NRS 281.390
Sick leave of public employees: Election of benefits

  • amount limited when eligible for benefits for industrial or occupational disease.

1.

When any public employee is eligible at the same time for benefits for temporary total disability pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS and for any sick leave benefit, the employee may, by giving notice to the employer of the employee, elect to continue to receive the employee’s normal salary instead of the benefits pursuant to those chapters until the employee’s accrued sick leave time is exhausted. The employer shall notify the insurer that provides industrial insurance for that employer of the election. The employer shall continue to pay the employee the employee’s normal salary but charge against the employee’s accrued sick leave time as taken during the pay period an amount which represents the difference between the employee’s normal salary and the amount of any benefit for temporary total disability received, exclusive of reimbursement or payment of medical or hospital expenses pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS for that pay period.

2.

When the employee’s accrued sick leave time is exhausted, payment of the employee’s normal salary pursuant to subsection 1 must be discontinued and the employer shall promptly notify the insurer that provides industrial insurance for that employer so that it may begin paying the benefits to which the employee is entitled directly to the employee.

3.

An employee who declines to make the election provided in subsection 1, may use all or part of the sick leave benefit normally payable to the employee while directly receiving benefits for temporary total disability pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS, but the amount of sick leave benefit paid to the employee for any pay period must not exceed the difference between the employee’s normal salary and the amount of any benefit received, exclusive of reimbursement or payment of medical or hospital expenses pursuant to those chapters for that pay period.

4.

If the amount of the employee’s sick leave benefit is reduced pursuant to subsection 3 below the amount normally payable, the amount of sick leave time charged against the employee as taken during that pay period must be reduced in the same proportion.

5.

The public employee may decline to use any or part of the sick leave benefit normally payable to the employee while receiving benefits pursuant to chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or 617 of NRS. During that time, the employee must be considered on leave of absence without pay.

Source: Section 281.390 — Sick leave of public employees: Election of benefits; amount limited when eligible for benefits for industrial or occupational disease., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-281.­html#NRS281Sec390 (accessed May 26, 2025).

281.210
Officers of State, political subdivision and Nevada System of Higher Education prohibited from employing relatives 281.221
Contracts in which state officer has interest prohibited 281.230
Unlawful commissions, personal profit and compensation of public officers and employees 281.240
Grant of authority to discharge duties of public office unlawful 281.250
Administration of oaths and affirmations by officers. 281.260
Fees for returns prohibited 281.270
Officer to prevent duel: Penalty. 281.280
Officer refusing to receive or arrest person charged with criminal offense: Penalties. 281.290
Officer executing process may command assistance when resistance made. 281.310
Audits and allowances of accounts of state officers: Affidavits 281.320
Withholding of settlement and payment of accounts of public officers. 281.330
Advocating overthrow of government cause for dismissal of public employee. 281.340
Obtaining appointment by false letter or certificate: Penalty. 281.350
Grafting by public officer or employee: Penalty. 281.360
Failure by public officer or employee to perform duty: Penalty. 281.370
Actions concerning personnel to be based on merit and fitness 281.375
Application for employment: Volunteer work must be considered. 281.380
Public officers and employees required to accept reproductions of business records for examination and other purposes. 281.390
Sick leave of public employees: Election of benefits 281.400
Coercion respecting membership in organizations for persons who are aged, blind or disabled prohibited. 281.405
Validity of lien or encumbrance against property of public officer, candidate for public office, public employee or participant in official proceeding, or immediate family members thereof. 281.556
Definitions. 281.558
“Candidate” defined. 281.559
Electronic filing by certain appointed public officers 281.561
Electronic filing by certain candidates and certain elected public officers 281.571
Contents. 281.572
Affidavit for exemption from requirement of electronic filing 281.573
Retention by Secretary of State. 281.574
Certain public officers required to submit electronically to Secretary of State list of public officers required to file statement and candidates. 281.581
Civil penalty for failure to disclose: Procedure 281.5555
Short title. 281.5581
“Domestic partner” defined. 281.5582
“Domestic partnership” defined. 281.5583
“Educational or informational meeting, event or trip” defined. 281.5584
“Financial disclosure statement” and “statement” defined. 281.5585
“Gift” defined. 281.5586
“Interested person” defined. 281.5587
“Member of the public officer’s or candidate’s household” defined. 281.5588
Secretary of State to provide for electronic filing of financial disclosure statements 281.5745
Administration and interpretation of provisions 281.55805
“Declaration of candidacy” defined.
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May 26, 2025

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