Compensation prohibited unless preponderance of evidence establishes that injury arose out of and in course of employment; rebuttable presumption if notice of injury is filed after termination of employment.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 616C.150
in effect1. An injured employee or the dependents of the injured employee are not entitled to receive compensation pursuant to the provisions of chapters 616A to 616D , inclusive, of NRS unless the employee or the dependents establish by a preponderance of the evidence that the employees injury arose out of and in the course of his or her employment.
2. For the purposes of chapters 616A to 616D , inclusive, of NRS, if the employee files a notice of an injury pursuant to NRS 616C.015 after his or her employment has been terminated for any reason, there is a rebuttable presumption that the injury did not arise out of and in the course of his or her employment.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-616C.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026