Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 357 - Submission of False Claims to State or Local Government
NRS 357.250 - Entitlement of employee, contractor or agent to remedies in certain circumstances.


1. If an employee, contractor or agent is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed or discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment as a result of any lawful act of the employee, contractor, agent or associated others in furtherance of an action brought pursuant to this chapter or any other effort to stop a violation of this chapter, the employee, contractor or agent is entitled to all relief necessary to make the employee, contractor or agent whole, including, without limitation, reinstatement with the same seniority as if the discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment or discrimination had not occurred or damages in lieu of reinstatement if appropriate, twice the amount of lost compensation, interest on the lost compensation, any special damage sustained as a result of the discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment or discrimination and punitive damages if appropriate. The employee, contractor or agent may also receive compensation for expenses recoverable pursuant to NRS 357.180, costs and attorney’s fees.
2. A civil action brought pursuant to this section may not be brought more than 3 years after the date on which the discharge, demotion, suspension, threat, harassment or discrimination occurred.
(Added to NRS by 1999, 829; A 2013, 1049; 2015, 915)

Structure Nevada Revised Statutes

Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 357 - Submission of False Claims to State or Local Government

NRS 357.010 - Definitions.

NRS 357.020 - "Claim" defined.

NRS 357.022 - "Material" defined.

NRS 357.024 - "Obligation" defined.

NRS 357.026 - "Original source" defined.

NRS 357.030 - "Political subdivision" defined.

NRS 357.040 - Liability for damages and civil penalty for certain acts.

NRS 357.050 - Limitation of damages and waiver of penalty for cooperation of defendant.

NRS 357.060 - Joint and several liability.

NRS 357.070 - Investigation and action by Attorney General or certain designees.

NRS 357.080 - Action by private plaintiff; venue of actions.

NRS 357.100 - Action based upon certain public disclosures may only be brought by Attorney General, designee or original source of information; exceptions.

NRS 357.110 - Attorney General or designee may elect to intervene in action by private plaintiff; motion to extend time for election.

NRS 357.120 - Effect of intervention of Attorney General or designee in action by private plaintiff; motion to dismiss; settlement.

NRS 357.130 - Effect of declination of Attorney General or designee to intervene in action by private plaintiff; authority for and effect of election by Attorney General or designee to intervene subsequently in such action.

NRS 357.140 - Response by defendant.

NRS 357.150 - Stay of discovery by private plaintiff; extension.

NRS 357.160 - Court-imposed limitation upon participation of private plaintiff in action.

NRS 357.170 - Limitation of actions; standard of proof; effect of certain findings of guilt in criminal proceeding on action.

NRS 357.180 - Award of expenses and attorney’s fees.

NRS 357.190 - "Recovery" defined.

NRS 357.200 - Distribution in certain actions to special account in State General Fund or to general fund of political subdivision.

NRS 357.210 - Distribution to private plaintiff in certain actions; court authorized to reduce recovery in certain circumstances.

NRS 357.230 - Distribution of unapportioned portion to general fund of State or political subdivision, or both.

NRS 357.250 - Entitlement of employee, contractor or agent to remedies in certain circumstances.