Nevada Revised Statutes Title 23. Public Officers and Employees § 288.425. “Employee” defined

(a) Is employed in the classified service of the State pursuant to chapter 284 of NRS; or

(b) Is employed by the Nevada System of Higher Education in the classified service of the State or is required to be paid in accordance with the pay plan for the classified service of the State.

(a) A managerial employee whose primary function, as determined by the Board, is to administer and control the business of any agency, board, bureau, commission, department, division, elected officer or any other unit of the Executive Department and who is vested with discretion and independent judgment with regard to the general conduct and control of that agency, board, bureau, commission, department, division, elected officer or unit;

(b) An elected official or any person appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected office;

(c) A confidential employee;

(d) A temporary employee who is employed for a fixed period of 4 months or less;

(e) A commissioned officer or an enlisted member of the Nevada National Guard;

(f) Any person employed by the Nevada System of Higher Education who is not in the classified service of the State or required to be paid in accordance with the pay plan of the classified service of the State; or

(g) Any person employed by the Public Employees' Retirement System who is required to be paid in accordance with the pay plan of the classified service of the State.