While the 2025 Nevada legislative session opened with several ambitious bills aimed at employment practices, only a handful of relatively tame measures made it across the finish line. Nevertheless, it is important for employers to be aware of the few changes that were enacted. And while it is always a good idea to look at and refresh policies, it is an especially good time to do so given these new laws. The employment laws that were enacted from this year’s legislative session are:
AB 215 – Child Labor Restrictions
Nevada Assembly Bill 215 introduces new restrictions on the working hours of minors intended to align better with federal child labor standards. Specifically, the law revises Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) Chapter 609 to prohibit minors under the age of 16 from working more than 40 hours in any one week (previously limited to 48 hours). Moreover, the bill revises Chapter 609 to prohibit any minor who is younger than 19 from working between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6 a.m. on any night immediately preceding a school day. There are exceptions for emancipated minors, lifeguards, arcade employees, stage or theatrical employees, or minors who are working on a farm. Moreover, the school district or juvenile court may grant exemptions to the restrictions of this law.
Additionally, the bill modernizes compliance by requiring the Nevada labor commissioner to prepare and distribute an abstract of child labor laws, which employers must post in a visible location at the...
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