Nevada § 608.135 - Civil action against employer for failure to pay wages; Labor Commissioner prohibited from taking jurisdiction of claim for wages during pendency of civil action
Full text of Nevada Nevada Revised Statutes § 608.135 — Civil action against employer for failure to pay wages; Labor Commissioner prohibited from taking jurisdiction of claim for wages during pendency of civil action, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 608.135. Civil action against employer for failure to pay wages; Labor Commissioner prohibited from taking jurisdiction of claim for wages during pendency of civil action
1. If an employer fails to pay wages, compensation or salary to an employee in accordance
with the requirements set forth in NRS 608.020 to 608.050 , inclusive, the employee may, at any time within 2 years after the employer's failure,
bring a civil action against the employer. 2. The Labor Commissioner shall not take jurisdiction of a claim for wages during
the pendency of a civil action for the same wages brought pursuant to subsection 1.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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