SB76

Senate Bill No. 76–Committee on Commerce and Labor

February 2, 1999

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Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor

SUMMARY—Prohibits employer from terminating employment of employee who files

complaint or consults with labor commissioner. (BDR 53-94)

FISCAL NOTE: Effect on Local Government: Yes.

Effect on the State or on Industrial Insurance: No.

EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [~~omitted material]~~ is material to be omitted. Green numbers along left margin indicate location on the printed bill (e.g., 5-15 indicates page 5, line 15).

AN ACT relating to employment practices; prohibiting an employer from terminating the

employment of an employee solely because the employee files a complaint with or otherwise consults the labor commissioner concerning the enforcement of the labor laws of this state; providing a penalty; and providing other matters properly

relating thereto.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1-1 Section 1. Chapter 613 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto a

1-2 new section to read as follows:

1-3 1. An employer shall not terminate the employment of an employee

1-4 solely because the employee files a complaint with or otherwise consults

1-5 the labor commissioner concerning the enforcement of the labor laws of

1-6 this state.

1-7 2. An employer who violates the provisions of subsection 1 is guilty

1-8 of a misdemeanor.

1-9 3. A person whose employment is terminated in violation of