Amendment No. 231

 

Assembly Amendment to Assembly Bill No. 458                                                              (BDR 28‑1304)

Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs

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Resolves Conflicts with: N/A

Amends:         Summary:              Title:              Preamble:               Joint Sponsorship:

 

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       Receded        Not                                               |         Receded        Not                                           

 

     Amend the bill as a whole by deleting section 1 and renumbering sec. 2 as section 1.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, lines 12 and 13, by deleting:

“workmen [.] and the rate of compensation for overtime, as required pursuant to NRS 608.018. and inserting “workmen.”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, lines 22 through 24, by deleting:

and the rate of compensation for overtime, as required pursuant to NRS 608.018,”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, by deleting line 26 and inserting:

     “3. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 4, a contractor or subcontractor shall pay to a mechanic or workman employed by the contractor or subcontractor on the public work not less than one and one-half times the prevailing rate of wages applicable to the class of the mechanic or workman whenever the mechanic or workman works:

     (a) More than 40 hours in any scheduled week of work; or

     (b) More than 8 hours in any workday.

     4.  The provisions of subsection 3 do not apply to a mechanic or workman who is covered by a collective bargaining agreement that provides for the payment of wages at not less than one and one-half times the rate of wages set forth in the collective bargaining agreement for work in excess of 40 hours in any scheduled week of work or 8 hours in any workday.

     5.  The prevailing wage [so]and any wages paid for overtime pursuant to subsection 3 or 4 to each class of mechanics or”.

     Amend sec. 2, page 2, line 29, by deleting “4.” and inserting [4.] 6.”.

     Amend the bill as a whole by adding a new section designated sec. 2, following sec. 2, to read as follows:

     “Sec. 2.  NRS 608.018 is hereby amended to read as follows:

     608.018  1.  Except as otherwise provided in [subsection 2,] this section, an employer shall pay one and one-half times an employee’s regular wage rate whenever an employee works:

     (a) More than 40 hours in any scheduled week of work; or

     (b) More than 8 hours in any workday unless by mutual agreement the employee works a scheduled 10 hours per day for 4 calendar days within any scheduled week of work.

     2.  The provisions of subsection 1 do not apply to:

     (a) Employees who are not covered by the minimum wage provisions of NRS 608.250;

     (b) Employees who receive compensation for employment at a rate not less than one and one-half times the minimum rate prescribed pursuant to NRS 608.250;

     (c) Outside buyers;

     (d) Salesmen earning commissions in a retail business if their regular rate is more than one and one-half times the minimum wage, and more than one-half their compensation comes from commissions;

     (e) Employees who are employed in bona fide executive, administrative or professional capacities;

     (f) Employees covered by collective bargaining agreements which provide otherwise for overtime;

     (g) Drivers, drivers’ helpers, loaders and mechanics for motor carriers subject to the Motor Carrier Act of 1935, as amended;

     (h) Employees of a railroad;

     (i) Employees of a carrier by air;

     (j) Drivers or drivers’ helpers making local deliveries and paid on a trip-rate basis or other delivery payment plan;

     (k) Drivers of taxicabs or limousines;

     (l) Agricultural employees;

     (m) Employees of business enterprises having a gross sales volume of less than $250,000 per year; and

     (n) Any salesman or mechanic primarily engaged in selling or servicing automobiles, trucks or farm equipment.

     3.  The provisions of this section do not apply to a mechanic or workman for any hours to which the provisions of subsection 3 or 4 of NRS 338.020 apply.”.

     Amend the title of the bill to read as follows:

“AN ACT relating to public works; requiring the payment of overtime to mechanics and workmen employed on public works under certain circumstances; clarifying the authority of the Labor Commissioner to enforce that requirement; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.”.

     Amend the summary of the bill to read as follows:

“SUMMARY—Requires payment of overtime to mechanics and workmen employed on public works under certain circumstances. (BDR 28‑1304)”.