Nevada Wage Payment Rules: Pay Frequency, Deductions & Records

Employees must be paid at least semimonthly on regular paydays designated in advance. Wages earned in the first half of a month are due by a set date, and the second half by another — post your paydays.

An employer may only withhold or deduct from wages where authorized by law or with the employee's written authorization for a lawful purpose. Beyond amounts required by law and benefit-program contributions, NAC 608.160 permits a deduction only where the employer has a reasonable basis to believe the employee is responsible for the amount, the deduction is for a specific purpose, pay period and amount, and the employee voluntarily authorizes it in writing — a blanket authorization made in advance may not be used. That is why you generally cannot deduct for cash-register shortages, breakage, or losses as a way to shift business costs onto employees. Give an itemized list of deductions with each payment (NRS 608.110(2)).

Keep records of wages, hours worked, and related information for each employee for at least 2 years, and furnish the information to an employee within 10 days after the employee requests it.

Remember the strict final-pay timing — immediately on discharge, and by the earlier of the next payday or 7 days on resignation (NRS 608.020–.050), with a waiting penalty for paying late.