Leaves of absence for volunteer members; request for leave of absence; provision of leave by employer; civil action.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 413.040
in effect1. An employee who is a volunteer member of the Nevada Wing of the Civil Air Patrol is entitled to a leave of absence from his or her employment without loss of position, seniority, accrued leave or benefits on all days during which the employee is:
(a) Engaged in training for emergency missions with the Civil Air Patrol, not to exceed 10 workdays during each federal fiscal year; or
(b) Responding to an emergency mission as a Civil Air Patrol volunteer, not to exceed 30 workdays during each federal fiscal year.
2. An employee requesting leave pursuant to this section shall provide to his or her employer:
(a) Certification that the employee has been authorized by the United States Air Force, the Governor or a political subdivision of this State to respond to or train for an emergency mission; and
(b) Verification from the Civil Air Patrol of the emergency need of the volunteer service of the employee.
3. An employer may treat a leave of absence pursuant to this section as unpaid leave. An employer shall not require an employee to exhaust any other leave to which the employee is entitled before such a leave of absence pursuant to this section. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent an employer from providing paid leave during such leaves of absence.
4. Any employee aggrieved by a violation of this section may bring a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction against any person who commits the violation to seek any or all of the following relief:
(a) Damages equal to the amount of the lost wages and benefits; and
(b) Reasonable attorneys fees and costs.
5. As used in this section, emergency mission includes, without limitation, search and rescue and disaster response activities.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-413.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026