Discrimination At Work
NRS 613.330 and NRS 613.430 — the protected traits, a complaint to the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, and 180 days
It is an unlawful employment practice for a Nevada employer to refuse to hire, to discharge, or otherwise to discriminate in pay, terms, conditions or privileges of employment, or to limit, segregate or classify an employee in a way that hurts the employee's opportunities, because of:
- Race, color, religion or national origin.
- Sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression.
- Age.
- Disability.
Employment agencies and labor organizations are held to the same list. It is also unlawful to discriminate against an employee for asking about, discussing or disclosing wages, to interfere with a disabled person's use of an aid or appliance such as a service animal, or to refuse to let a disabled employee keep a service animal at work at all times, with a narrow exception for a miniature horse.
A person injured by such a practice may file a complaint with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission. A complaint about discussing wages may be filed whatever the basis of the discrimination.
180 days, or 90 after the notice. A lawsuit may not be brought more than 180 days after the act complained of, or more than 90 days after the Commission's letter or the right-to-sue notice, whichever is later. The period is tolled while a complaint is pending before the Nevada commission or the federal one.
The exceptions to the list, the Commission's procedure and the relief a court may give are in other sections and are not reproduced here. Whether a particular decision was discriminatory, and when a period began, are questions for the Commission, a court and a licensed Nevada attorney.
Sources for this section (3)
- NRS 613.330 — Unlawful employment practices
- NRS 613.405 — Complaints concerning unlawful employment practices filed with Nevada Equal Rights Commission
- NRS 613.430 — Limitation on actions
Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Nevada attorney.