Nevada Assembly Bill 246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on April 10 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-04-10 - (Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

AN ACT relating to employment practices; requiring an employer to notify certain employees, principal contractors, subcontractors and independent contractors of a potential exposure to COVID-19; requiring such notice to be provided within 1 business day and include certain information; prohibiting an employer from taking retaliatory actions against an employee who is diagnosed with COVID-19 or who has to quarantine or isolate himself or herself; authorizing an employee to file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner regarding a retaliatory action; requiring an employer to establish, implement and maintain a written COVID-19 prevention program that complies with certain standards; requiring the prevention program to be provided to employees upon employment and upon request; requiring the employer to train its employees on the prevention program; authorizing an employee to file a complaint with the Division of Industrial Relations of the Department of Business and Industry for certain violations by an employer; requiring the Division to review the prevention program in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

Revises provisions governing employment practices relating to employee safety. (BDR 53-781)

Sen. Edgar Flores [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-04-10	Assembly	(Pursuant to Joint Standing Rule No. 14.3.1, no further action allowed.)
2021-03-15	Assembly	From printer. To committee.
2021-03-12	Assembly	Read first time. Referred to Committee on Commerce and Labor. To printer.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.leg.state.nv.us/App/NELIS/REL/81st2021/Bill/7705/Overview
Text	https://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/81st2021/Bills/AB/AB246.pdf