NRS 613.200
Prevention of employment of person who has been discharged or who terminates employment unlawful

  • criminal and administrative penalties
  • exception.

1.

Except as otherwise provided in this section and NRS 613.195, any person, association, company or corporation within this State, or any agent or officer on behalf of the person, association, company or corporation, who willfully does anything intended to prevent any person who for any cause left or was discharged from his, her or its employ from obtaining employment elsewhere in this State is guilty of a gross misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than $5,000.

2.

In addition to any other remedy or penalty, the Labor Commissioner may impose against each culpable party an administrative penalty of not more than $5,000 for each such violation.

3.

If a fine or an administrative penalty is imposed pursuant to this section, the costs of the proceeding, including investigative costs and attorney’s fees, may be recovered by the Labor Commissioner.

4.

The provisions of this section do not prohibit a person, association, company, corporation, agent or officer from negotiating, executing and enforcing an agreement with an employee of the person, association, company or corporation which, upon termination of the employment, prohibits the employee from disclosing any trade secrets, business methods, lists of customers, secret formulas or processes or confidential information learned or obtained during the course of his or her employment with the person, association, company or corporation if the agreement is supported by valuable consideration and is otherwise reasonable in its scope and duration.

Source: Section 613.200 — Prevention of employment of person who has been discharged or who terminates employment unlawful; criminal and administrative penalties; exception., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-613.­html#NRS613Sec200 (accessed May 26, 2025).

613.080
Involuntary servitude prohibited 613.090
Obtaining employment by false or forged letter of recommendation or union card: Penalty. 613.100
Endangering life or property by breaking employment contract: Penalty. 613.110
Grafting by employee: Penalty. 613.120
Unlawful to demand or receive fee or commission as condition to giving or continuing employment to worker 613.125
Effect of employer’s failure to make agreed payments to health or welfare fund 613.130
Unlawful agreements concerning membership in labor organizations as condition of obtaining or continuing employment 613.132
Unlawful act of employer for failing or refusing to hire prospective employee based on screening test which indicates presence of marijuana 613.135
Unlawful acts of employer relating to social media account of employee or prospective employee. 613.140
Employer compelling or inducing employee to trade at particular store or board at particular boardinghouse: Penalty. 613.150
Transportation company compelling purchase of uniform from particular person or employer as condition of continuing employment unlawful 613.155
Notification to employer of employee’s sickness or injury and inability to work 613.160
Spotters: Right of employee to be confronted with accuser 613.170
Time checks: Discounts and deductions unlawful. 613.180
Hospital fees: Unlawful collection from employee. 613.190
Corrupt influencing of employee unlawful. 613.195
Noncompetition covenants: Limitations 613.200
Prevention of employment of person who has been discharged or who terminates employment unlawful 613.210
Blacklists unlawful 613.220
Assembling and cooperation of employees to secure increases in wages unrestricted. 613.222
Employer required to make reasonable accommodations for employee who is victim of domestic violence 613.223
Unlawful for employer to take certain actions against employee for reasons related to domestic violence. 613.225
Labor Commissioner to adopt regulations to establish certain procedures required by 42 U.S.C. § 607(f).

May 26, 2025

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