Nev. 2020). · cites it 12× “It alleges claims of 1) breach of contract, 2) breach of the 26 implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing, 3) violations of NRS 608.100, and 4) unjust 27 enrichment.”
Christensen (D. Nev. 2025). “) The original complaint in this 21 case alleges the following claims: (1) failure to provide overtime payment under the Fair 22 Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”); (2) unlawful decrease in compensation by employer under 23 NRS 608.100; (3) unlawful demand to receive fee or commission…”
Buenaventura v. Champion Drywall, Inc., 803 F. Supp. 2d 1215 (D. Nev. 2011). “150 were “otherwise enforceable by the Labor Commissioner,” each “expressly reeognize[d] a civil enforcement action to recoup unpaid wages.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.100(1) — 1 case
Wong v. S. Nevada Reg'l Hous. Auth. (D. Nev. 2021). “42 Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.100 (1) (2003). 22 43 Baldonado, 194 P.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.100(2) — 3 cases
Coast Hotels & Casinos, Inc. v. Nevada State Labor Comm'n, 34 P.3d 546 (Nev. 2001). “016, which requires an employer to compensate an employee for each hour of work, and NRS 608.100(2), which makes it unlawful for employers to require employees to rebate or return any part of their wage, NRS 608.”
Lucas v. Bell Trans, 773 F. Supp. 2d 930 (D. Nev. 2011). “4) as to Plaintiffs’ state law claims for compensation under NRS § 608.100; for unpaid minimum wages under NRS § 608.”
Rivera v. Peri & Sons Farms, Inc., 805 F. Supp. 2d 1042 (D. Nev. 2011). “at § 608.100(2). Section 16 provides for $6.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.100(l)(b) — 1 case
Lucas v. Bell Trans, 773 F. Supp. 2d 930 (D. Nev. 2011). “4) as to Plaintiffs’ state law claims for compensation under NRS § 608.100; for unpaid minimum wages under NRS § 608.”
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