Carson City, NV March 21, 2022
The Office of the Labor Commissioner reminds
Nevada employers that the minimum wage will increase effective July 1, 2022. Assembly Bill 456, passed by the 2019 Nevada
Legislature, increases the minimum wage in increments of 75 cents annually through
2024.
The State of Nevada has a two-tier minimum
wage system based on qualifying health benefits being offered to
employees. For the period covering July
1, 2022, through June 30, 2023, the minimum wage rate is $9.50 per hour if the
employee is offered qualifying health benefits, and $10.50 per hour if the
employee is not offered qualifying health benefits.
An increase in the minimum wage will also
increase the daily overtime rates for the same period beginning July 1, except
for those employees exempted from overtime requirements under NRS 608.018.
Employees in
Nevada that earn more than one and one-half times the minimum wage for
both tiers - $14.25 per hour for those offered health benefits and $15.75 per
hour for those not offered health benefits- are eligible for overtime at one
and one-half times their regular rate of pay for over 40 hours of work in a
week.
For
employees that earn less than the amounts listed above, in addition to
overtime pay after the traditional 40-hour week, Nevada law also provides for
overtime pay at one and one-half times an employee’s regular rate of pay for working
more than 8 hours in a 24-hour period.
The annual bulletins for minimum wage and
overtime can be found at http://labor.nv.gov.
About
the Office of the Labor Commissioner
The Office of the Labor Commissioner, a division of the
Department of Business and Industry, strives to ensure that all workers are
treated fairly under the law by investigating complaints of non-payment of
wages, state minimum wage, overtime, and prevailing wage disputes. The office
also monitors youth employment standards, including work hours and safe,
non-hazardous working conditions.
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