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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other entity who is:
(a) An employer; or
(b) The employee, agent or officer of an employer, vested with the power to terminate or recommend termination of employment,
of a person who is a witness or who has received a summons to appear as a witness in a judicial or administrative proceeding, who deprives the witness or person summoned of his or her employment, as a consequence of his or her service as a witness or prospective witness, or who asserts to the witness or person summoned that his or her service as a witness or prospective witness will result in termination of his or her employment, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
2. A person discharged from employment in violation of subsection 1 may commence a civil action against his or her employer and obtain:
(a) Wages and benefits lost as a result of the violation;
(b) An order of reinstatement without loss of position, seniority or benefits;
(c) Damages equal to the amount of the lost wages and benefits; and
(d) Reasonable attorney's fees fixed by the court.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 4. Witnesses and Evidence § 50.070. Termination or threat of termination of employment because of service as witness prohibited; penalty; remedies - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-4-witnesses-and-evidence/nv-rev-st-50-070/
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