NRS 616A.215
“Employee”: Apprentices and trainees.


1.

Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, any person who is an apprentice or trainee shall be deemed for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS to be an employee of an apprenticeship committee registered with the State Apprenticeship Council at a wage of $150 per month while the person is:

(a)

Attending a class for vocational training; or

(b)

Receiving bona fide instruction as an apprentice or trainee,
Ê under the direction of the apprenticeship committee. Such an apprentice or trainee is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

2.

A person who is an apprentice or trainee shall be deemed for the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS to be an employee of an employer who is participating in a program of training and instruction as an apprentice or trainee approved pursuant to chapter 610 of NRS while:

(a)

The apprentice or trainee is performing work for that employer; and

(b)

The employer is paying the apprentice or trainee a wage for the work performed.
Ê The apprentice or trainee shall be deemed to be an employee at a wage equal to his or her average monthly wage as determined pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.420 and is entitled to the benefits of chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, of NRS.

3.

If an apprentice or trainee who is employed by an employer participating in a program of training and instruction is injured while the apprentice or trainee, as applicable, is deemed to be an employee of the apprenticeship committee pursuant to subsection 1 and the apprentice or trainee is unable to work for an employer participating in the program solely because of that injury, the apprentice or trainee shall be deemed to be an employee of the apprenticeship committee at a wage of $150 per month or at his or her average monthly wage as determined pursuant to the regulations adopted by the Administrator pursuant to NRS 616C.420, whichever is greater.

4.

As used in this section, “trainee” means a person who is under the direction of an apprenticeship committee specified in subsection 1 and, for that purpose, is described by that apprenticeship committee as a “journeyworker trainee.”

Source: Section 616A.215 — “Employee”: Apprentices and trainees., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-616A.­html#NRS616ASec215.

616A.005
Short title.
616A.010
Legislative declarations: Statutory construction
616A.015
Prior acts of State Industrial Insurance System continued in effect
616A.020
Rights and remedies exclusive
616A.021
Limitation of actions upon repeal or invalidity.
616A.022
Applicability of Nevada Insurance Code.
616A.025
Definitions.
616A.030
“Accident” defined.
616A.035
“Accident benefits” defined.
616A.040
“Administrator” defined.
616A.045
“Advisory organization” defined.
616A.047
“Appeals Panel” defined.
616A.050
“Association of self-insured private employers” defined.
616A.055
“Association of self-insured public employers” defined.
616A.060
“Association’s administrator” defined.
616A.065
“Average monthly wage” defined.
616A.070
“Benefit penalty” defined.
616A.075
“Casual” defined.
616A.077
“Catastrophic injury” defined.
616A.080
“Certified vocational rehabilitation counselor” defined.
616A.085
“Commissioner” defined.
616A.090
“Compensation” defined.
616A.092
“Consolidated insurance program” defined.
616A.093
“Contractor-controlled insurance program” defined.
616A.095
“Damages” defined.
616A.100
“Division” defined.
616A.105
“Employee” and “worker” defined.
616A.110
“Employee”: Persons excluded.
616A.115
“Employee”: Lessees engaged in mining or operating a reduction plant.
616A.120
“Employee”: Participants in programs of job training administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services.
616A.125
“Employee”: Participants in programs to obtain training for employment administered by Division of Welfare and Supportive Services of Department of Health and Human Services.
616A.130
“Employee”: Volunteer workers in program for public service.
616A.135
“Employee”: Persons performing volunteer work for private organizations as part of public programs.
616A.140
“Employee”: Members of Nevada Wing of Civil Air Patrol.
616A.145
“Employee”: Volunteer firefighters.
616A.150
“Employee”: Paid firefighter performing voluntary off-duty services as firefighter.
616A.155
“Employee”: Persons rendering voluntary ambulance service.
616A.157
“Employee”: Volunteer members of search and rescue organization.
616A.165
“Employee”: Trustees of school districts.
616A.170
“Employee”: Junior traffic patrols.
616A.175
“Employee”: Person vending or delivering newspaper or magazine.
616A.180
“Employee”: Members of county advisory boards to manage wildlife.
616A.185
“Employee”: Members of Nevada Legislature.
616A.190
“Employee”: Certain members of state, county and local departments, boards, commissions, agencies or bureaus
616A.195
“Employee”: Persons ordered by court to perform community service.
616A.200
“Employee”: Trainees in facility operated by Rehabilitation Division of Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation.
616A.205
“Employee”: Volunteer workers at facilities for inpatients of Division of Public and Behavioral Health of Department of Health and Human Services.
616A.207
“Employee”: Volunteer health practitioners.
616A.210
“Employee”: Subcontractors and employees.
616A.215
“Employee”: Apprentices and trainees.
616A.220
“Employee”: Real estate licensees.
616A.225
“Employee”: Persons participating in federally approved training programs.
616A.230
“Employer” defined.
616A.240
“Foot” defined.
616A.245
“Hand” defined.
616A.250
“Incarcerated” defined.
616A.255
“Independent contractor” defined.
616A.257
“Independent review organization” defined.
616A.260
“Industrial insurance” defined.
616A.265
“Injury” and “personal injury” defined.
616A.270
“Insurer” defined.
616A.273
“Medical facility” defined.
616A.280
“Organization for managed care” defined.
616A.282
“Owner-controlled insurance program” defined.
616A.283
“Police officer” defined.
616A.284
“Policy year” defined.
616A.285
“Principal contractor” defined.
616A.290
“Private carrier” defined.
616A.295
“Private employer” defined.
616A.300
“Public employer” defined.
616A.305
“Self-insured employer” defined.
616A.310
“Sole proprietor” defined.
616A.315
“Solicitor” defined.
616A.317
“State Industrial Insurance System” defined.
616A.320
“Subcontractors” defined.
616A.330
“Tangible net worth” defined.
616A.335
“Third-party administrator” defined.
616A.340
“Total disability” defined.
616A.345
“Trade association” defined.
616A.350
“Trade, business, profession or occupation of his or her employer” defined.
616A.355
“Utilization review” defined.
616A.360
“Vocational rehabilitation services” defined.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

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