Nevada ( NV ) Employment Discrimination Law in the Workplace

August 24th, 2006 Posted by Karen

Nevada’s employment discrimination laws in the workplace are nothing to be shocked about. They do not give great expansion on federal employment discrimination laws in the workplace, nor do they retract from the federal statutes. While they do not offer much more protection, they do offer a state-run agency to aid in the investigation and possible resolution of your state based claims.

According to Nevada’s employment discrimination laws in the workplace, it is illegal to discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex/gender, and sexual orientation.

Claims in Nevada can be filed with one of two agencies: the state agency, the Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC), or the federal agency, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). These agencies will work together to resolve you claim as long as you file in one agency and request that your claim be cross-filed with the other. The NERC can be contacted at one of two offices: the Reno Office, Phone: (775) 688-1288 or TDD: (775) 688-1288 and the Las Vegas Office, Phone: (702) 486-7161 or TDD: (702) 486-7164. The EEOC can be contacted at Phone: (213) 894-1000 or TTY: (213) 894-1121.

Claims through the NERC must be filed within 6 months of the date of the discriminatory act while you have 300 days of this act to file with the EEOC. Because of the difference in deadlines it is best to first file through the NERC and then have them cross-file your claim with the EEOC. File early to avoid delays due to legalities in the filing process as these delays can push your past the deadline. Retaining an attorney is a big help, but is not required.

If your claim is not resolved by these agencies, you may need to pursue it in court. In both state and federal cases, you must first file with the appropriate agency and receive a release from that agency. The EEOC will release your claim by giving you one of two documents: “Dismissal and Notice of Rights,” or “Right to Sue.” A claim filed in federal court must be filed within 90 days of receiving either of the above documents. Lawsuits filed in Nevada’s state court system have a 90 day time limit from the time the case was dismissed by the NERC.

While Nevadans do not have a wide range of coverage when compared to the federal government statutes, Nevada’s employment discrimination laws in the workplace do provide for state-run help in resolving claims.

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