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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.190

Willful failure or refusal to pay wages due prohibited

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NRS 608.190  Willful failure or refusal to pay wages due prohibited.  A person shall not willfully refuse or neglect to pay the wages due and payable when demanded as provided in this chapter, nor falsely deny the amount or validity thereof or that the amount is due with intent to secure for the person, the person’s employer or any other person any discount upon such indebtedness, or with intent to annoy, harass, oppress, hinder, delay or defraud the person to whom such indebtedness is due.

      [6:71:1919; A 1925, 242; 1931, 246; 1931 NCL § 2780]—(NRS A 1967, 624; 1975, 1585; 1985, 581)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1973–2024 · leading case: Moen v. Las Vegas International Hotel, Inc.
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Moen v. Las Vegas International Hotel, Inc. (1975) nvd · cites it 4× “We note that NRS § 608.190 provides for enforcement by an action for a penalty to be prosecuted in the proper court by the District Attorney of the County at the instance of the Labor Commissioner.”
Nunez v. Sahara Nevada Corp. (1988) nvd · cites it 2× “160 fits into Chapter 613: "We note that NRS § 608.190 provides for enforcement by an action for a penalty to be prosecuted in the proper court by the District Attorney_ We also note that NRS § 608.”
Buchanan v. Watkins & Letofsky, LLP (2019) nvd · cites it 18× “16 Plaintiff filed the instant Amended Complaint (the “Complaint”) on March 1, 2019, 17 bringing the following causes of action arising from her employment with Defendant and her 18 subsequent termination: (1) breach of contract; (2) breach of the implied covenant of good faith…”
Labor Commissioner v. Mapes Hotel Corporation (1973) nev “160, NRS 608.190(2) provides a penalty of up to $300, payable to the State, in addition to penalties NRS 608.”
Buchanan v. Watkins & Letofsky, LLP (2024) nvd · cites it 2× “Plaintiff’s 22 First Amended Complaint brings claims for (1) breach of contract, (2) breach of implied 23 covenant of good faith and fair dealing, (3) violation of NRS 608.190, (4) wages due and owing 24 with statutory penalty under NRS 608.”
Buchanan v. Watkins & Letofsky, LLP (2021) nvd “Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint alleges seven causes of action: (1) 13 Breach of Contract; (2) Breach of the Implied Covenant of Good Faith and Fair Dealing; (3) 14 Violation of NRS 608.190; (4) Wages Due and Owing under NRS 608.”
Cross v. Goldon Nugget Hotel & Casino (2022) nvd “080 20 through NRS 608.190. Id. Plaintiff’s complaint does not contain any factual information or allegations 21 against the defendants.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 608.190(2) — 1 case
Labor Commissioner v. Mapes Hotel Corporation (1973) nev “160, NRS 608.190(2) provides a penalty of up to $300, payable to the State, in addition to penalties NRS 608.”
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