Volunteer ambulance drivers and attendants: Discharge from employment; civil action; disclosure to employer.
Nev. Rev. Stat. § 450B.860
in effect1. Any person or other entity who is an employer or is vested with the power to discharge or recommend the discharge of a person who serves as a volunteer ambulance driver or attendant shall not deprive the person performing that service of his or her employment as a consequence of his or her action as a volunteer ambulance driver or attendant.
2. A person discharged in violation of subsection 1 may commence a civil action against the persons employer and obtain:
(a) Wages and benefits lost as a result of the violation;
(b) An order of reinstatement without loss of position, seniority or benefits;
(c) Damages equal to the amount of lost wages and benefits; and
(d) Reasonable attorneys fees fixed by the court.
3. Any applicant for employment who is, and any employee who becomes, a volunteer ambulance driver or attendant must disclose that fact to his or her prospective or present employer.
4. As used in this section, volunteer ambulance driver or attendant means a person who is a driver of or attendant on an ambulance owned or operated by:
(a) A nonprofit organization that provides volunteer ambulance service in any county, city or town in this State; or
(b) A political subdivision of this State.
Source: NV Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/nrs/NRS-450B.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026