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Nevada Revised Statutes

Chapter 288

Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 288

Relations Between Governments and Public Employees

288.010Short title 288.015Definitions 288.029“Board” defined 288.032“Collective bargaining” defined 288.036“Commissioner” defined 288.040“Employee organization” defined 288.042“Executive Department” defined 288.044“Fact-finding” defined 288.048“Labor organization” defined 288.050“Local government employee” defined 288.060“Local government employer” defined 288.065“Mediation” defined 288.074“Strike” defined 288.076“Teacher” defined 288.077Employer authorized to enforce health and safety requirements notwithstanding protections for hair texture and protective hairstyles 288.080Creation; number, qualifications, terms of office and appointment of members 288.090Officers and employees; quorum; voting; limitations on certain meetings 288.100Salary and expenses of members 288.110Rules governing various proceedings and procedures; hearing and order; injunction; time for filing complaint or appeal; costs 288.115Expedited review of complaints concerning rights of employees to express breast milk under certain circumstances 288.120Subpoenas; powers of district court 288.130Hearings and determinations are contested cases; judicial review 288.131Definitions 288.132“Administrative employee” defined 288.133“Bargaining agent” defined 288.134“Bargaining unit” defined 288.136“Recognition” defined 288.138“Supervisory employee” defined 288.139Fees assessed against local government employers 288.140Right of employee to join or refrain from joining employee organization; exceptions; discrimination by employer prohibited; limitations on nonmember acting on own behalf; membership of law enforcement officer and civilian employee of metropolitan police department 288.150Negotiations by employer with recognized employee organization: Subjects of mandatory bargaining; matters reserved to employer without negotiation; reopening of collective bargaining agreement during period of fiscal emergency; termination or reassignment of employees of certain schools 288.151Reduction in workforce of school district 288.153Agreement must be approved at public hearing; publication of documents and materials by governing body; report of fiscal impact of agreement 288.155Agreements may extend beyond term of member or officer of local government employer 288.160Recognition of employee organization: Application for and withdrawal of recognition; exclusive bargaining agent; election 288.161Local government employer to file list of recognized employee organizations with Board 288.165Recognized employee organization to file annual report with Board 288.170Determination of bargaining unit; appeal to Board 288.180Notice by employee organization of desire to negotiate; request for information; commencement of negotiations; exemption 288.190Mediation: Selection and duties of mediator; cost 288.195Right of employee organization to be represented by attorney 288.200Submission of dispute to fact finder: Selection, compensation and duties of fact finder; submission to second fact finder in certain circumstances; effect of findings and recommendations; criteria for recommendations and awards 288.205Submission of dispute between certain employees and local government employer to fact finder: Time limited for certain matters 288.210Subpoenas of fact finder; powers of district court 288.215Submission of dispute between firefighters or police officers and local government employer to arbitrator: Hearing; determination of financial ability of local government employer; negotiations and final offer; effect of decision of arbitrator; content of decision 288.217Submission of dispute between school district and employee organization to arbitrator: Selection of arbitrator; hearing; determination of financial ability of school district; negotiations and final offer; effect of decision of arbitrator; content of decision 288.218Submission of dispute between school district and employee organization to arbitrator when agreement is expired or soon to expire; selection of arbitrator; hearing; determination of financial ability of school district; negotiations and final offer; effect of decision of arbitrator; content of decision 288.220Certain proceedings not required to be open or public 288.270Employer or representative; employee or employee organization 288.275School district prohibited from requesting, requiring or urging teacher to perform certain work during period in which terms of expired agreement remain effective; limitation on liability of teacher; failure or refusal to perform does not constitute strike 288.280Controversies concerning prohibited practices to be submitted to Board 288.400Legislative findings and declarations 288.405Definitions 288.410“Arbitration” defined 288.415“Bargaining unit” defined 288.420“Confidential employee” defined 288.425“Employee” defined 288.430“Exclusive representative” defined 288.435“Grievance” defined 288.475Fees assessed by Board against Executive Department 288.480Fees charged to Executive Department by Division of Human Resource Management of the Department of Administration 288.500Rights of employees; mutual obligations to meet and bargain in good faith; subjects of mandatory bargaining; matters reserved to Executive Department without negotiation; other authorized actions; furnishing data; applicability of certain decisions of Board 288.505Requirements for collective bargaining agreements; procedures for grievances; rules governing conflicts between agreements and statutes and regulations 288.510Duties and authority of Governor regarding salaries, wages and other employee compensation included in proposed executive budget; report to Legislature if impracticable to include certain money in executive budget 288.515Establishment of bargaining units; exception; classifications of employees within bargaining units 288.520Requirements for designating labor organization as exclusive representative for bargaining unit without holding election 288.525Requirements for designating labor organization as exclusive representative for bargaining unit following election 288.530Procedures for holding election to determine exclusive representative for bargaining unit 288.535Duties of Board in presiding over election to determine exclusive representative for bargaining unit; objections to results of election; grounds for invalidating election 288.540Duties of exclusive representative for bargaining unit; rights of employees and exclusive representative regarding grievances; labor organization may serve as exclusive representative for multiple bargaining units 288.545Withholding from salary or wages to pay dues or fees to labor organization designated as exclusive representative for bargaining unit 288.550Term of collective bargaining agreements; continuation of agreements beyond term under certain circumstances 288.555Collective bargaining agreements must be approved by State Board of Examiners at public hearing 288.560Effective date of provisions of collective bargaining agreements; exception for provisions that require legislative measure to be given effect; duty of Governor to request drafting of legislative measure 288.565Duty of Governor to designate representative to negotiate collective bargaining agreements on behalf of Executive Department; selection and scheduling of mediator and arbitrator; time for conducting negotiations 288.570Request for mediation if parties cannot reach collective bargaining agreements; time for conducting mediation 288.575Discontinuance of mediation; time for conducting arbitration; procedures; payment of costs 288.580Requirements and standards for decision of arbitrator; decision is final and binding 288.585Supplemental bargaining 288.590Certain proceedings not required to be open or public 288.595Capacity to sue or be sued; court actions and proceedings; jurisdiction; limitations on liability 288.620Types of prohibited practices; certain conduct deemed not to be failure to negotiate in good faith; applicability of certain decisions of Board 288.625Complaints, investigations and hearings regarding prohibited practices; authorized actions by Board; injunctive relief; judicial review 288.630Appointment of hearing officers to conduct hearings regarding prohibited practices; appeal of decision to Board; authorized actions by Board; injunctive relief; judicial review 288.700Legislative findings and declaration; illegality of strikes 288.705Injunctive relief against strike or threatened strike 288.710Punishment of employee organization, labor organization, officer or employee by court for commencement or continuation of certain strikes in violation of order 288.715Punishment of employee by employer for commencement or continuation of certain strikes or violation in violation of court’s order 288.720Punishment of employee organization representing teachers or officer of such employee organization by court for commencement or continuation of strike in violation of order