NRS 613.345
Unlawful employment practices: Requiring or encouraging current or prospective employees and members of labor organizations to submit to genetic test

  • denying or altering employment or membership in labor organization based on genetic information.

1.

It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, a labor organization or an employment agency:

(a)

To ask or encourage a prospective or current employee or member of the labor organization to submit to a genetic test.

(b)

To require or administer a genetic test to a person as a condition of employment or membership in the labor organization.

(c)

To deny employment or membership in the labor organization based on genetic information.

(d)

To alter the terms, conditions or privileges of employment or membership in the labor organization based on genetic information.

(e)

To terminate employment or membership in the labor organization based on genetic information.

2.

As used in this section:

(a)

“Genetic information” means information that is obtained from a genetic test.

(b)

“Genetic test” means a test that uses deoxyribonucleic acid extracted from the cells of a person, or a diagnostic test that uses another substance extracted or otherwise obtained from the body of a person, which determines the presence of an abnormality or deficiency that:

(1)

Is linked to a physical or mental disorder or impairment; or

(2)

Indicates a susceptibility to an illness, a disease, an impairment or another physical or mental disorder.
Ê The term does not include a test to determine the presence of alcohol or a controlled substance in the system of the person tested.

Source: Section 613.345 — Unlawful employment practices: Requiring or encouraging current or prospective employees and members of labor organizations to submit to genetic test; denying or altering employment or membership in labor organization based on genetic information., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-613.­html#NRS613Sec345.

613.310
Definitions. 613.320
Applicability. 613.325
Authority of Nevada Equal Rights Commission to adopt regulations relating to federal statutes. 613.330
Unlawful employment practices: Discrimination on basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, national origin or discussion of wages 613.333
Unlawful employment practices: Discrimination for lawful use of any product outside premises of employer which does not adversely affect job performance or safety of other employees. 613.340
Unlawful employment practices: Discrimination for opposing unlawful practice or assisting investigation 613.345
Unlawful employment practices: Requiring or encouraging current or prospective employees and members of labor organizations to submit to genetic test 613.350
Lawful employment practices. 613.370
National security. 613.380
Consideration of seniority, quantity or quality of production and other tests of ability permitted. 613.385
Preferential treatment in hiring veteran or spouse of veteran permitted. 613.390
Inapplicability to employment by certain businesses on or near Indian reservation. 613.400
Preferential treatment of certain persons on account of imbalance in existing number or percentage of those persons employed not required. 613.405
Complaints concerning unlawful employment practices filed with Nevada Equal Rights Commission. 613.412
Complaint alleging unlawful discriminatory practice: Issuance of right-to-sue notice by Nevada Equal Rights Commission. 613.420
Nevada Equal Rights Commission to issue letter and right-to-sue notice after unfavorable decision by Commission 613.430
Limitation on actions. 613.432
Unlawful employment practices: Relief. 613.435
Expedited appeal for certain actions.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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