Nevada Revised Statutes

Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.150 (2026)

Original contractor liable for indebtedness for labor incurred by subcontractor or contractor acting under, by or for original contractor; exceptions; civil action to recover

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NRS 608.150 Original contractor liable for indebtedness for labor incurred by subcontractor or contractor acting under, by or for original contractor; exceptions; civil action to recover.

1. Except as otherwise provided in subsections 2 and 3, every original contractor entering into any contract in this State for the erection, construction, alteration, maintenance or repair, including, without limitation, repairs made under a warranty, of any building or structure, including, without limitation, any equipment or fixtures related thereto, or other work of improvement, shall assume and is liable for the indebtedness for labor incurred by any subcontractor or any contractors acting under, by or for the original contractor in performing any labor, construction or other work included in the subject of the original contract, for labor, and for the requirements imposed by chapters 616A to 617, inclusive, of NRS.

2. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 6, the provisions of subsection 1 do not require an original contractor to assume or be liable for any liability of a subcontractor or other contractor in excess of the indebtedness for labor incurred by a subcontractor or any other contractor acting under, by or for the original contractor if such indebtedness for labor had been paid when originally due.

3. The provisions of subsection 1 do not require an original contractor to assume or be liable for any liability of a subcontractor or other contractor for any amount for which the original contractor did not receive proper notice in accordance with NRS 608.152.

4. It is unlawful for any original contractor or any other person to fail to comply with the provisions of subsection 1, or to attempt to evade the responsibility imposed thereby, or to do any other act or thing tending to render nugatory the provisions of this section.

5. The district attorney of any county wherein the defendant may reside or be found, or any potential claimant pursuant to this section may institute civil proceedings against any such original contractor failing to comply with the provisions of this section in a civil action for the amount of any indebtedness for labor that may be owing or have accrued as a result of the failure of any subcontractor acting under the original contractor, and any property of the original contractor, not exempt by law, is subject to attachment and execution for the payment of any judgment that may be recovered in any action under the provisions of this section.

6. In any court action regarding a claim instituted pursuant to this section, the court shall award costs and reasonable attorney’s fees to the prevailing party. If the claimant is the prevailing party, the court shall award to the claimant the applicable interest that has accrued after the claimant provided to the original contractor, subcontractor or other contractor the written notice of such claim pursuant to NRS 608.152 or otherwise notifies the original contractor of a claim under NRS 608.150.

7. As used in this section:

(a) “Contractor” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 624.020.

(b) “Original contractor” includes a contractor or any other person who enters into a contract described in subsection 1.

[1:208:1931; 1931 NCL § 2824] + [2:208:1931; 1931 NCL § 2825]—(NRS A 1967, 623; 1985, 580; 1999, 206; 2015, 1931; 2017, 1212)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 22 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1968–2026 · leading case: U.S. Design & Constr. Corp. v. Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local 357, 50 P.3d 170 (Nev. 2002).

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U.S. Design & Constr. Corp. v. Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local 357, 50 P.3d 170 (Nev. 2002). · cites it 11× “Design was liable for unpaid vacation and fringe benefits pursuant to NRS 608.150. The trustees for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 357, Joint Trust Funds (“Trustees”) joined in the complaint against U.”

Hartford Fire Ins. v. Trs. of the Constr. Indus., 208 P.3d 884 (Nev. 2009). · cites it 25× “The trustees sued the general contractor under NRS 608.150, which makes general contractors liable for their subcontractors’ employees’ unpaid wages, including fringe-benefit trust-fund contributions.”

Bd of Trs. Glazing Health v. Shannon Chambers, 903 F.3d 829 (9th Cir. 2018). · cites it 6× “Nev. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 608.150 et seq. Such debts may include wages that subcontractors owe their employees and benefit contributions those subcontractors 1 Appellant’s motion for judicial notice and the Nevada Legislature’s motion to file an amicus brief are GRANTED.”

Baldonado v. Wynn Las Vegas, LLC, 194 P.3d 96 (Nev. 2008). · cites it 2× “140 (civil actions by employees to recoup unpaid wages) and NRS 608.150 (civil actions by the district attorney to recoup unpaid wages from general contractors).”

