Were you sexually harassed at work in Nevada?
The Nevada's fair employment practices law may protect employees from workplace sexual harassment and retaliation. Deadlines, filing routes, and available remedies depend on what happened and which law applies.
You can request a review even if you are not sure whether the conduct legally qualifies, never reported it to HR, or still work for the employer.
Updated August 2026
- Sexual comments, messages, images, advances, or unwanted touching
- Pressure for dates, sex, or other sexual conduct
- Pay, scheduling, promotion, or job security tied to sexual conduct
- Retaliation after objecting or reporting
Nevada's fair employment law (NRS 613.310 et seq.) covers employers with 15+ employees and gives workers 300 days to file with the Nevada Equal Rights Commission, which now accepts complaints online only. Remedies mirror federal Title VII, including compensatory and punitive damages subject to federal caps. After a right-to-sue notice, workers have just 90 days to sue.
Sexual-harassment information by city in Nevada
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Compare deadlines across all states →Nevada at a glance.
- Statute
- Nevada's fair employment practices law (Equal Opportunities for Employment), NRS 613.310 to 613.4383, inclusive
- Harassment covered at
- 15 or more employees (same threshold)
- Discrimination covered at
- 15 or more employees (NRS 613.310(2), 15+ employees for each working day in each of 20+ calendar weeks in the current or preceding calendar year
More detail
includes the State of Nevada and political subdivisions) - State agency deadline
- 300 days from the alleged violation to file with NERC (NRS 233.160(1)(b))
- Federal EEOC deadline
- 300 days (Nevada is a deferral state, NERC is an EEOC-listed FEPA)
- Civil suit
- Per NRS 613.430: no action under NRS 613.420 or Title VII more than 180 days after the act OR more than 90 days after the NERC/EEOC right-to-sue notice, whichever is later; limitation tolled during pendency of a NERC or EEOC complaint
- After right-to-sue
- 90 days from receipt of right-to-sue notice (NRS 613.412, available on request after complaint pending 180+ days
More detail
NRS 613.420, issued if NERC finds no violation) - Damages
- Federal Title VII caps apply to combined compensatory + punitive: $50,000 (15-100 employees)
More detail
$100,000 (101-200); $200,000 (201-500); $300,000 (more than 500) - State agency
- Nevada Equal Rights Commission (NERC)
What may be available under the Nevada's fair employment practices law.
- Nevada law expressly incorporates the Title VII remedy scheme (NRS 613.432, added 2019/amended 2021)
- Back pay and reinstatement
- Injunctive relief
- Compensatory and punitive damages subject to federal caps
- Hair texture + protective hairstyles expressly protected (NRS 613.310(6)-(7))
- Sexual orientation + gender identity/expression expressly protected, broader on its face than Title VII's enumerated list
- Age-discrimination appeals get expedited briefing (NRS 613.435)
- Nevada Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act (NRS 613.4353-613.4383)
Where to file in Nevada.
Las Vegas Office
7220 Bermuda Road, Suite 100Las Vegas, NV 89119
(702) 486-7161
Northern Nevada Office (Reno)
1325 Corporate Blvd., Room 115Reno, NV 89502
(775) 823-6690
Online-only filing, NERC no longer accepts complaints by mail, fax, or in person. Callers needing accommodation may phone either office.
File with NERC ↗Deadlines are shorter than most people expect. Share what happened in about two minutes. The firm will review your submission and contact you about possible options and next steps. There is no cost or obligation to request a review.
Guides for Nevada sexual harassment.
The same conduct can break more than one law.
What happened to you in Nevada may also amount to a separate claim, with its own protections and its own deadlines. Each of these is worth checking before anything lapses.