1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, if a claimant is covered by the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that provides the claimant with an exclusive remedy or other relief for a violation of its terms, the Labor Commissioner shall decline to take jurisdiction of the claim or complaint until the remedies, other relief and appeals, if any, provided to the claimant by the terms of the agreement are exhausted.
2. The Labor Commissioner shall take jurisdiction of a claim or complaint described in subsection 1 if the Labor Commissioner determines that the remedies or other relief provided to the claimant by the terms of the collective bargaining agreement are inadequate, unavailable or nonbinding.
3. Upon taking jurisdiction pursuant to subsection 2, the Labor Commissioner shall determine compliance with all labor laws of this State, including, without limitation, the provisions of chapter 608 of NRS.
4. As used in this section, "claimant" means a person who files a claim for wages or other complaint with the Labor Commissioner.
(Added to NRS by 2021, 1763)
Structure Nevada Revised Statutes
Chapter 607 - Labor Commissioner
NRS 607.005 - "Commission" defined.
NRS 607.010 - Creation of office.
NRS 607.020 - Appointment of Labor Commissioner.
NRS 607.030 - Classification; other employment prohibited; exception.
NRS 607.040 - Location of office.
NRS 607.065 - Retention of legal counsel; authority of counsel.
NRS 607.080 - Biennial reports.
NRS 607.100 - Compilation and issuance of bulletins.
NRS 607.110 - Knowledge of labor laws.
NRS 607.125 - Federal gifts and grants.
NRS 607.130 - Obtaining information from state and county officers.
NRS 607.175 - Assignment and consolidation of claims for wages or commissions.
NRS 607.205 - Power of Labor Commissioner to conduct hearings and issue decisions.
NRS 607.207 - Notice and conduct of hearing.
NRS 607.216 - "Employee misclassification" defined.
NRS 607.219 - Task Force on Employee Misclassification: Duties; annual report.
NRS 607.2195 - Task Force on Employee Misclassification: Authority to appoint subcommittee.
NRS 607.220 - Complaint by Labor Commissioner; prosecution by Attorney General.