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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.609 (2026)

Devices modifying liability void; exception

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NRS 616B.609  Devices modifying liability void; exception.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2:

      (a) A contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, indemnity, or any other device, does not modify, change or waive any liability created by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

      (b) A contract of employment, insurance, relief benefit, indemnity, or any other device, having for its purpose the waiver or modification of the terms or liability created by chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS is void.

      2.  Nothing in this section prevents an owner or lessor of real property from requiring an employer who is leasing the real property from agreeing to insure the owner or lessor of the property against any liability for repair or maintenance of the premises.

      [25:168:1947; 1943 NCL § 2680.25]—(NRS A 1989, 1245)—(Substituted in revision for NRS 616.265)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1999–2005 · leading case: Wood v. Safeway, Inc., 121 P.3d 1026 (Nev. 2005).
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Wood v. Safeway, Inc., 121 P.3d 1026 (Nev. 2005). · cites it 2× “020(1) provides: The rights and remedies provided in [the NIIA] for an employee on account of an injury by accident sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment shall be exclusive.”
Nevada Power Co. v. Haggerty, 989 P.2d 870 (Nev. 1999). · cites it 2× “270 states that the workers' compensation statutes are found in "this chapter.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.609(1)(a) — 1 case
Wood v. Safeway, Inc., 121 P.3d 1026 (Nev. 2005). “020(1) provides: The rights and remedies provided in [the NIIA] for an employee on account of an injury by accident sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment shall be exclusive.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616B.609(l)(a) — 1 case
Wood v. Safeway, Inc., 121 P.3d 1026 (Nev. 2005). “020(1) provides: The rights and remedies provided in [the NIIA] for an employee on account of an injury by accident sustained arising out of and in the course of the employment shall be exclusive.”
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