On Thursday, July 1, new Nevada minimum wage rules will go into effect. For employees to whom qualifying health benefits have been made available by the employer, the wage will be no less than $7.25 per hour. For all other employees, the new prevailing wage is no less than $8.25 per hour.
Click here for the directives put out by the Office of the Labor Commissioner.
For what constitutes a “qualified health plan,” click here.
New overtime rates also go into effect July 1. The employer must pay 1-1/2 times an employee’s regular wage rate whenever an employee who is paid than than 1-1/2 times the applicable minimum wage rate works more than 40 hours in any workweek or more than 8 hours in any workday.
