Membership in volunteer search and rescue or reserve unit of sheriffs department or Civil Air Patrol: Discharge of employee for membership prohibited; exceptions; civil remedy.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 414.260
in effect1. Any person, including a government, governmental agency or political subdivision of a government, who employs a person or is vested with the power to discharge or recommend the discharge of a person shall not deprive that person of employment for any reason specifically relating to his or her service as a member of a volunteer search and rescue or reserve unit of a sheriffs department or a Civil Air Patrol unit unless:
(a) The employee failed to comply with the provisions of subsection 1 of NRS 414.250 ; or
(b) The employer has given notice to the employee pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 of NRS 414.250 .
2. A person discharged in violation of subsection 1 may commence a civil action against his or her employer and:
(a) Recover all wages and benefits lost as a result of the violation and reasonable attorneys fees as fixed by the court; and
(b) Obtain an order of the court reinstating the person to his or her employment without loss of position, seniority or benefits.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-414.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026