NAC338.112. Determination by awarding body: Action by Labor Commissioner; objection to and hearing on modified determination; disposition.

     1. Within 30 days after receipt of a determination issued by an awarding body pursuant to the provisions of NAC 338.110, the Labor Commissioner will:

     (a) Return the determination issued by the awarding body to the awarding body with a directive for further investigation;

     (b) Modify the determination issued by the awarding body;

     (c) Affirm the determination issued by the awarding body and, if any wages or penalties were withheld by the awarding body, direct the awarding body to forward to the Labor Commissioner the sums withheld for disbursement to the workers;

     (d) Set the matter that is the subject of the determination issued by the awarding body for an administrative hearing before the Labor Commissioner; or

     (e) Decline to assert jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the determination issued by the awarding body.

     2. If, pursuant to subsection 1, the Labor Commissioner:

     (a) Modifies a determination issued by an awarding body, the Labor Commissioner will serve a copy of the modified determination by mail on the contractor or subcontractor who was the subject of the investigation and any person who filed a claim or complaint with the Labor Commissioner relating to the investigation.

     (b) Affirms a determination issued by an awarding body, the Labor Commissioner will issue an order affirming the determination issued by the awarding body. The order affirming the determination issued by the awarding body is deemed to be the final order of the Labor Commissioner on the matter.

     (c) Sets the matter that is the subject of the determination issued by the awarding body for an administrative hearing before the Labor Commissioner, the Labor Commissioner will conduct a hearing on the matter.

     (d) Declines to assert jurisdiction over the matter that is the subject of the determination, the Labor Commissioner will issue an order dismissing the determination issued by the awarding body. The order dismissing the determination issued by the awarding body is deemed to be the final order of the Labor Commissioner on the matter.

     3. A person who has been served a copy of a modified determination pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 2 and who is aggrieved by the modified determination may file a written objection with the Labor Commissioner within 15 days after the date of service of the modified determination. Such an objection must be accompanied by a short statement of the grounds for the objection and evidence substantiating the objection.

     4. If an objection to a determination issued by an awarding body and modified by the Labor Commissioner is filed with the Labor Commissioner pursuant to subsection 3, the Labor Commissioner will, within 15 days after the period for objection has expired, schedule a hearing on the modified determination if:

     (a) The modified determination included an assessment of back wages owed to workers, an administrative penalty or fine, or a recommendation of the imposition of a period of disqualification from public works against a contractor or subcontractor pursuant to NRS 338.017; or

     (b) The modified determination did not include an assessment of back wages owed to workers, an administrative penalty or fine, or a recommendation of the imposition of a period of disqualification from public works against a contractor or subcontractor pursuant to NRS 338.017, but the Labor Commissioner determines that the objection has merit on other grounds after reviewing the determination and the information submitted to him or her by the awarding body pursuant to subsection 6 of NAC 338.110.

     5. If:

     (a) An objection is filed with the Labor Commissioner that does not meet the requirements of subsection 3; or

     (b) An objection was not filed with the Labor Commissioner,

Ê the determination issued by the awarding body and modified by the Labor Commissioner is deemed to be the final order of the Labor Commissioner on the matter.

     6. If, after holding a hearing on a determination issued by an awarding body or a modified determination, the Labor Commissioner finds that a contractor or subcontractor violated a provision of NRS 338.010 to 338.090, inclusive, or NAC 338.005 to 338.125, inclusive, the Labor Commissioner will issue a written decision, which will include, without limitation, the relevant facts and applicable laws on which the decision was based. The Labor Commissioner will serve a copy of the decision by certified mail on the contractor or subcontractor who was the subject of the investigation and any person who filed a claim or complaint with the Labor Commissioner relating to the investigation. A decision issued by the Labor Commissioner pursuant to this subsection is deemed to be the final order of the Labor Commissioner on the matter.

     (Added to NAC by Labor Comm’r by R115-01, eff. 4-5-2002; A by R207-03, 2-19-2004)