Cheqer, Inc. v. Painters & Decorators Jt. Comm., Inc., 655 P.2d 996 (Nev. 1982). · cites it 3× “Following the filing of Taylor’s bankruptcy petition, Committee made a written demand that Cheqer make payment of the delinquent fringe benefit contributions pursuant to NRS 608.150. 1 Cheqer, having already paid Taylor all sums due and owing under the subcontracting agreement,…”

United Ass'n of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing & Pipefitting Indus. of the United States & Canada, Local No. 525 v. Grove Inc., 105 F. Supp. 2d 1129 (D. Nev. 2000). · cites it 22× “…for labor incurred by any subcontractor or any contractors acting under, by or for the original contractor ... Nev.Rev.Stat. § 608.150.”

Tobler & Oliver Constr. Co. v. Bd. of Trs., 442 P.2d 904 (Nev. 1968). · cites it 8× “As required by NRS 608.150, 1 Tobler paid *440 off the balance of White’s labor indebtedness and in addition paid the insurance premiums owed to the Nevada Industrial Commission.”

Bd. of Trs. of the Glazing Health & Welfare Trust v. Chambers, 168 F. Supp. 3d 1320 (D. Nev. 2016). · cites it 3× “Senate Bill 223 amended key statutes, particularly NRS 608.150. The plain text of SB223 explicitly purports to regulate the trusts, which are governed by the terms of the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (“ERISA”).”

United States Ex Rel. Elec. Workers Local Pension Fund v. D Bar D Enter., Inc., 772 F. Supp. 1167 (D. Nev. 1991). · cites it 3× “Although a strong argument for preemption exists, Fidelity argues that because the law in this area is less than “crystal clear,” it determined to settle the claims.”

Bd. of Trs. of the Vacation Trust Carpenters Local No. 1780 v. Durable Developers, Inc., 724 P.2d 736 (Nev. 1986). · cites it 2× “A201547), alleging that Durable owed the Trustees $23,000 pursuant to NRS 608.150 as a result of Marchini’s failure to pay certain employee fringe benefits to the Trustees.”

Trs. of the Constr. Indus. & Laborers Health & Welfare Trust v. Desert Valley Landscape & Maint., Inc., 156 F. Supp. 2d 1170 (D. Nev. 2001). · cites it 8× “Trustees have filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment against Richardson, contending that a contractor is liable for the failure of a subcontractor to pay employee benefit contributions under Nev.Rev.Stat. § 608.150(1). (Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment at 3).”

Trs. of the Bricklayers & Allied Craftsmen Local No. 3 Health & Welfare Trust v. Reynolds Elec. & Eng'g Co., 747 F. Supp. 606 (D. Nev. 1990). · cites it 2× “Therefore, in June of 1982, the Trustees filed a complaint against Reeco and SME in state court based on Nev.Rev.Stat. § 608.150 9 . On July 2, 1982, Reeco removed this case to federal court under 29 U.”

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— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.150(1) — 5 cases

Trs. of the Constr. Indus. & Laborers Health & Welfare Trust v. Desert Valley Landscape & Maint., Inc., 156 F. Supp. 2d 1170 (D. Nev. 2001). “Trustees have filed a Motion for Partial Summary Judgment against Richardson, contending that a contractor is liable for the failure of a subcontractor to pay employee benefit contributions under Nev.Rev.Stat. § 608.150(1). (Plaintiffs Motion for Partial Summary Judgment at 3).”

Hartford Fire Ins. v. Trs. of the Constr. Indus., 208 P.3d 884 (Nev. 2009). “The trustees sued the general contractor under NRS 608.150, which makes general contractors liable for their subcontractors’ employees’ unpaid wages, including fringe-benefit trust-fund contributions.”

Carpenters Health & Welfare Trust Fund for California v. Tri Capital Corp., 25 F.3d 849 (9th Cir. 1994).

Trs. of the Constr. Indus. & Laborers Health & Welfare Trust v. Summit Landscape Companies, 309 F. Supp. 2d 1228 (D. Nev. 2004).

Carpenters Sw. Admin. Corp. v. Thomas & Assocs. Mfg., 799 F. Supp. 2d 1166 (D. Nev. 2010).

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.150(3) — 2 cases

U.S. Design & Constr. Corp. v. Int'l Bhd. of Elec. Workers, Local 357, 50 P.3d 170 (Nev. 2002). “Design was liable for unpaid vacation and fringe benefits pursuant to NRS 608.150. The trustees for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 357, Joint Trust Funds (“Trustees”) joined in the complaint against U.”

— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.150(a) — 1 case

Trs. of Operating Engineers Pension Trust v. Thornton Concrete Pumping, Inc., 806 F. Supp. 2d 1135 (D. Nev. 2011).

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