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Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.344 (2026)

Claim for compensation: Requirements for diseased employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form

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NRS 617.344  Claim for compensation: Requirements for diseased employee, dependent or representative to file claim; form.

      1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, an employee who has incurred an occupational disease, or a person acting on behalf of the employee, shall file a claim for compensation with the insurer within 90 days after the employee has knowledge of the disability and its relationship to his or her employment.

      2.  In the event of the death of the employee resulting from the occupational disease, a dependent of the employee, or a person acting on his or her behalf, shall file a claim for compensation with the insurer within 1 year after the death of the employee.

      3.  The claim for compensation must be filed on a form prescribed by the Administrator.

      (Added to NRS by 1993, 763)

     

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2025 · 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× “342 and NRS 617.344. Second, it determined that Lawson failed to demonstrate that her cancer arose out of and in the course of her employment because “[t]here is no medical evidence that connects a known carcinogen with [breast cancer]” or that “establish[es] a direct causal…”
Employers Ins. Co. of Nevada v. Daniels, 145 P.3d 1024 (Nev. 2006). · cites it 2× “[8] NRS 617.344(1). [9] NRS 617.445. [10] See Mirage v.”
Ccmsi v. Odell, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 5 (Nev. 2025). “Pursuant to NRS 617.344(1), Odell completed a workers' compensation form detailing the incident within 90 days.”
— Nev. Rev. Stat. § 617.344(1) — 3 cases
Employers Ins. Co. of Nevada v. Daniels, 145 P.3d 1024 (Nev. 2006). “[8] NRS 617.344(1). [9] NRS 617.445. [10] See Mirage v.”
City of Las Vegas v. Lawson, 245 P.3d 1175 (Nev. 2010). “342 and NRS 617.344. Second, it determined that Lawson failed to demonstrate that her cancer arose out of and in the course of her employment because “[t]here is no medical evidence that connects a known carcinogen with [breast cancer]” or that “establish[es] a direct causal…”
Ccmsi v. Odell, 141 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 5 (Nev. 2025). “Pursuant to NRS 617.344(1), Odell completed a workers' compensation form detailing the incident within 90 days.”
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