{"data":{"id":"us-nv/nrs-616c.480","jurisdiction":"us-nv","citation":"NRS 616C.480","heading":"Reduction of benefits for previous injury causing permanent partial disability prohibited.","body":"If an employee who has received compensation in a lump sum for a permanent partial disability is subsequently injured by an accident arising out of and in the course of his or her employment and is thereby entitled to receive compensation for a temporary total disability, the compensation for the subsequent injury may not be reduced because of the receipt of the lump-sum payment if the subsequent injury is distinct from the previous injury.","path":["TITLE 53 — LABOR AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS","CHAPTER 616C - INDUSTRIAL INSURANCE: BENEFITS FOR INJURIES OR DEATH","COMPENSATION FOR INJURIES AND DEATH","Permanent and Temporary Partial Disabilities"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-616C.html#NRS616CSec480","current_through":"2025 session (NRS as revised 2026-08-25)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T05:51:44Z","sha256":"cbd4b214c5bcbbc3ebad3bcead9ab5d7c0d5ffe5de092b5b6b5836533699ca5e","source_id":"us-nv","stale":true,"prev":"us-nv/nrs-616c.477","next":"us-nv/nrs-616c.485"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}