How SB 8 changes current law

Compared against the Nevada Revised Statutes as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

The bill adds specific exclusions from compensable work hours and modifies overtime calculation provisions based on federal regulations.

• NRS 608.016

  An employer shall pay to the employee wages for each hour the employee works. An employer shall not require an employee to work without wages during a trial or break-in period. → Except as otherwise provided in NRS 608.0195 and 608.215, and excluding from hours of work such time excluded by sections 2 and 4 of the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947, as amended, 29 U.S.C. §§ 252 and 254, and the following specific federal regulations adopted under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., 29 C.F.R. §§ 785.14 to 785.17, inclusive, 785.26, 785.27 to 785.32, inclusive, and 785.33 to 785.41, an employer shall pay to the employee wages for each hour the employee works. An employer shall not require an employee to work without wages during a trial or break-in period or when an employee is donning or doffing a uniform or personal protective equipment.

  The amendment clarifies exclusions from compensable work hours based on federal law, impacting wage calculations.

• NRS 608.018

  Such a calculation is subject to the following federal regulations which relate to principles for computing overtime pay based on the regular rate, adopted under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., 29 C.F.R. §§ 778.107 to 778.122, inclusive, 778.200 to 778.225, inclusive, 778.300 to 778.333, inclusive, 778.400 to 778.421, inclusive, and 778.500 to 778.503, inclusive. → Such a calculation is subject to the following federal regulations which relate to principles for computing overtime pay based on the regular rate, adopted under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq., 29 C.F.R. §§ 778.107 to 778.122, inclusive, 778.200 to 778.225, inclusive, 778.300 to 778.333, inclusive, 778.400 to 778.421, inclusive, and 778.500 to 778.503, inclusive.

  The amendment specifies the federal regulations that govern overtime pay calculations, aligning state law with federal standards.