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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.342 (2026)

Notice of occupational disease: Requirements; availability of form; retention

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NRS 617.342  Notice of occupational disease: Requirements; availability of form; retention.

      1.  An employee or, in the event of the employee’s death, one of the dependents of the employee, shall provide written notice of an occupational disease for which compensation is payable under this chapter to the employer of the employee as soon as practicable, but within 7 days after the employee or dependent has knowledge of the disability and its relationship to the employee’s employment.

      2.  The notice required by subsection 1 must:

      (a) Be on a form prescribed by the Administrator. The form must allow the employee or the dependent of the employee to describe briefly the circumstances which caused the disease or death.

      (b) Be signed by the employee or by a person on behalf of the employee, or in the event of the employee’s death, by one of the dependents of the employee or by a person acting on behalf of the dependent.

      (c) Include an explanation of the procedure for filing a claim for compensation.

      (d) Be prepared in duplicate so that the employee or the dependent of the employee and the employer can retain a copy of the notice.

      3.  Upon receipt of the notice required by subsection 1, the employer, the employee’s supervisor or the agent of the employer who was in charge of the type of work performed by the employee shall sign the notice. The signature of the employer, the supervisor or the employer’s agent is an acknowledgment of the receipt of the notice and shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any of the employer’s defenses or rights.

      4.  An employer shall maintain a sufficient supply of the forms required to file the notice required by subsection 1 for use by his or her employees.

      5.  An employer shall retain any notice provided pursuant to subsection 1 for 3 years after the date of the receipt of the notice. An employer insured by a private carrier shall not file a notice of injury with the private carrier.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 762; A 1995, 2161; 1997, 1445; 1999, 1803)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: City of Las Vegas v. Lawson, 245 P.3d 1175 (Nev. 2010).
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City of Las Vegas v. Lawson, 245 P.3d 1175 (Nev. 2010). · cites it 4× “First, the City concluded that because Lawson was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, the notice that she provided and the workers’ compensation claim that she submitted eight years later were un *570 timely pursuant to NRS 617.342 and NRS 617.344. Second, it determined…”
Employers Ins. Co. of Nevada v. Daniels, 145 P.3d 1024 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “[7] NRS 617.342(1). [8] NRS 617.344(1). [9] NRS 617.”
Reddy Ice Corp. v. Gill (Nev. 2022). “However, where the underlying order remands for a new hearing before the appeals officer to address whether respondent provided proper notice in compliance with NRS 617.342 and NRS 617.346(2), and thus whether respondent's claim for benefits should be accepted, the order remands…”
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.342(1): 2 cases
Employers Ins. Co. of Nevada v. Daniels, 145 P.3d 1024 (Nev. 2006). “[7] NRS 617.342(1). [8] NRS 617.344(1). [9] NRS 617.”
City of Las Vegas v. Lawson, 245 P.3d 1175 (Nev. 2010). “First, the City concluded that because Lawson was first diagnosed with breast cancer in 1997, the notice that she provided and the workers’ compensation claim that she submitted eight years later were un *570 timely pursuant to NRS 617.342 and NRS 617.344. Second, it determined…”
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