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Nevada · Through 2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25) · Newer source version available

NRS 475.115: Volunteer firefighters: Discharge from employment prohibited; civil action; attorney’s fees; disclosure to employer.

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  1. TITLE 42 — PROTECTION FROM FIRE; EXPLOSIVES
  2. CHAPTER 475 - CRIMES AND RESPONSIBILITIES CONCERNING FIRES

1. Any person, corporation, partnership, association or other entity who is an employer or is vested with the power to discharge or recommend the discharge of a person who serves as a volunteer firefighter shall not deprive the person performing such service of his or her employment as a consequence of his or her action.

2. A person discharged in violation of subsection 1 may commence a civil action against his or her employer and obtain:

(a) Wages and benefits lost as a result of the violation;

(b) An order of reinstatement without loss of position, seniority or benefits;

(c) Damages equal to the amount of lost wages and benefits; and

(d) Reasonable attorney’s fees fixed by the court.

3. Any applicant for employment who is, and any employee who becomes, a volunteer firefighter must disclose that fact to his or her prospective or present employer, as the case may be.

Collected 2026-09-03T05:51:41Z. Source file · JSON

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