Nevada § 607.217 - Communication of information relating to employee misclassification among Labor Commissioner, certain state agencies and the Attorney General

§ 607.217. Communication of information relating to employee misclassification among Labor Commissioner, certain state agencies and the Attorney General

1. The offices of the Labor Commissioner, Division of Industrial Relations of the

Department of Business and Industry, Employment Security Division of the Department

of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation, Department of Taxation and Attorney General

shall communicate between their respective offices information relating to suspected

or actual employee misclassification which is received in the performance of their

official duties, regardless of whether the information is otherwise declared by law

to be confidential. Any information that is communicated between their respective offices relating to

suspected or actual employee misclassification pursuant to this section which is otherwise

declared by law to be confidential must otherwise be maintained under the terms and

conditions required by law. 2. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “ employee misclassification ” means the practice by an employer of improperly classifying employees as independent

contractors to avoid any legal obligation under state labor, employment and tax laws,

including, without limitation, the laws governing minimum wage, overtime, unemployment

insurance, workers' compensation insurance, temporary disability insurance, the payment

of wages and payroll taxes.