Nevada Senate Bill 209 Poster

STATE OF NEVADA 
 
 
 
 
 
  Department of Business & Industry   	
OFFICE OF THE LABOR COMMISSIONER  	
http://www.labor.nv.gov	 	
               	
REQUIRED POSTING –  SENATE BILL 209  	
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/81st2021/Bill/7670/Text#	 	
Effective Immediately  as set forth in Senate Bill 209 passed  during the 2021 Legislative Session, 	
Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) section 608.0197 is hereby amended and  	
a new section is added to Chapter 608 as follows : 	
 	
AMENDED SECTION 608.0197 SUBSECTION 2( b):    
 
2.(b)  An employer shall allow an employee to use paid leave for any use, including, without limitation:  
(1) Treatment of a mental or physical illness, injury, or health condition. 
(2) Receiving a medical diagnosis or medical care. 
(3) Receiving or participating in preventative care. 
(4) Participating in caregiving; or 
(5) Addressing other personal needs related to the health of the employee.  
 
NEW SECTION CHAPTER 608 OF NRS:  
 
1.  Except as otherwise provided in subsections 6 and 10, in addition to the paid leave provided pursuant 
to NRS 608.0197, every employer in priva te employment shall provide 2 or 4 hours, as determined 
pursuant to subsection 2 of paid leave to each employee for the purpose of the employee receiving a 
vaccination for COVID-19. 
 
2.  If an employee is to receive a vaccination for COVID -19 and the vacci nation requires:(a) Only one 
dose, the employee may take 2 consecutive hours of paid leave to receive the vaccination for COVID -19. 
(b)  Two separate doses that are administered on two separate occasions, the employee may take 2 
consecutive hours of paid le ave per absence for a total of 4 hours of paid leave.  
 
3.  An employee shall, at least 12 hours before using paid leave provided to the employee pursuant to this 
section, give notice to his or her employer that the employee intends to use the paid leave.  
 
4.  An  employer,  and  any  agent,  representative,  supervisory employee  or  other  person  acting  on  
behalf  of  or  under  the authority of the employer, shall not:(a) Deny  an  employee  the  right  to  use  the  
paid  leave  provided to the employee pursuant to this section;(b)  Require  an  employee  to  find  a  
replacement  worker  as  a condition   of   using   the   paid   leave   provided   to   the   employee pursuant 
to this section; or  (c)  Retaliate  or  take  any  adverse  action  against   an  employee for using the paid 
leave provided to the employee pursuant to this section. Such prohibited retaliation includes, without 
limitation:(1) Discharging or firing the employee;(2) Penalizing the employee in any fashion; and (3) 
Deducting the paid leave provided to the employee pursuant to this section from the salary or wages of 
the employee. 	
 	
STEVE SISOLAK 	 	Governor 	
TERRY REYNOLDS	 	Director  
 
SHANNON M. CHAMBERS  
Labor Commissioner  	
 	
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