Learn About The Law
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
1. A private employer may adopt an employment policy that gives preference in hiring to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran. Such a policy must be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding the hiring or promotion of a veteran or the spouse of a veteran or the retention of a veteran or the spouse of a veteran during a reduction in the workforce.
2. A private employer who gives preference in hiring to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran pursuant to subsection 1 does not violate any local or state equal employment law.
3. The Nevada Equal Rights Commission may, upon receipt of a written complaint from a prospective employee of a private employer who has adopted an employment policy giving preference in hiring to a veteran or the spouse of a veteran pursuant to subsection 1, review the employment policy to determine whether the policy is being applied uniformly in accordance with subsection 1. If the Commission determines that an employment policy is not being applied uniformly, the Commission shall cause written notice of its findings, including the recommendations of the Commission, to be provided to the employer and prospective employee. Upon receipt of a notice from the Commission that an employment policy is not being applied uniformly, the employer shall revise his or her employment policy consistent with the recommendations of the Commission.
4. As used in this section:
(a) “Private employer” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 616A.295.
(b) “Veteran” has the meaning ascribed to it in NRS 417.005.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Nevada Revised Statutes Title 53. Labor and Industrial Relations § 613.385. Preferential treatment in hiring veteran or spouse of veteran permitted - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nv/title-53-labor-and-industrial-relations/nv-rev-st-613-385/
FindLaw Codes may not reflect the most recent version of the law in your jurisdiction. Please verify the status of the code you are researching with the state legislature before relying on it for your legal needs.
A free source of state and federal court opinions, state laws, and the United States Code. For more information about the legal concepts addressed by these cases and statutes, visit FindLaw’s Learn About the Law.
Get help with your legal needs
FindLaw’s Learn About the Law features thousands of informational articles to help you understand your options. And if you’re ready to hire an attorney, find one in your area who can help.
Search our directory by legal issue
Enter information in one or both fields (Required)