AB 215 — Revises provisions relating to employment. (BDR 53-132)

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215–ASSEMBLYMEMBERS M ONROE -MORENO , HIBBETTS AND M OORE PREFILED FEBRUARY 3, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to employment.

(BDR 53-132) FISCAL NOTE:

EffecProvides for Term of Imprisonment in County or City Jail or Detention Facility.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

~ EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

The federal Fair Labor Standards Act and existing state law establish certain standards relating to the employment of children.

chapter 609 of NRS) When such federal and state standards are different, the Withstandards certainthat exceptions,provide both existing federal and state law restrict the dailymost andprotection weeklyto number of hours worked in authorized employment by children whoapply. are 14 and 15 years of age.

(29 U.S.C.

§ 218) With certain exceptions, both existing federal and state law restrict the daily and weekly number of hours worked in authorized employment by children who are 14 and 15 years of age.

on any night immediately privatepreceding school;a school day by a child who is:

(1) enrolled in high school at a public or private school;

and (3) notrnot emancipated.

Section - *AB215_R1* – 2 – 2 authorizes a school district or other governing body of the high school or juvenile courtcourA toperson grantwho anviolates exemptionthe fromprohibitions thisrelating timeto restrictionthe inemployment certainof circumstances.children:

A(1) personis whoguilty violatesof thea prohibitionsmisdemeanor, relatingwhich tois punishable by imprisonment in the employmentcounty jail for not more than 6 months, or by a fine of children:not more than $1,000, or by both fine or imprisonment;

(1) is guilty of a misdemeanor, which is punishable by imprisonment in the county fine or imprisonment;

(NRSboth(NRS 193.150, 609.650, 609.652) These penalties apply to persons who violate the maximum allowable number of weekly work hours or time restrictions in section 2.

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Sectionpremises 1where alsoany requiresperson theis Laboremployed Commissionera toprinted includeabstract, thefurnished abstractby relating to the employmentLaborthe Commissioner, of children in a two-dimensional bar code, commonly known as a QR code, or other machine-readable bar code used for storing an Internet address, in the abstractprovisions relating to compensation, wages and employerhours inof thisemployment. State.t the Labor Commissioner is required to furnish to every THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

(NRS 608.013) Section 1.3 of this bill requires the Labor Commissioner to prepare an abstract of the provisions relating to the employment of children and post the abstract to the Internet website maintained by the Office of Labor Commissioner.

Section 1.3 also requires the Labor Commissioner to include the abstract relating to the employment of children in a two-dimensional bar code, commonly known as a QR code, or other machine-readable bar code used for storing an Internet address, in the abstract relating to compensation, wages and - 83rd Session (2025) – 2 – employer in this State.t the Labor Commissioner is required to furnish to every EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

Chapter 609 of NRS is hereby amended by adding thereto athe newprovisions sectionset toforth read as follows:sections 1.3 and 1.7 of this act.

Sec.

1.3.

2.Office of Labor Commissioner;

PostandInternet the abstract on the Internet website maintained by the Office3. of Labor Commissioner;

and 3.

1.7.

A violation of any provision of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, 29 U.S.C.

§§ 201 et seq., or any regulation adopted pursuant thereto, including, without limitation, C.F.R.

Part 570, relating to the hours of work and conditions of employment permitted for a child under 16 years of age shall be deemed to be a violation of this chapter.

Sec.

Except as otherwise provided in this subsection and NRS 609.230, no child may be employed, permitted or suffered to work at any gainful occupation, other than employment as a lifeguard, employee of an arcade, stage or theatrical performer or performer in the production of a motion picture or work on a farm, between 11 p.m.

-(b) *AB215_R1* – 3 – (c) Is not16 declaredyears emancipatedof pursuantage toor NRSolder 129.080and tounder and19 129.140,years inclusive.of age;

and A(c) schoolIs districtnot ordeclared otheremancipated governingpursuant bodyto ofNRS the129.080 highto school129.140, orinclusive. juvenile court may grant an exemption from the restrictions of this subsection if the school district, governing body or juvenile court, as applicable, determines the exemption is in the best interest of the child.