Nevada Revised Statutes Section 616C.280 - Labor and Industrial Relations

Withdrawal of approval for employer to provide accident benefits: Grounds supporting withdrawal. The Administrator may withdraw his approval of an employer’s providing accident benefits for his employees and require the employer to pay the premium collected pursuant to NRS 616C.255 if the employer intentionally:

1. Determines incorrectly that a claimed injury did not arise out of and in the course of the employee’s employment;

2. Fails to advise an injured employee of his rights under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS;

3. Impedes the determination of disability or benefits by delaying a needed change of an injured employee’s physician or chiropractor;

4. Causes an injured employee to file a legal action to recover any compensation or other medical benefits due him from the employer;

5. Violates any of his or the Division’s regulations regarding the provision of accident benefits by employers; or

6. Discriminates against an employee who claims benefits under chapters 616A to 616D, inclusive, or chapter 617 of NRS.

Last modified: February 25, 2006