Nevada Workplace Harassment Law: The NRS 613 Guide
Nevada's fair employment law (NRS 613.310 et seq.) covers employers with 15+ employees and gives workers 300 days to file with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission — which now accepts complaints online only. Remedies mirror federal Title VII, including compensatory and punitive damages subject to federal caps. After a right-to-sue notice, workers have just 90 days to sue.
Reviewed by Erika Smolyar, admitted in Nevada · Bar No. 16450
Nevada at a glance
- Statute
- Nevada's fair employment practices law (Equal Opportunities for Employment) — NRS 613.310 to 613.4383, inclusive
- Harassment covered at
- 15 or more employees (same threshold)
- Discrimination covered at
- 15 or more employees (NRS 613.310(2) — 15+ employees for each working day in each of 20+ calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year; includes the State of Nevada and political subdivisions)
- State agency deadline
- 300 days from the alleged violation to file with NERC (NRS 233.160(1)(b))
- Federal EEOC deadline
- 300 days (Nevada is a deferral state — NERC is an EEOC-listed FEPA)
- Civil suit
- Per NRS 613.430: no action under NRS 613.420 or Title VII more than 180 days after the act OR more than 90 days after the NERC/EEOC right-to-sue notice, whichever is later; limitation tolled during pendency of a NERC or EEOC complaint
- After right-to-sue
- 90 days from receipt of right-to-sue notice (NRS 613.412 — available on request after complaint pending 180+ days; NRS 613.420 — issued if NERC finds no violation)
- Damages
- Federal Title VII caps apply to combined compensatory + punitive: $50,000 (15-100 employees); $100,000 (101-200); $200,000 (201-500); $300,000 (more than 500)
- State agency
- Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC)
Verified against primary sources 2026-06-10. Statute: NRS 613.310 to 613.4383, inclusive
What you can recover under Nevada's fair employment practices law
- Nevada law expressly incorporates the Title VII remedy scheme (NRS 613.432, added 2019/amended 2021)
- Back pay and reinstatement
- Injunctive relief
- Compensatory and punitive damages subject to federal caps
Special provisions worth knowing
- Hair texture + protective hairstyles expressly protected (NRS 613.310(6)-(7))
- Sexual orientation + gender identity/expression expressly protected — broader on its face than Title VII's enumerated list
- Age-discrimination appeals get expedited briefing (NRS 613.435)
- Nevada Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act (NRS 613.4353-613.4383)
Where to file in Nevada
NERC
Las Vegas Office
7220 Bermuda Road, Suite 100Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 486-7161
NERC
Northern Nevada Office (Reno)
1325 Corporate Blvd., Room 115Reno, NV 89502
(775) 823-6690
Online-only filing — NERC no longer accepts complaints by mail, fax, or in person. Callers needing accommodation may phone either office.
File with NERC →Was it also employment discrimination?
The same treatment can be both. If what happened to you in Nevada was tied to your race, age, disability, sex, pregnancy, religion, or national origin, a second set of protections may apply, with its own deadlines.